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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was largely characterized by a depressive tone as Benjamin began his life as a grave disappointment to his father and ended his life in the same manner with his son (Fitzgerald, 1922). The stylistic device of imagery was created by Fitzgerald’s carefully crafted diction. For example, the verbiage of ‘horrible mishap’ and ‘grotesque’ was used to describe the infant’s appearance, in addition to describing the reaction of hospital personnel and family. Although the entire story was fantastical as one considers the concept of entering into life as an aged person and growing younger over time, Fitzgerald was effective in depicting the story as realistic because
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