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The Mirabel sisters are faced with several conflicts throughout the...

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:43:44 PST

The Mirabel sisters are faced with several conflicts throughout the novel. Internally each young woman struggles with becoming who she desires to be while remaining loyal to her family wanted her to become. They each want to be loyal to their family, but some of their beliefs pull them in directions where they must make a choice. They must each decide whether loyalty or civic duty is more important to them all the while trying to be good...

What are some of the internal and external conflicts that the Mirabel...

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:22:17 PST

What are some of the internal and external conflicts that the Mirabel sisters faced?

why do people want to interview Dede so bad? like that lady who Dede...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:04:58 PST

why do people want to interview Dede so bad? like that lady who Dede doesn't want to give information to.

What ever happen to the Mirabal sisters children and husband and where...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:27:32 PST

What ever happen to the Mirabal sisters children and husband and where are they now?

What trujillo's Motivation/Agenda, Role/Voice, and Power paradigms in...

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:48:53 PST

What trujillo's Motivation/Agenda, Role/Voice, and Power paradigms in the novel

What are two quotes that Patria says in In the Time of the Butterflies...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:53:49 PST

What are two quotes that Patria says in In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvaraz that explain her development?

This novel is all about feminist and male perceptions of issues and...

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 21:48:06 PST

This novel is all about feminist and male perceptions of issues and events.Father to his tiny daughter: "You'll make a lot of mouths water."Father on daughters: A daughter is a needle in the heart."Headmistress to preteens girls: if we should start our complications we should come see herPatria: It was dangerous the way she was talking against the government...we women shouldn't get involvedLio (male) If I leave my country...

Quotes on Masculinity and Femininity

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:54:13 PST

Does anyone know ten or so quotes about how there was masculinity or femininity in the novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez?

Where are the Mirabel sisters first referred to as "las mariposas" in...

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 22:02:40 PST

Where are the Mirabel sisters first referred to as "las mariposas" in the story?

In the book, In the time of butterflies, what are some of the plot events?

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 19:02:58 PST

In the book, In the time of butterflies, what are some of the plot events?

In the novel In The Time of the Butterflies, how does Patria change...

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:25:05 PST

In the novel In The Time of the Butterflies, how does Patria change throughout the book?

What are some conflicts that each of the girls face?

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:15:37 PST

What are some conflicts that each of the girls face?

Maria Teresa. The excerpt is from a diary entry (written) rather than...

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:48:15 PST

Maria Teresa. The excerpt is from a diary entry (written) rather than from dialogue (spoken). See the second link for additional notable quotes.

In "In the Time of the Butterflies", who says the following...

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:26:51 PST

In "In the Time of the Butterflies", who says the following quote:

"El Jefe" wasn't just a physical entity; rather, the Dominican...

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:09:27 PST

"El Jefe" wasn't just a physical entity; rather, the Dominican people considered it a metaphysical force that could be conjured up by simply thinking a non-approved thought. "God and El Jefe" was also a brutal fact. Some influential religious leaders in the Dominican Republic were subdued and seduced by Trujillo in instances. Trujillo would pluck adolescent blond, blue-eyed females from Catholic boarding schools like...

I believe what it is illustrated by this reference has to do with the...

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:02:00 PST

I believe what it is illustrated by this reference has to do with the concept of who will be welcome in the Father's kingdom. This reference is found in various passages of Matthew. The following passage highlights what will happen to God's children when the Father's kingdom comes. Many references to the Kingdom of the Father, or the Kingdom of Heaven, have to do with those who suffer greatly on earth and how there is a special...

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Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:28:12 PST

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What does the allusion Pearl of Great Price mean in "In the Time of...

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:10:58 PST

What does the allusion Pearl of Great Price mean in "In the Time of the Butterflies"?

the crown of thorns is used to compare the suffering of jesus for our...

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:25:03 PST

the crown of thorns is used to compare the suffering of jesus for our sins and patria's suffering to see her son in such pain. mary watched her son suffer and die, just as patria watches her son suffer. that is patria's "crown of thorns," her suffering, for the movement. jesus suffered for our sins, patria suffered for the movement.

There is one on page 114, one on page 115.pg 114: paragraph 7pg 115:...

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:21:51 PST

There is one on page 114, one on page 115.pg 114: paragraph 7pg 115: paragraph 5the loaded dice means minerva's gamble between her wish and trujillo's wish compared to the gamble between liberty and death in the rebellion against the regime. it also symbolizes the corrupt nature of the regime.