In the Time of the Butterflies | Social Concerns
A fictionalized biography of the lives of four young women growing up in the Dominican Republic under the dictator Raphael Leónidas Trujillo, In the Time of the Butterflies brings alive the terror and anxiety of living in that time and place. The overarching concern is human rights, played against the consequences of a dictator's ability to gain total control over a nation, holding the lives of the people hostage to his whims. Underlying concerns are the rights of women in any society, freedom to make choices, and the right to live in a free society. "May I never experience all...
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