Struggle Between Good And Evil In Before We Were Free By Julia Alvarez

Anon says that, “All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil.” In the novel, “Before We Were Free” by Julia Alvarez, this dissertation is proven with the main conflict of the story. “Before We Were Free” takes place in the Dominican Republic during the 1960’s, and that’s where the conflicts come in. In these conflicts, there are struggles between “good and evil,” like Anon says. These conflicts can also be connected to real life situations since the story is based off of actual history in the Dominican Republic. The main conflict throughout the story was between the citizens of the Dominican Republic and the dictator, El Jefe. The main character of the book, Anita, and her family are fighting against