In the Time of the Butterflies Questions on Resistance
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In In the Time of the Butterflies, why does the church turn against Trujillo?
The church finally takes a stand against Trujillo's regime after witnessing the way in which Trujillo ruthlessly bombs and kills his own people. In the novel, Patria witnesses this, and feels a...
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What is the meaning of the title "In the Time of the Butterflies?"
In the Time of the Butterflies is intended to reveal the conditions of tyranny and the need to resist it even to death. In the book, Julia Alvarez dramatizes the story of the Mirabal sisters, who...
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How and why did the Mirabal sisters meet their demise?
In her work, The Time of the Butterflies, Alvarez tells of the Mirabal sisters' death as narrated by Dede and told to her by various people. There existed different accounts of their death even by...
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How was the underground resistance movement named in The Time of the Butterflies? What roles did each Mirabel sister...
As you state in your question, you can find the answer to this towards the end of Part II of the novel. It is Minerva who gives this movement its name, suggesting the movement "name ourselves after...
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What connection can be made about Patria from the given passage in The Time of Butterflies?
After the stillborn birth of a child, Patria suffers a religious crisis, and she begins to question her loyalty to Trujillo. She doubts her faith in God, too, but she does not yet join her sisters...
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Themes in "In the Time of the Butterflies"
Key themes in "In the Time of the Butterflies" include courage, resistance to oppression, and the power of sisterhood. The novel explores how the Mirabal sisters confront the brutal Trujillo...
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Which groups, within and beyond the Dominican Republic, support or resist Trujillo in "In the Time of the Butterflies"?
The book's primary focus is on the resistance movement, the Fourteenth of June Movement. The group was founded by Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa Mirabal who, along with Felipe Alou were all...