The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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All Characters Benjamin Button Hildegarde Moncrief Roger Button Roscoe Button General Moncrief Doctor Keene The Registrar
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

by

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The Colorful Paper

The colorful paper that Benjamin encounters both times he attends kindergarten symbolizes the extent to which people change between different phases of life. When Benjamin first goes to kindergarten, he has no interest in playing…

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