The Mirabal Sisters are seen as huge icons in the novel in real life. They showed that regular people can end a difficult empowerment to save a nation. It had all started with one sister, and her name is Minerva Mirabal.
Minerva was the kind of girl who wanted to do good for others, in the novel and the history books. She encouraged people to join the underground to end the regime that transpired in the Dominican Republic. In the novel, she finds out that Trujillo is an atrocious man from her friend Sinita. This event actually occurred her to bring out her inner rebellion and got to the action. When Minerva attends the Discovery Dance, she slaps Trujillo for trying to get intimate with her in the novel. However, in the actual history, people say there was no slap that happened. Guests who were at the party say they heard a slap, but there is not much proof other than her using vulgar language at him. She had gone dancing with him to talk about law school, but Trujillo rejects her which had led to her anger. This event Also stated in the novel, she gets married to Manolo Tavarez Justo as she does in real life. …show more content…
According to the novel, she kept a diary, yet there is no evidence of her keeping a diary in her actual life. Mate was the kind of girl who wanted to do whatever everyone else was doing. Joining the anti-Trujillo revolution was a big decision for her as it was for her sister. In the novel, Mate says, I've lost all interest in my studies. I just go to classes in order to keep my cover as a second-year architecture student. My true identity now is Mariposa (#2), waiting daily, hourly, for communications from up north.” This quote basically states that Mate had been willing to dedicate her life to saving her country along with other lives rather than focusing on her own life and
Minerva was the kind of girl who wanted to do good for others, in the novel and the history books. She encouraged people to join the underground to end the regime that transpired in the Dominican Republic. In the novel, she finds out that Trujillo is an atrocious man from her friend Sinita. This event actually occurred her to bring out her inner rebellion and got to the action. When Minerva attends the Discovery Dance, she slaps Trujillo for trying to get intimate with her in the novel. However, in the actual history, people say there was no slap that happened. Guests who were at the party say they heard a slap, but there is not much proof other than her using vulgar language at him. She had gone dancing with him to talk about law school, but Trujillo rejects her which had led to her anger. This event Also stated in the novel, she gets married to Manolo Tavarez Justo as she does in real life. …show more content…
According to the novel, she kept a diary, yet there is no evidence of her keeping a diary in her actual life. Mate was the kind of girl who wanted to do whatever everyone else was doing. Joining the anti-Trujillo revolution was a big decision for her as it was for her sister. In the novel, Mate says, I've lost all interest in my studies. I just go to classes in order to keep my cover as a second-year architecture student. My true identity now is Mariposa (#2), waiting daily, hourly, for communications from up north.” This quote basically states that Mate had been willing to dedicate her life to saving her country along with other lives rather than focusing on her own life and