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1、TheCuriousCaseOFBENJAMINBUTTONThestorybeganwithaclockrunningbackforwardinhonorofthesoldiersdiedintheWorldWarOne.ItalsogaveBenjieminthebackforwardlife.NewbornBenjiemin—hadanoldappreanceandorgans.Hewas7,totallyachild,butseemedtobea87dyingman.Hewentthroughh
2、ischildhoodintheHomefortheAged.Therehefeltthathewasthesameasotheragedpeople.In1930,12-year-oldBenjamin,befriendssix-year-oldDaisy,whosegrandmotherlivesinthenursinghome.Hethoughthewasstrongenoughtolivebyhimselfwhenhewas17yearsold.Ontheway,hemetamarriedlad
3、ynamedElizabethAbbotandfellinlovewithher.Thentheybecamelovers.Hewashappybeforetheladylefthim.ThenhemetacaptainoftugboatwhoadmiredBenjaminverymuch.UntiltheWorldWarI,hetookpartinthewarwithcaptainandcamebackalone.AftertheWorldWarOne,Benjamincamebacktohome,h
4、emetDaisy,shewassobeautifulinhiseyes.WithoutDeisy,hespentquiteaunconventionallifeforatime.Theywerefinallytogether.Theyweresoulmates.Daisygivesbirthtoagirl,Carolinein1968.Benjamin,believinghecannotbeafatherfiguretohisdaughterduetohisreverseaging,sellshisb
5、elongingsandleavestheproceedstoDaisyandCaroline.Hetravelstheworldaloneduringthe1970s.Whenheseemedtobeabout17,he’sactually57,hecameback,andhisdaughterwasalready12.HesleptwithDaisyforalasttime.In1991,DaisyistoldBenjamin'sconditionresemblesdementia.Daisymov
6、esintothenursinghometakescareofhim,Benjaminbecomesincreasinglyyoungeruntilbecomesaninfantoncemore.In2003,hediesinDaisy'sarmsrememberingwhoshewas.Benjamin'sstorynowtold,DaisydiesinherNewOrleanshospital.Somepeople,wereborntositbyariver.Somegetstruckbylight
7、ning.Somehaveanearformusic.Someareartists.Someswim.Someknowbuttons.SomeknowShakespeare.Somearemothers.Andsomepeople,dance.Captain:Youcouldbemadasamaddogatthewaythingswent.Youcanswearandcursethefates...Butwhenitcomestotheend...Youhavetoletgo.Weweremeantto
8、losepeople.Howelsewouldweknowhowimportanttheyare?Thankyou!