Descriptive Essay : ' The Rush Of Butterflies '

Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor allows people to take books that they normally wouldn’t think to analyze in a certain way and opens a whole new spectrum on literature. In the TIme of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez connects with the idea and principles of Foster’s book if you take a deep look in the book you are reading. Like Foster says in chapter seven or the bible, In the Time of the Butterflies is a literary work able to connect with this chapter, having a bible reference to extend or emphasize the story thematically.

     The monarch butterfly, as known as Danaus plexippus, is often called the milkweed butterfly because its larvae eat the milkweed plant. They are also sometimes called "royalty butterflies" because their family name comes from the daughter of Danaus, ruler of Argos. There are many other interesting facts about this butterfly including its anatomy and life cycle, where the butterfly lies on the food chain, the migration from Canada to Mexico, why the butterfly is being threatened, and lastly, what is being done to help the butterfly.

Throughout history women have always been minimized from social, sexual , and political aspects juxtaposed to men. Just like in the novel  In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the author uses the Mirabal sisters to demonstrate the inequalities set in the Dominican Republic. The dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo causes the Mirabal sisters to come together and overthrow Trujillo’s regime.Trujillo. Rafael Trujillo was despised by many yet many were forced to worship him like some type of paragon. As the novel progresses, illustrations of male dominance often appear throughout each chapter. The Mirabal sisters: Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa and Dede each demonstrate the ability to overcome stigmas in order to obtain freedom.

In the book, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the four Mirabal sisters were forced to live under the political oppression of the Dominican dictator Trujillo. Despite, the thematic changes that occurred in the book, there are other information about Dominican Republic that one can further understand. The recurring topics in the book were political oppression and traditional religious practice/ beliefs. There is evidence that shows the life of people who are living under the fear of the dictator and how the religious beliefs and traditional views on women scoped the society during that time period.

“As Americans, we want peace -- we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. I'm not willing to stake one American life on trusting Saddam Hussein.” -George W. Bush. President Bush promised America that he would bring down Saddam Hussein no matter what it took. But why? Why would the president make such an imposing promise? In order to ensure the safety of his people (the Americans) such terrorists must be brought down. President Bush was willing to sacrifice the lives of many heroic soldiers to halt terrorism from afflicting this country. Are the lives of these young brave soldiers worth the sacrifice that is needed to bring change into the

Someone’s sacrifices can say a lot about their character. Minerva Mirabal is no exception. In Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies, Minerva, the protagonist, sacrifices her family, her freedom and her life for the revolution against the antagonist and dictator, Rafael Trujillo (a.k.a El Jefe) along with her sisters, Patria, Dede, and Mate. In the novel, the four sisters, better known as “Las Mariposas” (“The Butterflies”), explain their journey towards joining the revolution before their influential deaths. The sacrifices that they all make, especially Minerva, are the reasons why their rebellion is so effective.

In The Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, three of four Mirabal sisters are murdered because of their opposition to the government. The surviving sister lives to tell their story. The first four chapters come from the perspective of each sister years before they joined the revolution against Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. I picked this book to read because I have always been interested in the story of these sisters and what they have contributed to Dominican history. I have only read the first four chapters, but I am already enjoying the book. What impressed me the most is how Alvarez describes how different in personality each of the sisters are. The oldest sister is Patria, who is very religious. She almost

The book In The Time of The Butterflies by Julia Alvarez emphasizes the patriarchal culture of the Dominican Republic. Throughout the book, it was shown how much power men held over women in the Dominican culture. It was expected that the women would be housewives while the men had the real jobs. Minerva challenged this by expressing her desire to study law. The fact that the Mirabal sisters started a revolution and stood up to Trujillo especially in a culture where women are maybe afraid to speak up over men just shows how strong each of the sisters were.

In Julia Alvarez’s, In the Time of the Butterflies, the theme of family is very prevalent. It is also, apparent that there is an outreach in the book of an extended family that the Mirabal sisters keep in close contact to. The four sisters and their dysfunctional family, make for a wild mixture of personalities and attitudes that keep the family strong. From the oldest sister to the youngest, they each watch out for each other, but sometimes decide to following each other’s reckless ideas, which leads them into trouble or death. In María Teresa’s passage, she has found a way to have a connection of family and compassion to those who are not even her family.

Children learn lessons from many different aspects of their lives, but quite often they learn these lessons from books they read. Julia Alvarez enjoys teaching children and young adults important life lessons through her books about her life. In the Time of the Butterflies includes multiple examples about topics like criticism and rebellion which are issues many young adults are faced with. Since Julia Alvarez teaches such lessons, many are intrigued by her books. Julia Alvarez’s novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, demonstrates the harsh realities of life in different countries and what it is really like to fight for something desired.

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is about four sisters growing up and facing the regime built by Trujillo. Patria was the oldest of the four girls, and her sisters, in the order that they were born were, Dedé, Minerva and Maria Teresa. All of the sisters, except for Dedé, fight in revolution against Trujillo. Patria changes greatly throughout the book. As a child and a young adult, her religion is extremely important to her and she does not believe in the revolution; when she loses her child, she realizes why the revolution is important and loses her faith; while carrying her fourth and final child, she realizes she has to fight for the revolution for her unborn child.

In the novel, In the Time of the Butterflies education played a primary role in helping the women gain freedom from the chains of patriarchy they were bound in and helped men and women alike to gain the knowledge of the crimes that Trujillo’s regime was committing. Despite the important role that education played in the novel, becoming educated was not the only way that characters in the novel become politicized. The characters that became involved in the revolution through other means were stronger insurgents and remained dedicated to the revolution for a lengthier time period than the characters that became involved through education. Throughout the novel, formal education is established early on as a pivotal method of entering the uprising

We stumbled upon a huge rock with steps leading up it; my dad helped me up it because I was afraid. I was shaking every step climbing it, further up it got even more frightening because of the edge. Being careful I got up it, but then realizing heading down was the worst part. My dad wanted to take a picture of us while my dad went back down. We all sat down and smiled as my father took the picture, then said if we could hear him, we could but quietly. Coming back down I was relieved, when we started moving again, we found an old creaking cabin, that echoes inside. We found a nice spot to take a break, and talked to each other while eating snacks that my dad brought. when we finished eating we traveled even closer to The General Sherman tree. Distracted, me and my family hadn't noticed we accidentally past it; I turned around and looked up at The General Sherman Tree; it was like a huge ginger root and the branches spread far out. I wondered how old it could be. This was a trip to be remembered but sadly had to end because it was getting late. We headed back down a path to the entrance where the bus would

In Eagle River, Wisconsin June of 2006 my parents and I made the 30 minute drive from my brothers camp, Kawaga, to mine, Chippewa. I was seven years old sitting in the back seat of this car thinking about how my brother, Max, loves his camp so I would too. However, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. We arrived and my parents stopped the car to take a picture of me in front of the big red rustic sign “Chippewa Ranch Camp” it said. As we drove down the long dirt driveway it finally hit me that I was about to get out of this car and not see my parents for an entire month. I couldn’t even spend the night out I would call them to pick me up at midnight from my friends homes, how in the world was I going to survive four whole weeks of

Jack awoke, fully aware of his intentions. He was definitely in the right spot. He checked the time: 10:42pm.