Marilyn Monroe Monologue

Hi, I’m Marilyn Monroe. I have the ‘dream life’, I’m a famous model and wealthy yet I’m slowly dying inside. All I do is smile for pretty pictures and put on a show for everyone. They don’t know what has been going on. It feels like I’m drowning with each click on the camera for photos. On a daily basis, people come up to me saying how blessed I am and how they wish they were me. Actually, they don’t want to be mentally disturbed, depressed, and not be able to show it. Fame is not all people say it is. Of course there are benefits but you could say that about anything. You can’t have lazy days and are always expected to be perfect. There is no freedom to “do whatever you want to do.” You are constantly being watched like there is a constant film of …show more content…
In the past, I had tight relationships with people that I knew liked me for more than just my money and fame. Now, I can’t seem to know who’s here for me. Does anyone know the real me? I don’t even know who I have become anymore. Am I so desperate for fame that I lost myself? Let’s backtrack… I was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles. I don’t even known who my dad is. Men have claimed to be my dad but none of them ever are. My mom has had mental disabilities and is in a mental home now. Memories of her are faint but not something I would like to repeat. I struggled when I was in an orphanage. I was raped and sexually assaulted at the young age of 11. I dropped out of high school at 15 because I was miserable. I married Jimmy Dougherty when I was 16 because it got me out of all the foster homes. I worked in a factory store and got discovered by a photographer. I changed my name from Norma to Marilyn in order to prepare for acting. My modelling and acting career were taking off and I didn’t want to be in a relationship. He was slowing me down and I wasn’t going to let him get in the way of my career. We