This was never a problem for Minerva, her personality made her want to dig a bit deeper and venture a bit farther to see what she could learn. When going to school, she is very excited to see what life is like outside of Ojo de Agua, she says “And that 's how I got free...I 'd just left a small cage to go into a bigger one, the size of our whole country” (13).Curiosity is a trait seen prominently throughout Minerva’s life; she was the first sister who wanted to leave the house and go to boarding school, her interest in the actions of Trujillo and the Dominican government led to her meeting and becoming involved with the resistance, and unfortunately, her curiosity led to her and her sisters’ deaths Without Minerva’s curiosity, the girls would have lived out their lives, but would have lived in ignorance, unaware of the atrocities being committed around them. Without Minerva’s interest in government she would have never met and had an impact on the Dominican Resistance. Minerva’s curiosity led to enlightenment and knowledge, and as Sir Francis Bacon said; “Knowledge is power.” Minerva’s knowledge did indeed lead to her becoming a powerful voice in the resistance, as well becoming a problem for Trujillo. Trujillo could not have Minerva’s power trump his own so he had her and her sisters killed. The truth is not always directly on the surface, sometimes you have to dig around to find it, and Minerva Mirabal did a lot of digging to find the secrets of
This was never a problem for Minerva, her personality made her want to dig a bit deeper and venture a bit farther to see what she could learn. When going to school, she is very excited to see what life is like outside of Ojo de Agua, she says “And that 's how I got free...I 'd just left a small cage to go into a bigger one, the size of our whole country” (13).Curiosity is a trait seen prominently throughout Minerva’s life; she was the first sister who wanted to leave the house and go to boarding school, her interest in the actions of Trujillo and the Dominican government led to her meeting and becoming involved with the resistance, and unfortunately, her curiosity led to her and her sisters’ deaths Without Minerva’s curiosity, the girls would have lived out their lives, but would have lived in ignorance, unaware of the atrocities being committed around them. Without Minerva’s interest in government she would have never met and had an impact on the Dominican Resistance. Minerva’s curiosity led to enlightenment and knowledge, and as Sir Francis Bacon said; “Knowledge is power.” Minerva’s knowledge did indeed lead to her becoming a powerful voice in the resistance, as well becoming a problem for Trujillo. Trujillo could not have Minerva’s power trump his own so he had her and her sisters killed. The truth is not always directly on the surface, sometimes you have to dig around to find it, and Minerva Mirabal did a lot of digging to find the secrets of