Marilyn
Monroe started her career while working in a munitions factory in Burbank,
California, where she was discovered by a photographer. She wasn't born into
the business like all the stars you see today. She had a tough childhood. Her
modeling career led her to become an actress and she signed her first movie
contract in 1946. Some of her most famous movies include The Seven Year Itch (1955),
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and
Some Like it Hot (1959). She soon
become Hollywood’s most popular actress, along with the most prominent sex
symbol. Every guy wanted her and every girl wanted to be her. She had many affairs
with some very important men; such as the President of the United States, John
F. Kennedy.
Marilyn Monroe may have been considered a sex symbol of
her time, but that doesn't mean she wasn't a strong and independent women. In
the era of the 1950’s and 60’s, women were supposed to stand by their man and
not speak unless spoken to. If women wanted to do something, they had to tell
their husband and have them get it for them. Monroe was wanted by numerous men
all over the world. If she asked for something it was brought to her right away.
However she was very independent when it came to her personal decisions, such
as her career. In the late 1950’s, Monroe was tired of playing the dumb blonde
type and began studying acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors' Studio in New
York City. She wanted people to take her more seriously and not think of her as
just a bubbly blonde who was pretty. She wanted the brains as well as the
beauty.
Marilyn Monroe was considered beautiful in her time;
which explains why she was considered a huge sex icon in the 50’s and 60’s. To
this day, men still drool over her gorgeous body. Women on the other hand,
consider her attractive, but fat. Today’s society has told us that to be
considered beautiful, you must be skinny. To be considered skinny, you cannot
have any body fat and must have a stick figured body. In Monroe’s day, an
hourglass figure was considered beautiful. Young female teens especially should
look up to Miss Monroe because of her stunning body, not that toothpick thin
model they see in Victoria Secret magazines.
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