I chose this picture of Marilyn Monroe after reading the story “Bewitched” because I felt the idea that any attribute of strong or authoritative femininity was associated with faulty and consequential leadership. In the story, Manago, the demon in human form, relentlessly pursues Toyo-o in hopes of imprisoning him in an eerie love affair. Toyo-o resists upon understanding that Manago has dark, supernatural qualities, but this just makes Manago’s pursuits all the more passionate. Clearly the audience is shown that the strongly driven Manago is the antagonist in the story. In this light, passionate feminine pursuits are framed in an undesirable light, as Manago is often called a devil, as in page 641, paragraph two, when Toy-o says, “That devil has come after me here. Keep away from her!”

Marilyn Monroe relates to the concept of strong femininity being intimidating and dreadful that was represented in “Bewitched” because in her career, and even today, Monroe had been praised as an American Treasure, due to her promiscuous and seductive qualities represented in her career, which has been carried by her ability to balance promiscuity with a strong, manipulative personality. In the many movies Monroe had been featured in, she often played the role of a voluptuous, illicit love interest that worked to ruin a relationship, among others things of that nature. This was attempted and accomplished through manipulative schemes and traits of robust femininity, that produced intimidation in the people who she engaged with. Manago relates to Monroe in this way, by showcasing attributes of strong, passionate femininity that was expressed through their pursuits of the men of interest.