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Monday, February 22, 2010

"It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on." -Marilyn Monroe

When I asked others what character I reminded them of I got a lot of bogus answers.. Juno, Sam from iCarly, or Spongebob, . But there's one that really stuck out to me and made me wonder.. Her name is Marilyn Monroe and this should be fun trying to compare and contrast myself to such a great icon and personally, my idol.

One of the many things that make us different is that Marilyn once admitted that she does things that she never wanted to do, but she did it because others wanted her to. She's a people pleaser, and I'm the complete opposite. I'm not one who does things out of my character just to make others happy, I was raised to do things for myself and not to change who I am for another persons contentment. Her image, is not who she really is. Marilyn was known as a sex icon and someone who represented a real woman, but she was far from it. She was innocent and far from what her image was. She was told that her alluring beauty and voluptuous curves would make her famous so she went with it and was named "The Sexiest Woman of the Century" by People Magazine. Yes, it worked in her favor but she ended up being admitted into a mental asylum because of it. It wasn't who she really was, it was all an image and that's something I'd never do. I'd never go against who I truly am for fortune and fame.



4 comments:

  1. very well done. great person to compare to.

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  2. i Love Marilyn Monroe.. good pick girl.. I really liked the start of your essay, it is so true. Marilyn really wasnt the person that she was portrayed to be, she was this shy girl to be looked at as a sex symbol. I also loved hearing that you never change urself for anyone in that is what I strongly believe in, stay true to that girl and you will go far.

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  3. I reakky didnt know much bout marylin monroe. I was probably the part of amrerica that thought she was just that sex icon.n I guess everyone does have a different side and some people just do stuff for their image.

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  4. i adore marilyn monroe. she may not have stood out in the best way but she makes me want to do the things no matter how absurd they are. i like your essay.

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