Akura Chan Phaivan Mrs. Rydberg English 10B 26 February 2024. Marilyn Monroe "Sometimes things fall apart, so better things can fall together." This quote really fits the life story of Marilyn Monroe. It shows that even when bad things happen, it can lead to good things later on. Marilyn Monroe's life is a perfect example of never giving up, even when times are tough. She teaches that being determined can help achieve big things. This essay will go over her early life, the struggles she faced, and how she became successful. Norma Jeane Mortenson, known as Marilyn Monroe, was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. She spent a lot of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages because her mom was very sick and couldn't take care …show more content…
Living with the Bolenders was the most stable part of her childhood. She felt loved and started to build a close relationship with her foster brothers and sisters. However, living with the Bolenders didn't work out perfectly, and Marilyn had to move to different foster homes. From a young age, Marilyn showed she was talented, kind, and really wanted to be an actress and a model. When she was a teenager, she decided to follow her dream of acting. She started to learn everything she could from books and movies. During this time, she went back to live with her mother, Gladys Baker, because Ida, her foster mom, thought it was best for them to be together and reunite. (“Ott”) While Marilyn Monroe grew up as an amazing person, she had the struggles she faced, even though she might have been a rising star in the early times, she still had many problems growing up. While growing up in a different foster family residing with the Bolender family, Marilyn grew up with a different family naming only one member which was her Foster mother Grace, and her unknown husband, while growing up with them they decided to move to the south and couldn’t take along Marilyn with