The Virgencita Character Analysis

“Hear my cry, Jefe. Release my sisters and their husbands and mine. But most especially, I beg you, oh Jefe, give me back my son. Take me instead.” In this novel, family and sacrifice play a major role. The Mirabal family comes together, with much of the Dominican Republic, to overthrow the dictatorship of Trujillo. As a result, three of the four sisters are assassinated by the tyrant’s agents. This book tells their story.
Dedé was the only sister to survive. She is the second oldest of the girls and the only one that didn’t join the revolution, although she wanted to. Her husband, Jaimito, thought it best that she stayed out of politics. One of her flaws is that she is not confident in her decisions. She needed her husband to decide for her …show more content…
Many times the family turns to her to guide them through a tough time. Mama and Papa install that religion is very important in one’s life. In addition, Patria had a special encounter with the Virgencita, which she describes, “And I heard her answer me with the coughs and cries and whispers of the crowd: Here, Patria Mercedes, I’m here, all around you. I’ve already more than appeared.” Throughout all the tragedies the family endures, the Virgencita is always there for them to lean on.
Throughout the novel, flowers are mentioned frequently. They symbolize the hope that the family has. Patria puts flowers under the required picture of Trujillo, in hope that he would change his ways. She says:
It was from raising children I learned that trick. You dress them in their best clothes and they behave their best to match them…. That dressed-up boy acted like an angel! So, I thought, why not? Treat him like a spirit worthy of my attention and maybe he would start behaving himself. Everyday I changed the flowers and said a few words.
She had hope that Jefe would change his ways and let her family out of prison. These flowers show that small hint that she still believes that Trujillo can change what he has done and fix