Summary Of In The Time Of The Butterflies By Julia Alvarez

Today,The Mirabal sisters are honored and recognized as heroines in the Dominican Republic. Thirty-nine years after the sister’s death the following day was enforced, “International Day Against Violence Against Women”. They were classified as symbols of courageous, loving, and sacrificing. In the book “In the Time of the Butterflies” written by Julia Alvarez, the character Minerva Mirabal stood out the most. She was a person who stood up to any and everything she disagreed with. Minerva was kind and caring, who opposed her president El Jefe Trujillo. Trujillo was a man who frightened other and expected a lot of respect from everyone. He was a dictator who took advantage of his power of being president.
All of the Mirabal sisters decided to