Minerva Mirabal is not only described as intelligent, family oriented, a leader, and headstrong in what she believes in but as well an idealist, which is clearly exemplified through the works of Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies. This is first evident when Minerva says, “‘I asked the talking board what I would be when I grew up, and it said a lawyer’... For years Minerva has been agitating to go to law school… ‘It’s about time we women had a voice in running our country’” (Alvarez 10). When Minerva says this, it demonstrates the determination and willpower she has by wanting to become a lawyer. It also shows that Minerva wants to learn about the rights and the wrongs of the law and stand up for people who do not have a voice of
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Secondly, Minerva displays an act of rebellious in order to seek justice for what she believes in. As Maria Teresa describes in her journal of how Minerva and her friends were sneaking out of Immaculada Concepcion to go to Don Horacio’s house, a man who was in trouble with the police, at night to talk about the government. Minerva justifies these decisions by telling Maria Teresa that she wants her to grow up in a free country (Alvarez 39). The idea of living in a free country is Minerva’s main motivation to continue sneaking out and learning about the government from Don Horacio. Minerva knows that if she is caught sneaking out from Immaculada Concepcion, the consequences could be dire, however, she continues to do so regardless. Being powered by this idea of freedom, Minerva wants her sisters, as well as future generations to grow up in freedom. Thirdly, Minerva displays love and care not just for her sisters but as well as for her half-sisters. When going to visit Papa’s mistress house, Minerva sees one of her half-sisters and asks Margarita how she spells her …show more content…
classifies in his essay, “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression”. First of all, this is evident when Minerva was in her late teens, where she would speak out against the government in public even though it was dangerous to do so. Minerva would even take it as far to talk bad about the church for supporting Trujillo (Alvarez 51). Even though Minerva does not have guns or use physical violence to protest, she does, in fact, show a lot of hatred towards the government. By Minerva displaying a lot of hatred in short outbursts, shows her intentions of dealing with the government in a more negative and violent way. In fact, Minerva even puts not only herself but her family as well in danger when she speaks out against the government. Secondly, as time went on Minerva’s way of dealing with oppression grew and evolved. As Maria Teresa describes in her journal, “Manolo and Minerva have explained everything… everyone and everything has a code name… tennis shoes, you’d know we were talking about ammunition… pineapples for the picnic are the grenades. The goat must die for is to eat at the picnic” (Alvarez 142). As time went on Minerva changes from short outbursts of protest against Trujillo to finally taking action, such as gathering weapons with the intention of using them. Minerva now had a plan in mind and was going to execute it. In fact, Minerva knew that the only way to free herself from
Secondly, Minerva displays an act of rebellious in order to seek justice for what she believes in. As Maria Teresa describes in her journal of how Minerva and her friends were sneaking out of Immaculada Concepcion to go to Don Horacio’s house, a man who was in trouble with the police, at night to talk about the government. Minerva justifies these decisions by telling Maria Teresa that she wants her to grow up in a free country (Alvarez 39). The idea of living in a free country is Minerva’s main motivation to continue sneaking out and learning about the government from Don Horacio. Minerva knows that if she is caught sneaking out from Immaculada Concepcion, the consequences could be dire, however, she continues to do so regardless. Being powered by this idea of freedom, Minerva wants her sisters, as well as future generations to grow up in freedom. Thirdly, Minerva displays love and care not just for her sisters but as well as for her half-sisters. When going to visit Papa’s mistress house, Minerva sees one of her half-sisters and asks Margarita how she spells her …show more content…
classifies in his essay, “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression”. First of all, this is evident when Minerva was in her late teens, where she would speak out against the government in public even though it was dangerous to do so. Minerva would even take it as far to talk bad about the church for supporting Trujillo (Alvarez 51). Even though Minerva does not have guns or use physical violence to protest, she does, in fact, show a lot of hatred towards the government. By Minerva displaying a lot of hatred in short outbursts, shows her intentions of dealing with the government in a more negative and violent way. In fact, Minerva even puts not only herself but her family as well in danger when she speaks out against the government. Secondly, as time went on Minerva’s way of dealing with oppression grew and evolved. As Maria Teresa describes in her journal, “Manolo and Minerva have explained everything… everyone and everything has a code name… tennis shoes, you’d know we were talking about ammunition… pineapples for the picnic are the grenades. The goat must die for is to eat at the picnic” (Alvarez 142). As time went on Minerva changes from short outbursts of protest against Trujillo to finally taking action, such as gathering weapons with the intention of using them. Minerva now had a plan in mind and was going to execute it. In fact, Minerva knew that the only way to free herself from