Qualities of Heros in In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

They have to fight a battle against Trujillo,

Minerva was getting her law degree" (90)! María writes in her diary about this special day, the day Minerva finally got her law degree! Minerva was favorited by her parents, not only because of her dream for a law degree, but because of the responsible, young lady she's become.

Minerva and finds this. She decides to burn it because if Minerva saw it she would go with Lío.

In In the Time of the Butterflies, there are three sisters who join the revolution against an oppressive government. When Dede is on a vacation to Spain, a Canadian man tells her “It is the sweetness in them that makes them burn” (Alvarez, 320). Dede connects these words to her sisters and why they joined the revolution. It is the sweetness of Minerva, Patria, and Maria Teresa that caused them to join the revolution.

college. Even though she might have grown up with a hard life, she fought for different ways to

Dictator, a word that has haunted people throughout history, it means a leader who rules a country with absolute power, usually by force. Trujillo was a dictator of that kind, he was a role model in front of his people, but a murderer in the shadows. There were those who went against him in order to gain their freedom, among those brave souls were the Mirabel sister who fought for their freedom. These radicalists were known as The Butterflies, which consisted of the Mirabel sisters. The Butterflies went through a metamorphosis just like butterflies; they transformed themselves into symbols of peace through stages in their life.

The substantial amount of accomplishments in education and experiences in law, stands out amongst other candidates and makes her beyond qualified as a nominee. Furthermore, her life’s work can aid in her position as a Justice of the Supreme Court, where she can implement her teachings and life’s work into court

In The Time of The Butterflies there were three sisters that would gain courage to fight for their rights and to get rid of Trujillo. They knew what they what they were up against and what some of the consequences could be but they had enough courage to fight for their rights. The three sisters from the story were Mate, Minerva, and Dede. Dede did not have as much courage as her sisters but throughout the book she builds some.

injustices she saw in the world, she began to work her law degree to create a platform for her

Before setting out, she gave herself a list of rules she had to follow so that her experience would be as real as it could be. Her first rule was when looking for a job she couldn 't mention the skills she had learned from her education. Second, she had to take the highest paying job that was being offered to her. Third, she had to live

up for what was right even if it was against the dictator, Trujillo. Patria, Minerva, and

losing, Minerva still wants to play just so she will finally go to law school And save her

new layer to Minerva. She isn't the type to JUST do big flashy illegal things to

an equal opportunity into law school because she was not part of a minority that was

In the past 3 decades, women made great advancements in the workforce. First, they have become an integral part of the labour market; they have access to higher education and consequently to traditionally male dominated professions such as medicine, law and business. While statistics show that women are equal to men in terms of their numbers in the law profession, it is not clear however, whether they have achieved equality in all other areas of their employment. In this paper, I will examine women’s experiences in the law profession; whether women are earning equal salary compared to the male lawyers, do they still face barriers that are gender related and whether they have broken the glass ceiling in a profession that is supposed to be