Compare and Contrast

Although Amy Winehouse and Marilyn Monroe are two completely different people, they have a lot of similarities. Amy Winehouse was from London, England and at the age of 16 she broke into the music industry. Marilyn Monroe was from Los Angeles, California. She over came a difficult childhood, to become one of the world's biggest sex symbol. Unlike Amy, Marilyn at the age of 16 was getting married. Amy Winehouse said she did not know what depression was. She stated that she felt funny sometimes and she was different. She linked her drinking into depression. Marilyn Monroe fought her depression following her divorce with Arthur and Gabe's death. They both had failed relationships that just did not work for them. Amy Winehouse had a relationship with Blake, but that did not end well either. She said she felt bad about the way they treated each other and they later divorced on August 28, 2009. He was someone who introduced Amy to hard drugs. Marilyn Monroe got married at the age of 16 with James Dougherty. Although it was to get her out of the orphanage home, he says he was madly in love with her. He was a marine and she had started her career. When he was overseas, he received the divorce papers and tried to get her to forget about the divorce but that did not happen. They ended up getting divorced on September 13, 1946. Amy's death was due to Alcohol Intoxication, and Marilyn's death was due to Barbiturate overdose. Two completely different people, yet a lot of similar things happen to them in life. They both went through depression, failed at relationships, and their death.