Marilyn Monroe Joined Pair Of Figure Analysis

One example was the picture of Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch. Unlike the other works of art we looked at, I had some background knowledge about this picture. Having seen the film and others with Monroe, I initially felt very comfortable expressing my view of the picture, mostly in the context of what Monroe was during that era and the scene in the film. Also, given how the demands of her career in Hollywood helped drive her to an early death, there was something nice about seeing her smile, as if it were a moment outside of all the problems her life had. I soon realized that no one else had seen the film or had that background information on Monroe and many took a much harsher star. Most in the group thought she was doing women a disservice posing for a photograph like …show more content…
When I saw the sculpture, the first two thoughts in my head were “Behind every great man, there is a greater woman” and that in being married they are joined. They were once two, but now bound together in love for life. The people in my group tended to have a much less rosy interpretation of the image. The woman behind the man, to them, representing she came second. That she was joined to the man and that one could argue she has no lower legs showed her dependency to the man. In failing to see the same negative meaning and expressing my failure to see it, I could be seen as trying to gloss over the concerns of other people, even if that is not my intention. The perceived truth behind the action is much more important than my truth. This is going to be the case in medicine as well when it comes to patients and coworkers. Failure to recognize that can making patient-physician and working relationships fragile. Therefore, sometimes it is more important for me to learn to identify and validate the truths of others more than validating my own sense of the