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= Benjamin Button = Benjamin (Ben) Button was born to a 'Mr and Mrs Roger Button' in 'September 1860'. His birth was a particularly unusual one which caused much distress. His life was lived backwards, with him experiencing things in the opposite direction from everyone around him. He worked for his father in Roger and Co., Wholesale Hardware which he eventually took over and later passed onto his son Rosco Button whom he had with his wife Hildegard Moncrief. He died approximately in 1930 around the at of 70 after a long and fulfilled life.

Early Life
Born in the'Maryland Private hospital for ladies and gentlemen'. His mother was accompanied by their family physician 'Doctor Keene' who had been with them for 'over 40 years'. . In 1860 it was quite rear for births to take place in a hospital however, Mrs Button felt that both she and her baby would benefit from being in the hospital, due to the many risks that surrounded childbirth such as infections and internal bleeding. 'Death in relation to childbirth was mostly in fit young women who had been quite well before becoming pregnant'. When first introduced to his son, Mr Roger Button was in a state of shock. It was seen as a huge scandal for the hospital. Benjamin was described to be an 'exceptionally large child' due to the fact that he had been born a 70 year old man with 'white grey hair' and who was 5'8. . His father would make him dye his hair black to try to make him look a little younger. There was a significant amount of controversy which faced the Button family in Benjamin's early life due to his physical state. On coming out of the hospital, originally his father had named him 'Methuselah' but they later decided to go with Benjamin. His father used to try to treat him accordingly based on his true age however, Benjamin was never interested in all the toys his father used to provide for him and never much cared for socializing with young children his age. He quite enjoyed spending time with his family and had a particularly close relationship with his grandfather growing up as he found that they had more in common. On the other hand, he had a difficult relationship with his parents at a young age due to them not really understanding him and not knowing how to act around him. Benjamin became a somewhat troubled child as growing up he believed that his gather particularly had expectations of how he should act as a young child. He had a tendency to break things everyday just to prove a point to his father. By the age of twelve, when he started to go through puberty, he had started to notice that his hair had started to go from a 'pure white grey colour, to more of an iron grey colour' and that his skin had started to become firmer and looked healthier.

Education
At the age of five, Benjamin was sent to kindergarten by his parents in hopes that he would socialise and learn to act more like children his age. This however did not have the effect that his parents had hoped it would as he was 'prone to falling asleep during basic tasks such as painting and colouring'. Eventually, his parents made the decision to take him out of school and have him home schooled. Once he had turned 18, his father had him take an exam to get him into Yale college. Benjamin passed his exam and was quickly accepted into Yale. His life at Yale however did not last very long as within the third day he was kicked off of campus. This was a result of his appearance as the head of his department did nit believe that he was aged 18 due to his physical form and called him a 'dangerous lunatic'. Benjamin stormed off of the campus explaining that he was going to go to Harvard instead and they they were making a 'huge mistake'. After about 40 years or so, 10 years after his son Rosco had graduated, once his appearance had started taken the form of a 20 year old boy rather than his actual old age of around 50, he qualified and got accepted into Harvard and in 1914 he had completed his degree. He was very popular at the beginning of college and was even a star player on the football team. This was until his physical form prevented him to play due to him becoming 'small and timed' over time.

