The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Chapters 8-The End

Family : This story says that family is supposed to be about one not messing up. In other words, don't do anyhting that can embarrase the family out in public. For example, we read that Roger Button told Benjamin from the start to make some deep big changes. The reason why is to hide who Benjamin really is, and for no one to know that that old man was his son. He was trying to aviod any embarrasment. Another example from the story was how Roger told Benjamin to always call him by another name out when being in public. So, the man had to do everything he could to not mess up or get attention.

Age: This story says that age will affect how others feel for you. For example, as Mrs. Benjamin Button was growing older, Benjamin felt really annoyed by her. She did not attract him at all. Here the cause for this to happen was age. Another example would be on how Benjamin's dad knowing that he was old enough, gave him a rattle in order for him to feel like he was really a son and normal. Once Benjamin Button had a son, he grew old too. When Benajmin was finally young, His son Roscoe did not care for him. He was getting younger, and by his appearance, it made Roscoe feel in higher authority. This is how his age affected Roscoe's feelings.

Beauty: In this story, Beauty is what you look like and not what you are. One kind of example would be Benjamin's wife. Here beauty was attraction, and not her character.As time passed,Benjamin wasn't attracted to her, beauty was missing. This happened in another way too. It happened in the case of Benjamin. He dyed his hair and did everything possible to make an image of a younger person. His father did not take his son as who he was. In my opinion this is the part where the looks were more important.