In the Time of the Butterflies Group

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dancingchick27
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What does the author want us to know about ourselves and our world in this book? How does she do this?

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Posted by dancingchick27 on Sunday January 6, 2008 at 1:15 PM and tagged with alvarez, in the time of the butterflies, purpose, theme.

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  1. sagetrieb Teacher
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    In “The Postscript” Alvarez explains that she wants us to see the Mirabel sisters as ordinary women who acted with courage to do the right thing. She says that “these sisters, who fought one tyrant, [can serve] as models for women fighting against injustices of all kinds.” Thus, she wants us, especially women but all people too, can bring about change in the world if we develop convictions and remain true to them. She also wants to “bring acquaintance of these famous sisters to English-speaking readers,” and in doing this bring understanding across cultures. To accomplish this she embeds Spanish and local idiom in the English language of the story, so that the mixing of the language serves as a way to introduce cultures to each other. In mixing cultures, she suggests, we promote peace and goodness rather than violence and hate.

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    Posted by sagetrieb on Monday January 7, 2008 at 5:43 PM