Catherine Kennedy Informative Essay
Jacqueline Kennedy once said, “One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness” (Anzia). Jackie Kennedy faced many great ordeals in her lifetime. When she was a child, her parents divorced, which was unusual for the time period. The separation of her parents led to Jackie becoming closed off. When Jackie Kennedy was married to John F. Kennedy, she had a miscarriage, a stillbirth, and a baby who died shortly after birth. Jackie Kennedy also had to face the death of her husband, from a communist killer. All the events that took place in Jacqueline Kennedy’s life led to how she handled her husband’s presidency and his assassination. Jacqueline Kennedy had a childhood of sophistication and wealth. However, some people believe she did not
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Jackie Kennedy took the death of her husband quite strongly. She became very depressed and was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Some people would argue and say she was only acting to make the public sympathize even more with her. “Jackie was, in her word, stunned when other friends said they hoped she would marry again. ‘I consider that my life is over,’ she informed them, ‘and I will spend the rest of my life waiting for it really to be over.’ She became indignant when, however well-meaningly, people suggested that time would make everything better” (Leaming). Over and over again, Jackie Kennedy relived the exact moment her husband was shot. She was always thinking what she could have done better to try and prevent his death. Jacqueline Kennedy had multiple thoughts of suicide after the death of her husband. Jackie Kennedy was so traumatized by the death of her husband she even confided in Father McSorley, “Speaking again of the prospect of killing herself, Jackie told him that she would be pleased if her death precipitated ‘a wave’ of other suicides because it would be a good thing if people were allowed to ‘get out of their misery’” (Leaming). This shows how greatly Kennedy’s death affected her. She no longer wished to be alive. She wanted everyone to be put out of their misery including herself. Though, when she went out in public she tried to gather herself so no one would fully understand the depth
Jackie Kennedy took the death of her husband quite strongly. She became very depressed and was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Some people would argue and say she was only acting to make the public sympathize even more with her. “Jackie was, in her word, stunned when other friends said they hoped she would marry again. ‘I consider that my life is over,’ she informed them, ‘and I will spend the rest of my life waiting for it really to be over.’ She became indignant when, however well-meaningly, people suggested that time would make everything better” (Leaming). Over and over again, Jackie Kennedy relived the exact moment her husband was shot. She was always thinking what she could have done better to try and prevent his death. Jacqueline Kennedy had multiple thoughts of suicide after the death of her husband. Jackie Kennedy was so traumatized by the death of her husband she even confided in Father McSorley, “Speaking again of the prospect of killing herself, Jackie told him that she would be pleased if her death precipitated ‘a wave’ of other suicides because it would be a good thing if people were allowed to ‘get out of their misery’” (Leaming). This shows how greatly Kennedy’s death affected her. She no longer wished to be alive. She wanted everyone to be put out of their misery including herself. Though, when she went out in public she tried to gather herself so no one would fully understand the depth