Everybody knows Audrey Hepburn as a famous actress and model, but not many people know her background. Her childhood was definitely not pleasant in fact, it was very corrupt while growing up in Brussels, Belgium with World War 2 being in effect. The war caused her childhood to change in many directions. However, that did not stop her from losing hope and determination for her future.
Hepburn was brought into the world on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium. She was born from a Dutch mother, Ella Van Heemstra, and a British father, Joseph Hepburn-Ruston(timeline). A major event going on when she was growing up was World War Two. The war lasted for six years taking millions of lives(Ivana Lopez).
Ella Van Heemstra, The Baroness, was born in a …show more content…
For instance, Audrey, explains,"I became a rather moody child, quiet and reticent, and I liked to be by myself a great deal. I seemed to need a great deal of understanding." At the end of May 1935, Joseph walked out on his family with no prior warning. Audrey, who was only six, rarely talked about it in her later life, in few words she said, "I worshiped my father. Having him cut off from me was terribly awful... Leaving us, my father left us insecure, perhaps for life." ,she later added that it was the most traumatic event in her life. The abandonment stayed with her throughout her own relationships, causing her to live in fear when she got married(Spoto,13-14).
At age 5, her mother sends her to boarding school in England from 1936 to 1939(Timeline). Hepburn said that it was terrifying but a good lesson in independence, she liked the students and teachers but not the process of learning, she could never sit still for hours on end. Her favorites were history, mythology, and astronomy but hated anything to do with arithmetic. She found school very boring and dull and was happy when she finished. There was always one lesson Audrey loved and anticipated: the day where a ballet master would teach a dance class for all the little …show more content…
Strict rationing was soon applied, thee population was limited to things like oil, gasoline, tea and coffee because the Germans need them for their military. The country that had high standards of living was falling into poverty and disease. People lost their land and were struck with tuberculosis in epidemic numbers. During the winter, people never would have thought that they would have to chop down tress in local parks to use as
Hepburn was brought into the world on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium. She was born from a Dutch mother, Ella Van Heemstra, and a British father, Joseph Hepburn-Ruston(timeline). A major event going on when she was growing up was World War Two. The war lasted for six years taking millions of lives(Ivana Lopez).
Ella Van Heemstra, The Baroness, was born in a …show more content…
For instance, Audrey, explains,"I became a rather moody child, quiet and reticent, and I liked to be by myself a great deal. I seemed to need a great deal of understanding." At the end of May 1935, Joseph walked out on his family with no prior warning. Audrey, who was only six, rarely talked about it in her later life, in few words she said, "I worshiped my father. Having him cut off from me was terribly awful... Leaving us, my father left us insecure, perhaps for life." ,she later added that it was the most traumatic event in her life. The abandonment stayed with her throughout her own relationships, causing her to live in fear when she got married(Spoto,13-14).
At age 5, her mother sends her to boarding school in England from 1936 to 1939(Timeline). Hepburn said that it was terrifying but a good lesson in independence, she liked the students and teachers but not the process of learning, she could never sit still for hours on end. Her favorites were history, mythology, and astronomy but hated anything to do with arithmetic. She found school very boring and dull and was happy when she finished. There was always one lesson Audrey loved and anticipated: the day where a ballet master would teach a dance class for all the little …show more content…
Strict rationing was soon applied, thee population was limited to things like oil, gasoline, tea and coffee because the Germans need them for their military. The country that had high standards of living was falling into poverty and disease. People lost their land and were struck with tuberculosis in epidemic numbers. During the winter, people never would have thought that they would have to chop down tress in local parks to use as