Career/Later life
After turning 20 in 1880, Benjamin made the decision to go and work for his father in his company 'Roger Button and Co., Wholesales hardware'. This led him to creating more of a social life for himself and further increased his relationship with his father. He and his father worked together for approximately 15 years. His father eventually retired in 1895, leaving the business completely to Benjamin. During the 15 years they worked together, the family 'fortune had more than doubled'. It helped Benjamin prove Mr Roger Button that he could be a beneficial asset to the family. It was through his job that he met his wife 'Miss Hildegarde Moncrief', whom he would later marry and have a child with. 15 years into running the business, due to his youth starting to catch up with him, and the outbreak of the Spanish American war in 1898, he made the decision to join the army and fight. He had much success in the army as he obtained commission as a captain pretty early on in his service. He quickly made the jump from captain to major and finally becoming a Lieutenant-colonel. He became slightly wounded but received great medical care. He loved his new role in the army and regretted giving up his role, however his business required him to return home back to his life. After 25 years,he had started to take up more hobbies and activities as a result of his youth catching up. Eventually, he gave up his business to his son Rosco once he had graduated from Harvard and was about 20. When Benjamin turned 55, he was sent a letter from the government regarding him rejoining the force. Benjamin's appearance however at this time was that of a 'little boy', therefore he was instantly rejected, even with his letter of confirmation from the government. His Son, now his guardian, had to come and collect him from the base camp. This signified the end of his professional career and he now would live as the young boy he looked like.

Personal Life
Benjamin first met his wife Hildegard Moncrief when he was just 20 years old. Due to his physical appearance, she believed him to be a man of around 50 at the time of their first meeting, which is what she was first by upon meeting him as she believed 50 to be 'The most romantic age'. He fell in love with her and her 'honey-coloured hair' the moment he saw her. After spending a night dancing together they had arranged to meet up again and that was that. Six months after their first meeting, they were engaged to be married however, many people believed that Hidegard was making a mistake. Their relationship faced a lot of controversy due to people believing Benjamin to be quite a bit older than the young and beautiful looking miss Moncrief. The preceded to get married in that same year of 1880. Their relationship was a happy one which resulted into them having a son (Rosco) together. Once he started aging, Benjamin started to look much younger while his wife was clearly aging. This caused a massive strain on their relationship and they eventually grew to resent each other. This led to him taking up golf as a hobby as it gave Benjamin an excuse to get away from his wife and his dissatisfied relationship for a bit. His relationship with his son was also put under a lot of stain due to the significant changes of his physical appearance. Once his appearance was completely of a small child, he was forced to go and live with his son, whom he now referred to as 'uncle' and grandson which was not ideal for Rosco.

Health/Condition
Unlike everybody else, Benjamin Button had an extremely rear condition. He was born with the physical resemblance of a 70 year old man. This came as a huge shock to both his parents and the doctors of the Maryland private hospital. Over time his parents had grown to accept this deformity of Benjamin however, it did cause many issues for him throughout his life. As he got older, his appearance grew younger. He lived his life in reverse and had to experience everything backwards. Once he was finally able to attend college, he started of as a star member of the football team, however was eventually forced to leave the team due the the 'rapid weight and height loss he was experiencing' as a result of his condition. No one really has an explanation for the condition which Benjamin was faced with and many people believed him to be doing it on purpose as if it was a like. His wife and son had started to get irritated and annoyed with him and told him that he needed to put an end to it and that 'it had gone too far to be a joke'. By the time he was in his late 50s, early 60s, he was often taken for a young 16 year old boy. and by 1914, he was forced to go and live with his son whom which he had to refer to as his uncle. His condition ultimately left him with memory as he neared the end of his life. In 1920, he took the appearance of a 10 year old boy. His condition also affected his mental age as well as his physical state. He became a playmate with his grandson and was eventually placed into kindergarten[[ again where he found colouring and painting fascinating. Once he go too small to play with the other boys he was taken out of [[kindergarten[[ and had a nanny look after him until his death in 1930. Many have associated Benjamin Buttons Illness with [[Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome. This [[genetic mutation[[ however 'was not discovered until 2003. While appearing normal at birth, children who suffer with this disease age rapidly and experience many physical and mental issues throughout their lives'.

Character development.
Throughout the story, Benjamin experiences everything backwards. His character development is strange as instead of progressing, arguably he is regressing. He has the same opportunities as any normal person would have in their life however, he experiences them backwards and has to face many challenges early on his life. Over the story, he eventually becomes a small child, unable to do anything but cry and forgetting all his memories.