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    Amanda Jeffries In The Time Of The Butterflies From 1930 until 1961, General Leonidas Trujillo held absolute control of the Dominican Republic. His alliance and support from the army, church, and wealthy families and also the press were the foundation of his dictatorship. His formula to remain in power was simple: murder anyone who opposed him. Therefore anyone who wanted a fair government was declared an enemy of the state. General Trujillo wanted everyone to reproduce based on color. More

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    Isabella Czech FSP Dr. Ortiz- Villarelle November 5, 2015 Rafael Trujillo, a Dominican dictator, developed a harsh reputation as being one of the most violent and domineering leaders of South America in his thirty-one years of power. In The Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez provides insight into the effects of Trujillo’s infamy by sharing the stories of three Dominican sisters and their struggles to gain independence and speak their truth. The Dominican-American author dramatizes the lives of the

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    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. In the

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    problem solver has the definition in the phrase. A problem solver solves problems. Problems can also turn into major issues. An individual's acknowledgement to issues in their life can expose their true inner persona. In the books In The Time of The Butterflies and Macbeth there are many problems that the characters face. But these are problems that we can all relate to in real life. When faced with news in life people can act camly and keep their emotions in control. Macbeth was given three prophecies

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    In her book, “In the Time of the Butterflies”, Julia Alvarez explores many different themes, such as Family, Courage, and Freedom. Each of the Mirabal sisters had different personalities. Patria the oldest sister was the most religious. Dedé the second eldest was the only sister who survived. Minerva the third Mirabal sister was the one who was more wrapped up in the revolution. Maria Teresa the youngest of the sisters just wanted to be like her oldest sisters.The butterfly is a symbol for the

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    Julia Alvarez’s book, in the time of the butterflies is set in the Dominican republic- small country that shares an island with haiti .The dominican republic was under dictatorship for 31 years.The brutal dictator Trujillo was in power from 1930-1961.His dictatorship was very oppressive. He had secret police and spie everywhere he didn’t give the citizens, especially women any basic freedoms. Julia Alvarez was born in the dominican republic durican this time , but her family was able to move to the

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    The right to feel, grieve, cry out in pain is not only a uniting mechanism between the women in In The Time of the Butterflies. As illustrated by Puelo in his essay, it is a way to speak back at a dictatorship or patriarchal society that dismisses the small instances of grief, with the belief that the ones experiencing such pain do not have a right to hurt. Therefore, empowering oneself and others occurs when the right to feel for other characters and to feel in general is honored. In “Remembering

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    In the Time of the Butterflies Essay The novel In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez and the play Antigone by Sophocles, both include similar characters, situations, and actions that react to the idea of a dangerous growing authority. The characters Dede from the Time of the Butterflies and Ismene from Antigone both strive to stay out of trouble with the government; however Dede’s approach is more effective as she becomes an oracle character by the end of the novel, for she lives to tell

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    The Farming of Bones and Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of Butterflies We have all heard the saying, “it’s a man’s world”. It appears that our world is governed according to a man’s perspective and thoughts as to how the world should be run, and women gracefully bow down to this perspective and internalize those male supremacist notions of patriarchal dominance. Even with this seemingly innate belief that men have, it is still apparent at times that there is another view that is often glossed

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    The Dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo Julia Alvarez in her novel, In the Time of the Butterflies uncovers the severity of the oppression during Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The novel is written through each of the four Mirabal sisters, and displays their realization about the truth of the Trujillo regime, and eventually their plans to overthrow it. The sisters, as young girls, were blind to the oppression and tragedy in their country, but as they got older they became

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