Before We Were Free Analysis

“Chucha shakes me awake. Sunlight is streaming in through the jalousie windows. Before I can ask her what’s the matter, gangster men in their dark glasses storm into the room, thrusting their guns here and there in the corners of the closet and under my bed, in search of something they can not find. Chucha and I clutch each other and watch the men pulling open drawers, throwing my clothes into the floor. Soon another bunch of men come into the room, pushing Mami in her nightgown before them. “Traitors!” they shout. Mami rushes to me and holds me so tight, I can hear her heart pounding in my head. I’m too terrified even to cry.” The following is a quote from my historical fiction novel, “ Before We Were Free”. It sets a prime example of the …show more content…
The impact he had on the country was tremendous, lasting for 31 years. El Jefe impacted society by seizing their land and property, even purge suspectful citizens homes, and shattering their families. However, this was all in the name of power and extreme order. If the family showed signs of having hatred or plans to overthrow the dictator they were most likely eliminated. This caused most of the people who lived in the Dominican Republic to move to the United States for shelter, gaining the satisfying feeling of safety and liberty at bay from his horrible rule, though many were wanted for their crimes. Also in this duration of time El Jefe commanded that his troops go search for Haitian men, women, and children, causing a massacre by killing them, in his country to “whiten” the Dominican Republic. It is estimated that 25,000 Haitian people were murdered in this genocide. Though Trujillo is no longer in command, this discrimination against the Haitian residents of the Dominican Republic still stands today, for in 2013 the supreme court system made a ruling to withdraw the citizenship of all citizens of Haitian