Marilyn Monroe's Influence On Society And The Media

Don’t get me started on stereotyping, in the 21st century in is not unusual for people to be judged, being judged on what they are wearing or just their general appearance. In the 21st century teenage girls are expected to have long hair, be skinny and to be naturally pretty. However this can only apply to a few people. Teenage girls are considered fake if they dye their hair and wear makeup, but the only reason that they do all of this is because they are not what society expects them to be.

You get judged and sometimes even made fun of because of how you look when you can’t do anything about it. You can’t change the beauty on the outside, but the beauty on the inside is all that matters

THE BIOGRAPHY OF MARILYN MONROE Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Her original name was Norma Jean Mortenson. Her mother’s name was Gladys Barker and her father’s identity was not clear because her father was absence so she never knew real father. She never knew her father her mother was mentally health and Gladys had psychiatric problems which were paranoid schizophrenia after that she was placed in Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk in 1935. Marilyn Monroe was cope with a difficult during the childhood.

“The way I am portrayed by the media is simply a reflection of how we see and portray women in general, measured against some warped standard of beauty” (Anniston). The media

Most girls, if not all girls, have gone through one particular phase in life: finding self-confidence. Despite the fact they may say or act otherwise, most girls have gone through a phase where they feel uncomfortable in their own skin. I would like to say that I am comfortable in my own skin and come across that way (I also eat a lot), but I am just like any other girl and have gone through the phase myself (and when boys call me cute, I tend to turn into a strawberry and deny it vehemently). Over the centuries, American focus has shifted from judging a girl based on her personality to judging a girl based on her body image and sexuality, and in The Body Project, Joan Jacobs Brumberg goes into detail about how the United States have shifted in their views of girls’ bodies.

To truly understand Marilyn Monroe, one must understand her early life. Marilyn Monroe was born in Las Angeles, California on June 1 1926 (Owings 16). Marilyn was born as Norma Jeane (Owings 16). Her mom worked in the film industry (Owings 16). Not able to take care of her, her mom put Marilyn up for adoption 12 days after birth (Owings 16).

Media has too much influence on what people believe to be normal and accepted in today 's

Most Americans today either have a smartphone or tablet or even a laptop where they can easily access whatever information they like. Google has been best for that and when a young girl has that access they can see anything and everything they want, the latest trends in fashion and make-up tutorials so they can keep up with the now. Common theme with all of these is how beautiful these people look and how thin they are. They follow their favorite celebrity on Instagram and see how great they look and know that it look good they have to look like them. There are now set beauty goals that girls look up too, whether the parents approve or not, and are comparing themselves too.

There are many theories as to how Marilyn Monroe left this world. Some say it was suicide/drug overdose, others say it was an accidental death. But one of the theories most spoken about is that she was murdered. Marilyn had an affair with the 35th president, John F. Kennedy. It is believed that when this was happening, she talked a lot about the white house and what went on inside, so people associated with Kennedy wether it be inside or outside of the white house killed her because she knew too much.

My topic for this semester’s 1960s Multi-Genre Research Paper is Marilyn Monroe, who was a famous American actress and model that affected America’s pop culture immensely. Her influence can be seen today in various media across the globe. Monroe was essentially one of the strongest symbolism of free love and the era’s attitude towards sexuality. Although she died at a young age of 36 in 1962, her death still remains a common debated conspiracy around the world.

For many years, women have been expected to meet the unrealistic beauty standards of society, making women face harsh criticism from friends, family, and even themselves. I remember moments when criticism from everyone around me made me very self-conscious about myself. From refusing to wear makeup or girly outfits to obsessing over my overall weight and body shape, I myself am a victim of cruel and heartless judgement just like the girl from Marge Piercy's "Barbie Doll" was. In the first stanza of "Barbie Doll", one line says, "Then in the magic of puberty".

True fame isn’t measured by how many movies you are in or the amount of publicity you get. It's measured by the amount of impact you've made on the world. Marilyn Monroe was one of the biggest Icon in Hollywood history. Being both loved and criticized before and after her premature death, Marilyn still proves to be one of the biggest stars of her time. I admire Marilyn Monroe for her work in hollywood in the 40’s and 50’s, for pushing herself till she met her goals to be one of the greatest, and by the way she inspired people while she was alive, and is still inspiring people today.

So when people look and see that they don’t look like they’re favorite super-model it can put a downer on their self-confidence. This causes many girls feeling that they aren’t good enough in society, society won’t accept them because they aren’t perfect and they start to not like their body. When for many females they can’t lose as much weight as their friend can just because of their genes and how they were born. “The lack of connection between the real and ideal perception of their own body and firm willingness to modify their own body and shape so as to standardize them to social concept of thinness…” (Dixit 1), being focused on unrealistic expectations can cause women to lose themselves and change their attitude on how they view their body, and not for the better.

Nowadays, people in society seem to be throwing the word beauty out to teenagers every chance they have. The public eye usually uses the idea of “beauty” to show others what we should aspire to be. They claim to say that we must have a certain look to be considered beautiful in our generation. However, as a young adult I can say that I disagree with the way social media describes the term “beauty” in this generation. Beauty is used to describe so many things nowadays.

Media are platforms of mass communication that can be categorized as either new of traditional media, with new media being forms of communication that make use of technologies such as the Internet, and traditional media being more conventional forms of media such as newspapers. Media, primarily new media, is getting more popular and influential, especially in today’s day and age since we are exposed to it a lot more than in the past and also since media is more easily accessible now. The media can shape our behaviours, perceptions and opinions, and it is important to know how people are influenced and impacted by it. The media can influence someone’s perception of social reality, or perceptions of beauty or even influence people’s behaviours and habits and therefore, the media does shape who we are. One way that the media can shape who we are is by influencing our perception of social reality.