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The Mirabal sisters were instrumental in the toppling of Rafael Trujillo’s regime in the Dominican Republic. Julia Alvarez uses Las Mariposas to exhibit different ways in which people can become politicized in times of revolution. She uses these women for several reasons: they are well known, and while they all had the same up bringing they all hold different values. The Mirabal sisters became politicized in different ways and for different reasons. Minerva became a revolutionary when she saw that

A lot of important events occur between the chapters eight to ten in the novel In The Time of the Butterflies. First, Patria and Dede finally decide to help Minerva and Mate in the revolution. In the beginning Patria did not want to help because she was afraid of the trouble that would come if she joined. In addition, she was afraid for her oldest son Nelson, who she believed was following in the steps of his uncles, who were revolutionists too. Later she sent Nelson away to school, which I think

A Call to Sacrifice Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies, fictionalizes the real-life story of the four Mirabal sisters: Patria, Maria Teresa, Minerva, and Dedé. Dominican dictator, Trujillo, has Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa killed for their participation in the revolution. Though not all of the sisters gave their life, each of them sacrificed a great deal. Throughout the novel, all four sisters heard the call to motherhood. This call to motherhood is not the only call heard by the

“If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would have never received the Nobel Prize.” These are the words of the 1986 Nobel Prize winner Rita Levi- Montalcini. Rita and her twin sister Paola were born in Turin, Italy on April 22, 1909. She is the youngest of engineer Adamo Levi and painter Adele Montalcini’s four children. The oldest and the only boy Gino was a famous Italian architect, and a professor. He sadly passed away of a heart attack. The second oldest Anna

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

THE MIRABAL TIMES THE DISCOVERY DAY DANCE DESTROYED LIVES! It started with a letter…. Rafael Trujillo had sent an invitation to the Mirabal family to attend his private party. He had a special request or was it a demand because its mighty El Jefe? The invitation had mention that Minerva one of the Mirabal sisters to attend. Trujillo was the type to mess around with beautiful girls, get them pregnant, mess their lives up and move on. He even had a wife. He was trying to lure Minerva in too by

In the Time of the Butterflies, a novel by Julia Alvarez, takes place in the Dominican Republic during the time of the Trujillo regime. The main characters are four sisters, Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and Dedé, who fight against Trujillo’s oppression. All of them except for Dedé get killed in the end by Trujillo. A great amount of violence occurs over the course of the novel. Violence can either be a physical force that is rough or hurts, or an exertion of power against laws or rights that is

Discovering one’s identity has invariably been a struggle for mankind. From obstacles testing moral values to uncertainty regarding a role in life, the road to finding one’s character is not always successful. However, throughout life, different factors can have ranging impacts on the guidance of one’s identity and the shaping of who they are as a person. Whether it is family or a major life event that changes their outlook, the struggle to find one’s character can be addressed through numerous components

One often dreams of making an impact on the world; however these dreams, more often than not, remain adventurous thoughts. For the Mirabal sisters, of the Dominican Republic, dreams quickly became a reality. Minerva, María Teresa, and Patria Mirabal helped to free the Dominican Republic of their oppressive leader, Rafael Trujillo. In Julia Alvarez’s novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, the inspiring and heroic story of the Mirabal sisters is told through the perspectives of the sisters. Alvarez

The Deeper Meaning An American poet once stated, “Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree” (Pound). Every piece of literature has an impactful underlying meaning and can be interpreted into universal symbols, motifs, and patterns. Archetypal Criticism is a theory based off common myths, images, and symbols in literature. The definition of an archetype can be defined as a very typical example of a certain person or thing (Davidson). With that being said