Eva Peron Myth

The second part to the “woman of the black” myth is “Eva the good” (Taylor, 1981, p.83). This Eva Peron was shown as being a woman that survived her terrible lifestyle as a child, rose past all of her circumstances, and worked hard enough to become the leader that she was viewed as by many. This myth shows that even though Eva was raised in a very bad living circumstance, she had a goodness about her that attracted people like Juan Peron into her life (Taylor, 1981, p.83). This myth makes it so that, Juan Peron was the bad guy that tried to corrupt Eva, and that he used her to his benefit because she had a charming tendency about her. This myth also takes a turn and says that Eva Peron was the strong one that forced her husband to obey her and follow her footsteps and that he probably despised her for that. Until the point
72). I think that this myth takes a wide turn away from her being seen as “the woman of black” because even with her being born into poverty, and considered as having little to no significance at an early age, this did not stop her from dreaming. Regardless of the situations that she found herself in, she still dreamed of one day becoming a talented actress that would live a better life; this gave her hope (Taylor, 1981, p.73). After she became successful and moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She did not allow herself to be trapped into the social hierarchy; instead, she reached out to others and gave herself over to preforming acts of charity and standing up for the rights of women. This was her way of giving hope to others and becoming the Lady of Hope that her faithful people displayed her to be (Taylor, 1981). In the “Lady of Hope” myth, Eva Peron meets her future husband who will also be the future president of Argentina at a benefit instead of being the seducing temptress that she was made out to be in other myths (Taylor,