Marilyn Monroe: The Icon
The bright lights of Hollywood attracted many star like moths, and perhaps the most influential and treasured of these stars are the young starlets of the twentieth century. Forever the icon and representative of these starlets is Marilyn Monroe. The subway grate drifted up Marilyn’s dress and she said the words, “ Isn’t it delicious?” shot Marilyn into stardom. Marilyn Monroe was and still is an iconic sex symbol known for “the shot seen around the world” (Stapinski 1). Marilyn Monroe’s childhood was a amalgam of a mentally unstable mother, an unknown father, moving from home to home, molestation, and an escape into marriage. Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Baker, was considered “an unwanted illegitimate child” (McConnel 92 ).Gladys Baker was the mother of Norma, who was a mentally unstable parent and “suffered nervous breakdowns,” after Norma’s birth (92). …show more content…
“ One moment lying dying in bed, pretty much the world’s idea of a joke,” remained the blemish of her life-story (Porte 1). The story of finding Marilyn is a heart wrenching story as, “ they found Marilyn Monroe, one of her hands grasped a telephone ” (McConnel 91). Marilyn Monroe “ was born into insecurity and never escaped it, despite the tremendous wages paid her by film studios” (92). Marilyn’s death showed the world that money can not replace the emptiness that leaves voids inside us. She’s the cautionary tale that we need to use when we start believing that money can fill the emptiness inside of us. “The shot seen around the world” establish Marilyn Monroe as iconic sex symbol, but that is not what kept her there (Stapinski 1). Her talent, drive, and hard work helped in the retaining of that title. There has never been an actress or model like Marilyn Monroe since her passing and even today in the twenty-first century, she is seen as a role model for many women
The bright lights of Hollywood attracted many star like moths, and perhaps the most influential and treasured of these stars are the young starlets of the twentieth century. Forever the icon and representative of these starlets is Marilyn Monroe. The subway grate drifted up Marilyn’s dress and she said the words, “ Isn’t it delicious?” shot Marilyn into stardom. Marilyn Monroe was and still is an iconic sex symbol known for “the shot seen around the world” (Stapinski 1). Marilyn Monroe’s childhood was a amalgam of a mentally unstable mother, an unknown father, moving from home to home, molestation, and an escape into marriage. Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Baker, was considered “an unwanted illegitimate child” (McConnel 92 ).Gladys Baker was the mother of Norma, who was a mentally unstable parent and “suffered nervous breakdowns,” after Norma’s birth (92). …show more content…
“ One moment lying dying in bed, pretty much the world’s idea of a joke,” remained the blemish of her life-story (Porte 1). The story of finding Marilyn is a heart wrenching story as, “ they found Marilyn Monroe, one of her hands grasped a telephone ” (McConnel 91). Marilyn Monroe “ was born into insecurity and never escaped it, despite the tremendous wages paid her by film studios” (92). Marilyn’s death showed the world that money can not replace the emptiness that leaves voids inside us. She’s the cautionary tale that we need to use when we start believing that money can fill the emptiness inside of us. “The shot seen around the world” establish Marilyn Monroe as iconic sex symbol, but that is not what kept her there (Stapinski 1). Her talent, drive, and hard work helped in the retaining of that title. There has never been an actress or model like Marilyn Monroe since her passing and even today in the twenty-first century, she is seen as a role model for many women