Essays on Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jeane Mortenson, who became known as Marilyn Monroe, rose to fame during times of personal hardship, yet showcased the progression into socially desired femininity of the 1950s. Idolized for her attributes of representation of womanhood and her outlook on sex and body image, Monroe…

Norma Jeane Mortenson, who became known as Marilyn Monroe, rose to fame during times of personal hardship, yet showcased the progression into socially desired femininity of the 1950s. Idolized for her attributes of femininity and her outlook on sex and body image, Monroe will always…

The Free Market is a Girl’s Best Friend When watching Marilyn Monroe perform a spectacle of a song such as “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes you get the distinct impression that there is a hammer hitting a nail repeatedly somewhere,…

To Be or Not to Be Monroe Monroe, a praised and celebrated idol, is rarely remembered for her admittance to the Payne Whitney Clinic for being suicidal. In The Secret Life of Monroe Monroe, J. Randy Taraborrelli exposes the pinup girl’s staycation at the New…