12‚ 2014 In The Time of Minerva Mirabal In my tenth grade literature class this year I had the opportunity to read a book that I had never thought about reading. To my surprise‚ once I started reading I couldn’t stop. The book was titled‚ “In The Time of The Butterflies.” This book spoke of four sisters who were just trying to survive. One of the sisters‚ however‚ decided she wouldn’t just survive‚ she would fight. This young woman was known as Minerva Mirabal‚ the outspoken butterfly. How would
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The novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ explains the life of the four Mirabal sisters. There was Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ Dede‚ Patria. The only survivor was Dede. These girls played a major role in getting rid of the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic. Las Mariposas was their code name. They fought to overthrow Trujillo out of office‚ even though he forced himself in. Patria‚ Mate‚ Minerva lost their lives trying to free others. A butterfly symbolizes deep and powerful representations
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The Mirabal Sisters. Four Dominican women‚ daughters and mothers from Salcedo named Ojo de Agua (as of Nov. 2007 the province is officially named Hermanas Mirabal)‚ Dominican Republic. Daughters of Enrique Mirabal Fernández and Mercedes "Chea" Reyes Camilo. These women followed their convictions with bravery and selflessness to fight for what they believed. To fight against a dictator’s rule they felt was wrong. Three of them - Patria‚ Minerva‚ and Maria Teresa - gave their lives for their cause
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Alora Mize Ms. Totty Adv Lit 4 February 2013 Patria Mercedes Mirabal On February 27‚ 1924 Patria Mirabal‚ the oldest of the four butterflies‚ was born “coming out‚ hands first‚ as if reaching up for something.” (p.44) Early on in Patrias life‚ she realized she was being called into a religious life. Patria would freely bequeath any and all of her belongings‚ to anyone that would ask. The children and their parents who lived nearby‚ began to “send their kids over to ask [Patria] for a cup of
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Butterflies is a book about a family of sisters that fight to take back their right of freedom in the Dominican Republic. The Mirabal sisters grew up in a prosperous family and were well cultured and educated women at a time when most women did not obtain a good education. It is important to know what the Mirabal sisters did for their country and how their past actions still affect and impact the people today in the Dominican Republic. To win this freedom‚ the Mirabal sisters had to give up their well-being
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Today‚ the Mirabal Sisters are honored and recognized as heroines in the Dominican Republic and in parts of the world. They are symbols of courage‚ love‚ and sacrifice. The Mirabal sisters were known for their courageous acts. Their names were Patria‚ Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Dede. The eldest three Patria‚ Minerva‚ and Maria Teresa were the ones who were involved in the protest. And were also the ones who ended up getting killed. Rumors say that a cab driver came to their home was hired by Trujillo
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Julia Alverez and The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. While the effects of the tyrannical regime were direct and immediate for the Mirabal family‚ it was much more indirect and subtle for the Carabal family. Both novels carried overarching themes of love‚ oppression and the quest for freedom. The Mirabal sisters‚ Minerva‚ Patria‚ Maria and Dede along with their husbands lived under the ruthless and domineering regime of Trujillo from 1938 to 1960. They lived in
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The Mirabal sisters undergo tremendous transformations throughout their lives. When Trujillo’s dictatorship begins affecting their families‚ they become upstanding women. As a result of their outspokenness‚ the sisters earn the nickname Mariposas‚ meaning “Butterflies”. Butterflies do not begin their lives as the colorful and graceful creatures many people initially think of. They begin as caterpillars. At a specific time in their lives‚ caterpillars undergo a change known as metamorphosis and become
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Julia Alvarez a Dominican-American novelist whose own father had escaped Trujillo’s reign during its death climax. She heard from her father about 3 sisters who were political activist. Julia Alvarez wrote a novel called In the time of the Butterflies to create her own form of justice towards the Mirabal sisters and Rufino de la Cruz their driver who was also killed with them. In her novel there are multiple themes present such as corruption and control which is a very significant theme since
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Deanna Sheehy Take-Home Test In the Time of the Butterflies 1. All the sisters lose their innocence pretty early into the novel. Minerva was the first to learn about the real world around her. While at boarding school with Patria and Maria Teresa‚ she meets a girl named Sinita who tells her the truth about Trujillo. Minerva realizes that her country isn’t as she thought it was. Patria realizes the same thing while out on a retreat in the mountains. She witnesses a young man about the age
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