San Rafael

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…

Specific Analysis: As Dedé is the only one of the four sisters still alive, she feels responsible for making sure that they are remembered correctly as opposed to being glorified. She contrasts the women they actually are to the heroines that the public sees to show that they, too, are ordinary humans with strengths, weaknesses, and morals. However, she believes that even her own nieces and nephews stereotype her sisters as heroines because of their fame, only knowing the courage and…

all. They all have been set free during the spell of the revolution. After they were released, the murderers are always on TV, doing all sorts of interview about what they have done; like it was something to be proud of. What a shame! May 30,1961 (Rafael Trujillo October 24,1891- May 30 1961) Dede should read the newspaper more often. How can anyone miss the day of Trujillo’s assassination! It was all over the news. he was assassinated by a group of seven men; some also said that a few of the…

The Life of Junot Diaz and His Notable Works Junot Diaz is known for incorporating different genres in his works that stem from the traumatic events that he and his family experienced under the wrath of the dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic for more than 30 years, before becoming immigrants (Contreras 5).“Diaz establishes an interesting technique that brings together different genres of North American pop culture: the comic book, science fiction film, and 1960’s…

In Nelly Rosario’s book “Song of the Water Saints”, Rosario write about this five generation Dominican family starring Graciela and her mother Mai, following by her daughter Mercedes, then Mercedes’s daughter Amalfi and finally Lelia, Amalfi’s daughter. One sees similar conflicts with each mother-daughter duo. Therefore, showing how unstable Mother and Daughters relationships were due to different values in each generation valued. Rosario shows the strict relationship between Graciela and…

Julia Alvarez’s novel, In The Time of The Butterflies, depicts the journey to revolutionize under Rafael Trujillo’s regime. The novel focuses on the Mirabal family and their four sisters: Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Teresa. The story’s main plot concentrates on the sisters’ journey to defeat their dictator, Trujillo, who inflicts torture upon them. Together, the sisters unite their country. The sisters and many characters from In The Time of The Butterflies use education, unity, and love…

Conclusion In her community, Ingrid Encalada LaTorre is an exemplary model to her children, family, and peers. To that end, Ingrid worked in service of the elderly, is rearing well-behaved and healthy children, and continually contributes to society; she is not a violent criminal or a threat to national security. Furthermore, when she immigrated, Ingrid chose to find legitimate employment so that she could earn a life in the U.S. Although Ingrid did commit a crime in pursuit of this dream, her…

Rhetorical Analysis of In the Time of the Butterflies Julia Alvarez, in her novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, emphasizes the humanity of the Mirabal sisters, that many portrayals of leave out, in favor of highlighting their heroism. In order to make the Mirabals more relatable and to show that there’s a hero hidden in all of us, she (Alvarez) shows us their weaknesses, their fears,and most importantly, their faults. Alvarez’s purpose in my selected passage (pages 108-112), is to show that…

In the Times of the Butterflies is a novel written by Julia Alvarez. The novel followed the four Mirabal sisters contrasting roles as females that sets their decisions on whether−or not−they wanted to follow the anti-Trujillo movement throughout this movie. The sisters are, Dede, Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Patrai. Dede and Minerva are the most conflicted on the whole movement, while Maria Teresa and Patria’s was less conflicted and their participation in the Trujillo movement was more of an…

In Here's to You, Jesusa! written by Elena Pontiatowska and In the Time of the Butterflies written by Julia Alvarez each struggle with survival in countries where a woman is abused physically or mentally.In Here's To You, Jesusa!, Jesusa a Las Solderias deserted by her spouse and menial job clashes. Jesusa's conflict with the jurisdiction with police officers and the struggle of abuse stem from her lacking identity and belonging, therefore manipulation easily happens. In the Time of the…