Murder in the First Degree: The Tragedy of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe, one of Hollywood’s most sought-after women, was a famous actress and model. Betty Richardson, author of “Marilyn Monroe,” explains that Monroe was an orphan for most of her childhood and lived in many abusive foster homes; yet, she rose to fame after catching a photographer’s attention in 1945. She created a controversy due to the extremely modest values in the 1900’s. As Richardson writes, her non-conservative attire and sexually explicit photos lead to “contradicting attitudes of Americans toward female sexuality.” By changing the way society viewed women, Monroe left a legacy that is still emulated by young girls today. J.I. Baker, a reporter for People, explains …show more content…
However, Monroe was a successful actress and model at the time of her death. According to “A Marilyn Monroe Chronological,” shortly before her death “Marilyn won the World Film Favorites at the Golden Globe Awards” and started shooting “her last film, Something’s Got to Give.” Similarly, Marilyn did not appear to be suicidal; in fact, her maid, Eunice Murray, stated, “ ‘Marilyn looked forward to her tomorrows” (qtd. in Baker). Due to her outlook on life and seemingly positive events leading up to her death, suicide does not appear to be a logical conclusion. In connection to this, recent studies have revealed that certain signs can indicate whether a person is likely to commit suicide. Chen Yirong, who studied suicide among Chinese college students, explains, “[…] positive factors, such as having hope and reasons for living, may protect against suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.” Yirong suggests that people with things to look forward to and reasons to continue living rarely harm themselves. With the results of this study, it is not plausible to consider Marilyn Monroe’s death a suicide because she possessed the attributes that significantly reduce the risk of
Some Like It Hot, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, and The Seven Year Itch are just a few of the movies that the actress Marilyn Monroe is known for. However the life of the movie star was cut short when she died at age 36 from an acute barbiturate poisoning. It was suspected that Marilyn took her own life, however she could have just as easily been taken out by the Kennedy family to prevent her from spilling all the dirty secrets she knew because of her alleged affairs with John and Robert Kennedy. Monroe was murdered by the Kennedy family in order to keep her from revealing government secrets that she gained knowledge of during the affairs she has with John and Robert Kennedy, which she threatened to make public after both
It is generally said that the cause of death of Marilyn Monroe on August 4th, 1962 was an sleeping pill overdose on her part and therefore a suicide. However, substantial evidence found at her house, in the guest bedroom, and in her personal bedroom where Marilyn Monroe allegedly committed suicide along with the fact that she was sexually involved with a lot of powerful people (and knew a lot of secrets of said powerful people) points to something more sinister. Which leads to the question, did Marilyn Monroe really commit suicide, or was her death made to only appear as if she did? And if so, who killed Marilyn Monroe and how did they kill her without being caught or punished? There are many theories that could possibly answer this question, but only the two most believed theories as to what really killed Marilyn Monroe are mentioned in this paper. One is that Robert Francis Kennedy, Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (Robert Francis Kennedy’s brother-in-law), and Dr. Ralph Greenson
There are many clues to lead to the fact she took her own life. I found it interesting Bobbie Ann Mason gave the character the name Norma Jean. Norma Jean was also the real name of Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe’s depression and inability to find lasting happiness resulted in psychological disorders with the end result of her taking her own life.
A beautiful body,empty pill bottles, phone in hand, an icon of remembrance, an influential leader, and a woman with a record of trying to commit suicide. How did Marilyn Monroe (aka Norma Jean) DIE? What ever happened to Marilyn Monroe? The most likely reason is murder. “An overwhelming amount of conspiracy theorists believes the Kennedy's murdered Monroe, or that the Kennedy's at least had a hand in her death.” stated by ibtimes.com.
The famous Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bed but was it suicide? It was a murder that was unsolved at the time of the death and spread through the news to become one of the most talked about murder mysteries. Was it really a mystery? Through an enormous amount of research and the analysis and synthesis of the victim, crime scene, suspicious behavior, and evidence, it is clear that the murderer has been identified.
In a study released by Brown University, their psychology department shed some light on common myths and facts surrounded suicide. These m...
