Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn claimed her called her in his room. "I wen in and immediately bolted the door" said Marilyn. "He put his hands under my dress". Marilyn ran out in the hall crying and screaming "he put his hands under my dress". (Rollyson, Carl. 1987 pg.11) The man had been in a wheel chair for years. He was referred to as the nicest man on the floor. This story went too far for the superintendent running the orphanage. Out of rage she slapped Marilyn and said," I don't believe you". "Don't you dare say such nasty things about that nice man" (Barris, George. 1995 pg.11) This was just another attempt for Marilyn to receive the attention she felt she needed. Marilyn wouldn't stop at anything just to receive attention.
             Throughout Marilyn's childhood she had many attempts for attention, another one was her runways. Marilyn would run away from the orphanage to receive attention. Friend Eve Arnold said " she ran away so many times" ("Marilyn" 2001 pg.1) Marilyn would run away for hours, just long enough for people to notice her missing. She would then return and embellish in all the attention she got from the police and all the owners and other children. Clearly Marilyn's runaways were for mere attention from others.
             Some years after the she lived at the orphanage she told stories about what a hard life she had while living there. She told of how sad her birthdays were. Marilyn would tell people that the orphanage for her birthday would wheel out a large cake bearing lightened candles. When "Happy Birthday" had been sung the cake would be wheeled back into the closet from where it had came. She claimed that the cake was made from wood. She also claimed they made her eat "slop" and wash dishes and go straight to bed on her birthday. Obviously the orphanage never had a cake made of wood or made her wash dishes and go straight to bed. This was just yet another attempt to gain attention by making her childhood seem so hard.