Rafael Correa

The film of The Language of Butterflies was released on June 16 in 2000 with the director, José Luis Cuerda. It is about a shy child and his kind teacher in 1936, during the civil war in Spain. Moncho, is afraid to start school, and it is up to the kind and compassionate Don Gregorio to help him. When the civil war begins, the lives of the two are changed. In my opinion, history was an important part of the history of Spain and I will tell you the movie three point seven of five stars. The…

relatives. As the months go by, Anita starts to notice that her relatives are leaving the compound one by one except for her family. Papi, Anita's dad, starts attending secret meetings and readers later discover that he was planning to assassinate Rafael Trujillo, the dictator of the country. Both Anita's dad and uncle who were involved in the assassination, were captured by the dictator's son who later rose to power. Anita and her mother fled the country to New York where her cousins resided…

The poem “In the Time of Butterflies” written by an online user relates to the general plot of the book because of how it relates to a scene, represents the tone and gives an insight of the motives of most of the sisters. It is a clear representation of a lot of the elements found within the novel. One of the most important scenes in the novel is when Patria, one of sisters, overcomes her fears and joins the rebellion. The poem reflects this scene with a line in the poem, “to fight for our…

A simile used to describe in figurative language that Mamá took carefully guarded her girls from lustful men who wanted to take advantage of them as a protective mother. The quote illustrates a biblical symbolism and Patria compares herself to Jesus’s resuscitation with her recovery and realization of the harsh circumstances she had suffered from seeing both her son and husband being taken away to prison. A passage that illustrates society and that time. Most Dominican families accustomed to…

Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies is a work of historical fiction set in the Dominican Republic, during the oppressive regime of Rafael Trujillo ultimately about the story of the Mirabal sisters, who band together to fight for freedom against their oppressive tyrannical ruler. Dede, Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Patria show great determination, strength, faithfulness, and courage in their fight for freedom against their patriarchal government. The four Mirabal sisters value freedom…

“¿Sabes por qué nunca pude perdonarte? Porque nunca lo lamentaste de verdad.”(Vargas Llosa, 102) This is a quote from one of the books main characters Urania Cabral, a main character whose purpose serves not just to give an interesting story. She represents a group of oppressed people who still suffered consequences brought from Trujillo era in present day. This quote not only echoes with Urania but all the main characters, as how can they ever truly forgive a person who never had any remorse to…

“Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.” This quote perfectly describes Patria who is one of the sisters in the book, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. This novel takes place in the 1900’s in the Dominican Republic while it was under the rule of Trujillo. Trujillo ran a dictatorship in the Dominican Republic for over 30 years with strict rules and harsh punishments. The story follows the real lives of the Mirabal sisters and each chapter is…

Sports Tourism: 2017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Sports tourism is a growing and worthwhile field that allows spectators to either watch or actively participate in their favorite sport. For tennis fans, one of the ultimate experiences is spectating the 2017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. In order to fulfill the wishes of many tennis fans, a sports tourism organization named Destination Tennis has agreed to take 10 tennis spectators to this tournament. To do so, Destination Tennis must have a clear…

Character Development of Minerva Mirabal The Mirabal Sisters were Dominican Republicans who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. They were well known for their patriotic actions. They were four sisters, three of which were active in the revolution, Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa. They were known as the “Mariposas”. Minerva was the most active in the revolution against Trujillo. She was the third child of Enrique Mirabal and Mercedes Reyes. She was considered the brave one, or at…

to 1961, the Dominican Republic suffered under the regime of Rafael Trujillo, arguably the harshest US-backed dictator Latin America ever saw. As a military dictator, Trujillo was known for his violence, obsession with order, and racism to the extremes of genocide, instilling fear in the hearts of all his subjects. This story reflects two typical days in the subject’s life. At his request, the subject’s name has been changed. Rafael Ocaña wakes, as he always does, at dawn. He climbs carefully…