Mirabal sisters

Minerva is driving back from the capital with her parents after Enrique Mirabal, now insane, is released from prison. The rainy weather is the physical incarnation of the metaphorical storm that began for the Mirabal family when Minerva slapped Trujillo at the Discovery Day dance: "And then the rain comes down hard, slapping sheets of it." It also represents Trujillo's power; the island is saturated in wetness as well as in the influence of the dictatorship. This quotation thus demonstrates the…

her rewriting of the history of the Mirabal sisters, three women who were murdered during the Trujillo years who have consequently become national heroines of mythic proportion (a fourth sister survived) (Barash 12). As with the story of Salomé, in In the Time of the Butterflies Alvarez does not have enough exact detail to recount their stories: “What you will find here are the Mirabals of my creation, made up but, I hope, true to the spirit of the real Mirabals”. Albeit that Alvarez had…

article in classroom to assist you in this. How do Malala and the Mirabal sisters mirror each other? Be specific about how and why they are similar. Give examples from the text. Do you relate to any of the sisters on any level? Be sure to explain your position and which sister if applicable. Do not simply say yes or no; this will result in point loss. This should be 2-3 paragraphs in length. Malala and the Mirabal sisters have many thing in their personality that mirror. The most…

The Mirabals; Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, were the butterflies of the rebellion against Trujillo. They helped start the Fourteenth of July Movement against the regime. For many Dominicans, they were their hope of restoring the country from corruption and injustice. They were a symbol for courage, as they freed themselves from the shackles of El Jefe and stood up to him. They did not settle for oppression. Just like butterflies, they spread their wings, showing off their beautiful colors,…

belonged to underground groups that supported a revolution. Three of the most prominent members of this group were the Mirabal sisters: Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa. Minerva Mirabal was the first of the sisters to have these revolutionary ideas, and was the most radical of the three. In the historical fiction novel, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, Minerva Mirabal embodies the traits found admirable by the common Dominican person. Minerva takes a stand against the oppressive…

In the Time of the Butterflies is a book centered around revolution. In her essay, she stresses the Mirabal sisters roles in the underground revolution. Even though they didn't fight physically, the sisters still put up a fight. Mate would write in her journal, “...the revolution is a chance for me not be known as the baby of the family.” Minerva didn’t need a journal to express her feeling because she…

was no hint of morality to his rule over the people of Mesopotamia. Hammurabi led through violence, where the Mirabals and Suu Kyi led with peace, showing the clear distinction between leaders who are merely effective and leaders who are moral in their intentions and in the way that they lead. Hammurabi shows that his leadership was assault as opposed to true leadership, where the Mirabals and Aung San Suu Kyi clearly lead through the words of Eisenhower and never beat people over the head,…

Republic under the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo and the story of the Mirabal Sisters. The Dominican Republic is ruled by a fascist dictator named Rafael Leonidas Trujillo or El Jefe, who runs and ruins everybody life who do not listen. The Mirabal Sisters were four sisters who formed a rebellion against the malevolent dictator and were killed because of his constant abuses against the people. One of the sisters, Minerva, shows exemplary amounts of courage throughout the novel. She…

Minerva Mirabal is not only described as intelligent, family oriented, a leader, and headstrong in what she believes in but as well an idealist, which is clearly exemplified through the works of Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies. This is first evident when Minerva says, “‘I asked the talking board what I would be when I grew up, and it said a lawyer’... For years Minerva has been agitating to go to law school… ‘It’s about time we women had a voice in running our country’” (Alvarez…

Through time, femininity has been viewed as a weakness, but through the symbolism and characterizations of the Mirabal girls, Alvarez displays how femininity can function as a hidden strength. The Mirabal girls face challenges that any revolutionary might expect, with the added attacks on their abilities because of their femininity. Instead of being discouraged and abandoning their womanhood to adopt a masculine, heroic-archetype demeanor, the girls use their supposed “weakness” to their…