Marilyn Monroe was the epitome of
beauty in the 1950's. She was viewed as a sex symbol and was known as the"
dumb blonde" in all of her movie roles.
That is the Marilyn that most people know of. If that was all she was,
then I would not look up to her like I do (I am borderline obsessive of her
haha). It's all the crap that she had to go through, in her childhood, which
makes me respect her as a woman. How she overcame her horrible circumstances
and made something of herself is inspiring. Marilyn was born a bastard child to
a mother who was schizophrenic, which left her unable to show emotions towards her
daughter (That is what first got me interested in her. I find psychological
disorders fascinating). At two weeks old, her mother was put into a mental
facility, leaving Marilyn to be put into foster care, where she stayed throughout
her childhood. The system didn’t do a good job at protecting her. At nine she
was sexually abused, and at 16 she was forced into an arranged marriage by her
foster family. Through all of these obstacles Marilyn still made a name for
herself doing what her dream always was, acting (It takes a VERY strong women
to overcome her upbringing).
Looking at Marilyn's childhood made
mine seem so much better.
Growing up my family was always
dysfunctional. Every other night I could expect to hear my parents fighting
about God knows what downstairs. Their shouting voices always seemed to morph
into one loud noise (As a kid, finances and adultery weren’t in my vocab). I
don’t really have a relationship with my dad; he favored alcohol over time with
me. My mom, we are too different of people (her obsessing over her looks while I
just threw on some clothes on and called it a day). With all the issues that I
went through with my family, I developed depression my freshman year of high
school. Around this time my parents were getting a divorce. It wasn’t until this time that I became able
to understand the darker part of Marilyn's life. I had something that I could
relate with her. A difficult upbringing. It's no secret that she was lonely and
used pills to get by in life. Not that I support drug use, but seeing a role
model of mine have dark times too was comforting to me. She had the fame, the
beauty, and the money. She had the attention that she always craved. The one
thing though, that she wanted more than anything, was love. The lack of this is
what lead to her demise.
The questioned asked was does
beauty and fame insure happiness? Looking at the life of my role model I can answer,
with certainty that it does not. Your happiness comes from the love of yourself
and those around you. It's what Marilyn's life did not have that encourages me,
now. She didn't have the love of a family to get her through her dark times,
like I do. Even if I may not have the best family life, I know they still love
me. Suicide will never be a way out for me. Head my advice and keep your family
and friends close to your heart, because without them who are you?
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