Abstract
ABSTRACTThe processes of mythification in mass culture have proven particularly complex when it comes to women. The story “450 East 52 St.” (1983), by the Mexican writer Sergio Fernández, is an example of a global mythification of an American movie star. The story portrays Greta Garbo's proverbial androgyny as a factor of “aberrant desire” that implies gender confusion; the alteration of biological instinct; and the alternation between masculine, feminine, and neutral identities. These qualities are not created by the actress but are perceived by her fans within the sphere of mythification. The Greta of Fernández's story represents the idea of gender fluidity before it was formally conceptualized.
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