Marilyn Monroe (Monroe) was an image of fashion and beauty in the 20th century. Overcoming a traumatic childhood to become one of the most confident women. Making bold provocative, but, fashionable statements about how women should be confident about their own body image. Without the help of others, she would not have become the person she is known as today. Marilyn Monroe, a famous actress, who has influenced the rest of the world.
Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane Mortenson. A devious soul but a pure heart, a black past, but a bright future; she became one of the most idolized figures in society. Norma was definitely not born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and she never sugar coated her life to the media. She was straight forward which made her heavily known for her quotes such as “I learned to walk as a baby and I haven’t had a lesson since.” (Marilyn Monroe). This was the beginning to her life story as a hero. This may not seem inspiring or heroic to many by the lack of knowledge a person may have on Norma. In the depths of her quotes lay a deep, heartfelt life though. For this quote may seem sensational and comical to the ear, but Marilyn was transferred to many foster homes not really having a parent that would show her the way. What a good role model would do though, and what Norma courageously has shown society, is that when life knocks you down, get up and hit life back twice as hard. Norma Jeane Mortenson, married Jim Dougherty, and started working. Soon she created the character Marilyn Monroe, she dyed her hair blonde, wore short dresses, and she became the momentous and inspirational character that everyone saw through television, newspapers, and photos. She was one of the greatest actors, singers, and models of the nineteen forties and fifties. But like every hero they suffer and create their own demise. Jeane, Marilyn Monroe, is a shakespearean tragic hero, because like every hero she must fall.
Even though she has been deceased for more than fifty years, people today still are interested in Marilyn Monroe's childhood, love stories, and whether she died by suicide or not. ...
Norma Jean, most famously known as Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress in Hollywood that was one of the biggest sex symbols to come by in the 1900’s. Marilyn Monroe did not start out as an actress or one of the world’s biggest sex symbols, she began her career as a model. Monroe began work in a weapons factory in Burbank, California, where she was later discovered by a photographer. She was married to her first husband Jimmy Dougherty who was a marine. Jimmy had been deployed for some time and when he returned in 1946, Monroe had a fruitful career as a model, and she also changed her name from Norma Jean Baker to Marilyn Monroe in preparation for an acting career (Cinnamon,
Three: What did they did find inside the star, was a lethal injection of enema. Why would Marilyn inject herself with enema? That doesn’t make any sense. And lastly, reason Four: It was said on the crime scene that pills and pill bottles were strategically placed around Monroe’s body on the crime scene.
Marilyn Monroe was a deeply troubled woman and I believe that in applying a Psychoanalytic Perspective to her life, the first theorist that comes to mind is Erik Erickson and his stage theory of personality. In applying his theory we see that we can assess Marilyn’s personality through Erickson’s psychosocial stages of “Identity vs. Role Confusion” and “Intimacy vs. Isolation” (Friedman & Schustack 133-134). Marilyn’s childhood, the most critical time in any child’s life when any and all relationships are crucial to their healthy development proved to be the catalyst for her later problems in life as evident by the lack of any solid and
At the end of chapter 9 in the section of “Other Myths to Explore”, there are eight myths about suicide that all have clarifying truth to it. In 2013 there was 842,000 suicides, making it the 10th leading cause of deaths in the world (2015). The myths of suicide range from not having a warning, to what season suicide happens the most, and what gender commits suicide the most. Most of these myths
Another complication in analysing causes of suicide is the variation between cases. Some will be clearly planned events, with finances and family situations adjusted beforehand, notes written. Others will be on the spur of the moment, with difficulty establishing whether it was deliberate or accidental. Some will be violent, immediate acts whilst others will be drawn out affairs with low lethality (dependent on availablilty of help). Most importantly, some individuals will not succeed – or chillingly, not at first. One of the greatest predictors for completed suicide is attempted previous suici...
There are many factors that can contribute to suicide. However, we may never know the real reason someone committed suicide. Even the very few people that do leave suicide notes may not be telling the truth (Kuehn, 5). Mental illnesses are a big cause of suicide. Depression being the leading cause. ...