The Life of Marilyn Monroe - Speech outline

Thesis: Marilyn Monroe was a contradiction within herself.

Introduction: In today’s world of supermodels and actresses that are praised the thinner they get, we forget that there was a time when the world idolized women such as Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, neither of which would ever fit in today’s world of the perfect woman ideal. Marilyn seemed to live every little girl’s dream of making it in Hollywood. Anthony Summers states in his book Goddess that she was a woman who “postured as the world’s mistress, yet yearned for monogamy and motherhood.” (Summers 4) Unfortunately, she died at the age of 36 never really achieving what she wanted. Long after her death she is still seen as one of America’s first sex idols. We will touch on three important but varied ways of her life, the sometime dark childhood with the threat of insanity, her life a whirlwind of marriages and love affairs, and ultimately, her untimely and sorely uninvestigated death.

Transition: So who was Marilyn Monroe?

I. Marilyn Monroe had a disruptive childhood.

A. She was born Norma Jeane Morteson to Gladys Baker in June of 19

Transition: Marilyn Monroe, who as a child had no concrete family, made it her life to try and collect family when she grew up.

2. Marilyn may have eventually realized what was being done to her but it was too late.

1. Marilyn is quoted by as saying that “she never had a choice in the marriage. It was all arranged by [her guardian ] Grace McKee”

2. She is also associated with the Kennedy brothers in the last few years of her life. (Summers 211)

Some topics in this essay:
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