Norma
Jean Baker, also known as Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and “sex
symbol” of her time. She was born June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Her
childhood wasn’t very pleasant; her mother was schizophrenic, and had several
other conditions. Growing up in a series of foster homes took a toll on Monroe,
and was used to being alone. Marilyn loved watching theater productions. Her
foster parents would give her money to go to the movie theater; it was their
way of keeping her occupied, or out of their way. Although Monroe is very
attractive, she had many insecurities. Marilyn Monroe was known for her beauty,
but people were unaware of what was behind the beauty.
Monroe had many internal conflicts and went through a lot
growing up. Her childhood effected the way she saw people and especially
herself. Many people in her life disappointed her, so she had trust issues and
scared of abandonment. Marilyn developed an inferiority complex, which means
“an individual’s exaggerated feelings of personal incompetence that result from
an overwhelming sense of helplessness or some experience that leaves him or her
powerless” (Friedman, 119). Monroe’s development of inferiority complex was due
to the consistency of abandonment from not growing up with a proper father
figure, and a different mothering figure after another, this also resulted in
her believing there was something wrong with her that needed to be fixed. She
was a part of many movie productions, but had difficulties getting out of her
dressing room because she was terrified of messing up her lines, she stayed
mute until someone could calm her down (Spoto, 1993). Because of the absence of
a consistent female role model, Marilyn had trust issues and difficulty
connecting with other females (Spoto, 1993; Friedman, 136).
Marilyn also had some external conflicts as well. She was
taught to always strive for perfection, which led Marilyn to develop a
likelihood for “perfection striving”, which is defined by Alfred Adler as “an
individual’s attempt to reach fictional goals by eliminating her perceived
flaws”, (Friedman, 120). Monroe’s goal was to be a charming actress that
everyone loved, which means she always had to look and feel beautiful. Many
people viewed her as a “dumb blonde”, which made it harder for Marilyn to be
herself around others. When she was onset for a movie or a photo shoot, it
would take her a while to get out of her dressing room because she was scared
of disappointing people. When asked, people that have worked for or with Monroe
would say she was difficult and unreliable at times. Monroe was loved by many,
but mostly men. Women despised her because of her beauty and for being a “man
stealer”. Love was very important to Marilyn and was obsessed with the feeling
of being loved; she was married a couple time, so this didn’t help her image.
Marilyn was a “sex symbol” of her time, and when asked about this she said, did
not favor the possession of being a symbol, but was fine with it because it was
a positive outlook for many females.
In the case of Marilyn Monroe, there are many
conspiracies of her death. There are three quite popular conspiracies that fit
into her time of lifestyle. One suggests the Kennedy family had her death
arranged. The second theory suggests that she was simply done living and found
out that pills can just end all her pain. The third and last theory is a Chicago
Mafia, she was rumored to have been in contact with one of the leaders.
The first Conspiracy proposes that John Fitzgerald
Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe were having secret affairs. Many conspiracy
theorists believe that Marilyn had an affair with not only John F. Kennedy, but
also his brother Robert F. Kennedy. The murder was said to be done after
Marilyn threatened the president to tell people about some political secrets
not even she should’ve known about. Actor Peter Lawford told reporters “Bobby
Kennedy was determined to shut her up, regardless of the consequences”, he
later said “it was the craziest thing he ever did—and I was crazy enough to let
it happen” (Maria Vultaggio). The execution was done by a lethal injection, and
there were pills were not found in her stomach when given that autopsy. At the
scene of her death, there was not water or any kind of beverage to help take
the many pills around her, and there was no vomit. Usually when a person takes
an excessive amount of pills, the body starts to reject it and causes the
person to vomit.
The second conspiracy theory is suicide, which not many
people believe it to be true. Rumors were around that Marilyn was very
depressed during her last couple of weeks. The Coroner’s believed that her
death was the effect of an ongoing mental illness that Marilyn was passed onto
by her mother. Although she was seen as perfection by many, she did have some
problems with her appearance. It is certain that Monroe had some issues with
her inner self, and that’s what her pills were for. She also had a good support
system around her majority of the time when she did not feel like herself. The
downfall of believing it was suicide, is that there were no pills found in her
autopsy, just the drugs. It is revealed that they were injections, not pills.
The third conspiracy theory is that the Chicago Mafia
were responsible for Marilyn’s death. It was reported that Monroe was seen with
the leader of the mafia on the last night of her death. Sam Giancana is the
mafia boss and was seen with Marilyn at Frank’s Sinatra’s Lodge. The two were
reportedly discussing Marilyn and JFK’s affairs and how Monroe wanted to come
out to the public about it. Apparently JFK tried to get Sam to convince her to
keep quiet. She flew back to Los Angeles early the following morning and was
found dead that night (Daniel Bates in New York). It was also documented that
Monroe was seen at the lodge during her last two weeks of her life.
During my research, I took a survey on campus and asked
random individuals who they believed to have murdered Marilyn Monroe. About 90%
of the individuals believe that John F. Kennedy was responsible for her death.
In my opinion, I too believe JFK is the reason why Monroe died. Suicide just
seems like an easy alternative and it would have looked real bad on the
government if they found the President of the United States responsible for a
murder. If it wasn’t JFK himself, then my other theory is the Chicago Mafia.
There are many conspiracy theories about Monroe’s death,
such as being murdered by the Kennedy’s, she knew too much about the Chicago
mafia, and simply was unhappy with life and overdosed. There have been rumors
that Marilyn Monroe had relations with President John F. Kennedy and/or his
brother Robert prior to the time of her death (“Marilyn Monroe”). There will
always be many conspiracies over Marilyn Monroe’s death. I analyzed the three
most probable conspiracies that make sense. Although she was loved by many and
quite the socialite, Monroe had many conflicts in her life and a lot of them
resulted into her death. I truly believe that John F. Kennedy is responsible in
the case of Marilyn’s “suicide”. A lethal injection via enema was the cause of
her death.
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