Love — Fame — Marylin Monroe — Donald Trump — The Tragedy of Mistaking It
Fame from the outside can seem like love. In patriarchal societies additionally, men are supposed to ‘cut a figure’ in life, not just by looks — but by wealth and power. At least, if they believe in that age-old image.
The tragic case of Marilyn Monroe proves one thing above all others: Many famous people start out looking for the ultimate appreciation, applause, mistaking it for just so much love.
There of course have been cases where actual love could be found in fame, too. But those are the lucky ones, the ones that start out with some sort of self-esteem.
Marylin Monroe did not. It’s part of popular culture that she was not only born out of wedlock, which was considered a blemish in those times. She also was raised by her single working mother and pushed around foster parents until she felt old enough in her teens to strike out: She had photographs taken scantily clothed that were published far and wide (Playboy magazine, if I remember correctly) and eventually not only joined a big studio in Hollywood:
But was “made into a star” the way Hollywood does: Her makeover was complete with surgery to her chin, hair colour, and she even was told how to walk and talk. In a comparatively short time she seemed to “be” “Marylin Monroe”, the stage name she used. Her real name being Norma Jean Baker which was considered to be not as fancy and attractice as ‘Marylin Monroe’.
Many know about her tragic death at an early 36 years of age and numerous legends have been created around it.
Be that as it may:
Most of her adult life was being torn between her screen personality, the pouting, apparently dumb, lush beauty just a tad on the plump side that was supposed to drive men crazy — and draw crowds — and did.
In her heart she yearned for married life with kids, a real family, the true 1950s ideal of housewife and mother — and got neither.
Her drug abuse, alcoholism and her ever increasing breakdowns, sliding for years lower and lower on the ladder of respect from many colleagues in the movie business, were apparent consequences of that tragedy of a lonely girl.
Is it possible, looking at his life’s story, that as far as love and fame goes, Trump is the same in reverse, the male version, as it were?
Doing literally anything to attract attention and money — more attention and more money?
Because one thing is true for all human beings:
Life without love and without self-esteem because of that love, to adults eventually just seems hopeless, driving them to all kinds of self-destruction.Human babys die from a lack of love even if properly fed and clothed and kept warm and dry. That’s been proven as well.
