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The Death of Marilyn Monroe
(techniques)
- accusatory tone
- "Di Maggio! Los Angeles! Millar! Los
Angeles! America!
- people and places to blame for her death
- were not there for her. Expected a lot, did not give back
- were not there for her. Expected a lot, did not give back
- people and places to blame for her death
- "Di Maggio! Los Angeles! Millar! Los
Angeles! America!
- Contrast
- "Innocence" "white hearse"
"crumpled orphan" "child of
america"
- defenceless, unwanted, discarded,
damaged, not capable, naive,
vulnerable, fragile, child-like
- defenceless, unwanted, discarded,
damaged, not capable, naive,
vulnerable, fragile, child-like
- "guilt" "breast" "nembutal bed"
"and so she was to blame"
- drugs, sex, love affairs,
alcohol, hollywood, sex
symbol, no boundaries
- drugs, sex, love affairs,
alcohol, hollywood, sex
symbol, no boundaries
- "Innocence" "white hearse"
"crumpled orphan" "child of
america"
- word choice
- "many aquaintances"
"autograph hunters"
"inflexible directors"
"drive-in admirers"
- no true friends, nobody to trust. People there for
the fame/money. Take what they want and then
leave. Stalkers, want to harm her, see her as
prey. Overworked and exploited her. Impersonal,
using her.
- no true friends, nobody to trust. People there for
the fame/money. Take what they want and then
leave. Stalkers, want to harm her, see her as
prey. Overworked and exploited her. Impersonal,
using her.
- "many aquaintances"
"autograph hunters"
"inflexible directors"
"drive-in admirers"
- Structure
- "what innocence?
whose guilt? what eyes?
whose breast?"
- rhetorical questions, like a paperboy shouting headlines.
- rhetorical questions, like a paperboy shouting headlines.
- 1 stanza, no rhyming, conversational.
- Repetition of "Los Angeles"
- The place she should have loved caused her the
most stress. Was her home. They were "left a little
shaken" - knew they were partly to blame?
- means angel in spanish - connotations of death
- The place she should have loved caused her the
most stress. Was her home. They were "left a little
shaken" - knew they were partly to blame?
- "what innocence?
whose guilt? what eyes?
whose breast?"
- Imagery
- "that death should seem her only protector"
- Personification, deathher only friend. Ironic that
she was lonely. Usually death would be avoided
not welcomed. it was her only escape.
- Personification, deathher only friend. Ironic that
she was lonely. Usually death would be avoided
not welcomed. it was her only escape.
- That lonely uncertainty should limp up, grinning"
- Personification - sleazy voyeur, taking advantage of her loneliness.
Uncertainty describes her life. Uncomfortable image, intimidating, sinister,
- Personification - sleazy voyeur, taking advantage of her loneliness.
Uncertainty describes her life. Uncomfortable image, intimidating, sinister,
- "Call for him to strengthen her"
- him = drugs, "dissolve her" drugs are ultimately what killed her (overdose)
- him = drugs, "dissolve her" drugs are ultimately what killed her (overdose)
- "bewildering barbiturates"
- alliteration
- alliteration
- "that death should seem her only protector"
- Direct Speech
- "All I had was my life. I have no
regrets, because if I made any
mistakes, I was responsible"
- Gives Marilyn her own voice. Theme of Responsibility. She
would have blamed herself, Morgan disagrees. Very honest, like
a Eulogy.
- Gives Marilyn her own voice. Theme of Responsibility. She
would have blamed herself, Morgan disagrees. Very honest, like
a Eulogy.
- "All I had was my life. I have no
regrets, because if I made any
mistakes, I was responsible"
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