Hermanas Mirabal Province

In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez, takes place in the Dominican Republic during Trujillo’s control of the country. Dedé and Minerva are two extremely different Mirabal sisters, shown by how they respond to Trujillo taking over their country. Dedé and Minerva are only two of the sisters. There are four in total: Minerva, Dedé, Patria and María Teresa. The four sisters take turns throughout In the Time of the Butterflies telling their stories from the 1940s while living in the Dominican

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 the story of the Mirabal sisters. Dede uses her relationship with her sisters and her own family to survive through the dangerous reign of Trujillo. When facing a regime such as Trujillo's regime, the survivors who live to tell their story, like Dede, are crucial to understanding

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 the story of the Mirabal sisters. Dede uses her relationship with her sisters, as well as her own family to survive through the dangerous reign of Trujillo. When facing a regime such as Trujillo's regime, the survivors who live to tell their story, like Dede, are crucial

repeatedly embedded into my head by my father, as maybe the same from one of your parent's. In the Time of the Butterflies is a book about sisters that fight to take their god-given right of freedom in the Dominican Republic. To win this freedom, the Mirabal sisters had to give up their safety, give up their childhoods, and give up their lives. Julia Alvarez, the author of the book, takes the readers through these sisters journey's of fighting against their dictator Trujillo, and the many hardships while

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

The Mirabal sisters or Mariposas, are three revolutionaries who inspired and assisted the overthrow of Rafael Trujillo, the dictator in the Dominican republic. These sisters at a young age observed countless flaws in Trujillo's Regime, he was overpowering and passed many unjust laws. The Mirabals, especially knew that they had to do something to end this terrible regime, so they joined the revolution. These brave women sacrificed raising their own children and even their own lives. These revolutionaries

Throughout the whole story the Mirabal family has overcome many obstacles and struggles. In this story Minerva is probably the one this most applied to. One of the themes is don’t let obstacles stand in the way of beliefs. Meaning don't let anything stand in your way. If you come across a roadblock do your best to overcome it and do what you feel is right. Minerva is the one character that I think applies most to this theme. In one case Minerva didn't let Trujillo stand in her way of starting the

In the Time of the Butterflies is the fictional story about a family but the twist is that they didn’t end up a family in the end. A family, the Mirabals lived in the Dominican Republic. Three of the sisters, out of the four died. It opens in 1994 with a woman interviewing one of the sisters Dede. Asking her questions about her martyred sisters. Then Dede describes her sisters Minerva, María Teresa, and Patria. Minerva is twelve years old. When she is sent to school, she learns the truth about the

Julia Alvarez’s main message being conveyed in her novel “In the Time of the Butterflies” written in 1995, is that freedom comes at the price of bravery and sacrifice. Throughout the novel, The Mirabal Sisters are at a constant fight for the freedom of themselves, their family, and even their country. They learn to use courage and make sacrifices for the sake of their family and the revolution they are involved in. The acts of courage and sacrifice that exude through this novel illustrate Julia Alvarez’s

Everyone has to mature someday Anita, main character of the book, knows that she, too, must as well, before it’s too late. With the SIM invading along with the dictator, El Jefe, looming over her family, just how fast can she do so? Anita is a twelve-year old girl living in the Dominican Republic during the 1960’s. In the book, Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez, her family is secretly opposing the government and their dictator, El Jefe (Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina), so they can someday become