In The Time Of The Butterflies Book Report

From February of 1930 through May of 1961, the Dominican Republic fell subject to the tyranny of General Rafael Trujillo. Throughout his dictatorship, Trujillo relentlessly abused his power of authority and exploited the rights of his citizens. Meanwhile, underground resistance movements began to form, all with the intentions of expelling Trujillo from power. Though these resistance movements were mostly comprised of men, it is the Mirabal sisters who are likely the most notorious of these revolutionaries. In her novel

Courage by Maybelline Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s Maybelline. Or maybe it’s courage! Many people can be born with a perfectly clear face, or the oh so perfect rosy cheeks. Then there is some that have to work a little bit harder than others.

That being said if people were caught talking to her the public would consider them an activist even if they weren’t. It all started when Minerva would dream of having an education so when she was twelve she begged her father to go to school. At first he denied, but after Minerva’s strong convincing he finally agreed. When she was

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 archetypal can be defined as a very typical example of a certain person or thing (Davidson). With that being said, readers can apply Archetypal Criticism to In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez.

She is educated, wise and gives Lily something she lacked in her life, which is, love. Lily is finally surrounded by a positive and loving community. This makes her more comfortable and susceptible towards being a new person. The sisters are catholic and pray every day to mary. It has taught her to forgive, and accept others.

Exploring part one of the novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, reflects and reveals Minerva’s dynamic perception of the ongoings taking place in her country. Her view starts off a bit brainwashed and conditioned by society, but as the story progresses, she gains a realization of her sense of self. Meeting Minerva for the first time, she introduces a rabbit locked in a cage. Minerva opens the cage and tries to free her, but the rabbit does not wish to leave (Alvarez 11).

Glaspell uses the plot, irony, and symbolism to develop the theme of sisterhood in this story. Among the elements used in this story, the plot seemed to be a strong literary element used to lay

Throughout In The Time Of The Butterflies, Patria goes from being very religious and attending church often to losing all her faith, to falling in love and risking everything for her family, and even losing her child to a miscarriage and having to overcome the tragedy, all within her short life. At a very young age, Patria, is brainwashed by nuns and the religious commitments of being a Roman Catholic. After this exposure, Patria longs to be like the nuns. For the majority of her life, she aspires to follow god in hopes god will take care of her throughout her entire life.

Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies is a work of historical fiction set in the Dominican Republic that focuses on the four Mirabal sisters who bond together to rebel against the corrupt leader of their country, Rafael Trujillo. The four Mirabal sisters, Patria, Dedé, Minerva, and María Teresa form closer relationships with each other as they figure out a way to bring down the tyranny of Rafael Trujillo. Although they have a mutual goal, each of the Mirabal sisters has different feelings and thoughts throughout this time period. The theme of coming-of-age and identify is best exemplified through the character of María Teresa, known as Mate, through the ways she matures throughout the novel and becomes her own person who stands up for what she believes in.

Mariam’s and Laila's experiences throughout the book teach them important lessons about the significance of love, family, and sacrifice, shaping their characters' identities

They are never easy prey for whatever adversaries, and incognizant of what hounds them, they live comfortable lives until certain people try to kill them. Thenceforth, their lives revolve around fear, escape, and fighting. Eventually, they come together to seek the reason they are wanted dead. Meeting enemies that later become allies, learning the truth, experiencing the passion of love, and getting separated again, can these sisters be able to face the inevitable battles presented by their destinies? Having the themes of the power of love and the outcome of betrayal, this fantasy adventure novel mixed with romance is well written and easy to read.

Because of the abstinence of her mother, Lily lacks the knowledge of how to be a lady in her society. In the 60s, women were expected to be married at a young age, usually giving up their life in order to stay at home and have babies. If they did had jobs, they were very low paying. Also, they were expected to do common house chores inside such as cooking and cleaning, look attractive and listen to their husbands because they were the caretakers. The men, however, were expected to work, provide for their family, and do outside jobs such as mowing the lawn or washing cars.

Miranda is the only women on an island with a population of three people, her father, Prospero, and a beast, Caliban. Having had no female role model she has been raised and tutored by her father. Through this process, she is now a young woman, teenager really, who appears to be a dutiful, obedient and virtues daughter. She is the image of purity and innocence. (Vaughan 73)

They create sisterhood, a solidarity that exceeds the boundaries of status and ethnicity. Even Rosa and Zuela take encouragement from sisterhood. They both have been friends during their childhood but parted ways after a far-reaching incident (68). The pilgrimage to Laventille or rather their unexpected reunion has then rekindled this friendship. Just this renewed friendship encourages Rosa to move on.

butterfly In your seventeen years, you have learned something crucial about your family: there is a curse that looms over each one of you, you are doomed to death, desolation and destruction. (That is why you were born, that is why your mother was floated that is why you were sent to the Earth and that is why Bellamy’s soulmate has a knife to his neck.) If it were any other person alive, perhaps even yourself, they would be lying in the dirt by now but not her, not the girl who has just shouted the words carved neatly across his back ("Bellamy Blake?