Marilyn Monroe

Many people have idols that they look up to, or they want to be like. Some people have famous people as their role models, others have close family members. Many times you’ll see people quote their famous saying by their idol, simply because they like the saying or it speaks the truth. One of my favorite is the most commonly used saying “I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as heck don't deserve me at my best.” My idol happens to be a very liked person, with views that are agreeable in my opinion. She’s famous for many things, such as acting, and singing. Many people know her as Marilyn Monroe, but her real name is Norma Jeane. Norma had displayed a lot of characteristics in her career, three that stood out were she was a risk taker, she did anything and everything to become famous, Her unbreakable attitude, no matter what happened she always proved that she would be okay, and although she was an attention craver, many people would overlook that because she was talented at what she did.

Norma Jeane grew up with an unstable background, she was in a foster home and was taken care of by her foster mother Ida. Ida was a very unusual woman, she never had any interest in getting presentable, she was always dressed bluntly and she never really took to children. Many times people wondered if Ida was just in the fostering care to gain the money which was twenty-five dollars a week. Marilyn’s real mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe, was a very happy person. As Gladys grew older she went through tons of husbands to the point that when she found out she was pregnant she didn't know who the father was. She tried to tell...

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...d all kinds of other harsh words obviously rarely knows anything about her past. It all makes sense, she never got attention as a young child she was always hopping back and forth between people.

Theres a lot to learn about how Norma Jeane came to be the famous Marilyn Monroe. She endures many trials as she grows up. Unfortunately she committed suicide at age 36. She a lot of problems that were due to her growing up with such a unstable background. Although many people couldn't see she was dysfunctional just like everyone of us, she hid it very well. As times grow, she is still remembered by many. Many people don’t believe that she killed herself and detectives tried working on the case and the mystery still has never been solved. Many people know her only as Marilyn, but she was just a small town girl named Norma Jeane that was lucky and found fame.