Butterfly

made people feel like they were locked in a cage with no way out. The only way out through many people was religion. The problem was that religion and politics were very much connected. It is a recurring theme in this novel, In the Time of the Butterflies By Julia Alvarez. The connection of religion and politics was seen throughout this novel, allowing the reader to understand the perspective of the character that showed this thematic thread. The recurring image of the connection between…

According to Ruchir Raman in “The impact of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in modern agriculture: A review” (2017), the study that found a decline in Monarch butterfly populations due to GM corn was disproven. It was disproven because of “improper experimental design and validity and soundness of extrapolating laboratory assays to field testing” as many scientists challenged the conclusion and attempted to replicate…

literature. Generally speaking in literature, the reader may only recognize or relate to a few of the themes that the author is portraying through contrasting imagery, but to the author, all of the themes may be of importance. In The Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez conveys many themes through the use of imagery, including sacrifice, feminism and religion. Alvarez uses contrasting imagery to develop the story’s theme…

“God Damnit Kendrick you did it again” Noah said with my headphones on listening to “To Pimp a Butterfly” for the first time with Alexis and I in our third period rotation class. The moment that had the most impact on me was meeting Alexis and Noah. This happened when I was in seventh grade and we all had the same third period which was rotation. I had sat next to Noah as we have last names that all close alphabetically. While the first few days we did not talk as we did not know each other but…

Painted Lady Butterfly Project What affects the speed of metamorphosis? In this particular project, students of past semesters have raised painted lady butterfly larvae. Once they formed chrysalises, the butterflies were then placed in different temperatures of cold, warm and room temperature for approximately five days. After the five days in these temperatures, they were then all placed in room temperatures, until they emerged. Data such as days spent in the chrysalis and the temperatures…

his team and trespasses in the past, three examples of this are, Eckels laughs and chuckles at the “butterfly effect” as if it is a joke, he foolishly points his gun at a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and single handedly breaks the most important rule of the team to stay on the path. One instance in which Eckels disregards the safety of his team and trespasses in the past is when he jokes about the “butterfly effect” and is in disbelief of it. “Say we accidently kill one mouse here. That means all the…

Archetypal Criticism in In the Time of the Butterflies Recurring symbols and themes can be found in just about any form of literature. These archetypes can easily be spotted when using a literary theory. A literary theory is used to analyze and interpret literature. Archetypal Criticism is a literary theory that focuses on common archetypes in literature. Archetypal Criticism claims that certain characters recur in literature, and there are no new stories (Davidson). Archetypal Criticism can be…

Introduction Aung San Suu Kyi is a Myanmarian human rights advocate who championed non-violent opposition to Burma’s (Myanmar) military government and helped establish the National League for Democracy (NLD). Despite being Burman by birth, Suu Kyi was educated overseas and until the late 1980’s lived in the UK with her husband and children. However on a return visit to Burma, Suu Kyi observed police terror, political turmoil and calls for democratic reform in the country. These were emphasized…

things get done” (Forbes and Prevas). Some people argue that ambition leads to positive outcomes. While others argue that ambition leads to negative outcomes. In the tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and in Alvarez’s novel, In the Time of the Butterflies the characters of Macduff and Minerva show how having controlled ambition leads to great results. In the tragedy Macbeth the character Macduff shows controlled ambition will lead to positive outcomes. Macduff finds Malcolm at the…

The monarch butterfly, also known as Danaus plexippus, is recognized as America’s state insect with a wing span of 4 inches and 10 centimeters long – the longest wing span ever recorded within the monarchs’ insect population (Conant, 2012). Monarchs are notorious in the United States because of their spectacular migration across Canada and the United States to the overwintering sites in central Mexico – and back again. In this case, monarchs migrate between 2,000 to 3,000 miles every single year…