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Age 70 (actually a newborn baby)
Benjamin Button enters the world as an ancient man, despite his real age of only a few hours. He is born with maturity that is seemingly impossible for a baby: "This is a fine place to keep a youngster of quiet tastes. With all this yelling and howling, I haven't been able to get a wink of sleep." -
Age 65 (5)
Benjamin takes on his first years of school as a Kindergartener at age five. However, he was "inclined to drowse off to sleep . . . which both irritated and frightened his young teacher." Strange habits like these ultimately resulted in Benjamin's removal from Kindergarten. -
Age 58 (12)
The "ungrowth" of Mr. Button begins at age 12. Benjamin notices that underneath the dye, his hair has turned from white to an iron-gray. He also realizes that the wrinkles that had been deeply embedded in his thin, pale skin, had become less pronounced. -
Age 52 (18)
18: the age where most young adults, almost out of high school, think about college and their future. However, since Mr. Button looks like a 50-year-old and is, therefore, not the typical student, the college process is a bit more difficult. During Benjamin's visit to Yale, he is classified as a lunatic and sent away. -
Age 50 (20)
Benjamin commemorates his twentieth birthday by starting work for his father in Roger Button & Co., Wholesale Hardware. Benjamin also ceases to dye his hair, which only contains a grayish tint. -
Age 35
Benjamin notices, " . . . blood flowed with new vigor through his veins. It had began to be a pleasure to rise in the morning . . . to work untiringly with his shipments of hammers . . . " -
Age 20 (50)
Benjamin is admitted into Harvard University where he is accepted without question, unlike his application to Yale. -
Age 15 (54)
After graduating from Harvard, a fifteen-year-old Benjamin goes to live with his son Roscoe. In the eyes of the public, Benjamin is Roscoe's nephew. -
Age 10 (60)
Benjamin a, " . . . little grubby boy, apparently about ten years of age who played around the house with lead soldiers and a miniature circus . . . " becomes a grandfather when Roscoe Button's first child is born. -
Age 5 (65)
Now back in Kintergarden, Benjamin, " . . . found that playing with little strips of colored paper . . . was the most fascinating game in the world." -
Age 0 (65)
The ungrowth of Benjamin Button is complete and everything, " . . . faded out altogether from his mind."
