The Four Mirabal Sisters In In The Time Of The Butterflies

The novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, explains the life of the four Mirabal sisters. There was Minerva, Maria Teresa, Dede, Patria. The only survivor was Dede. These girls played a major role in getting rid of the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic. Las Mariposas was their code name. They fought to overthrow Trujillo out of office, even though he forced himself in. Patria, Mate, Minerva lost their lives trying to free others. A butterfly symbolizes deep and powerful representations of life. When I view a butterfly I think of it as hope and changes for the better. All the mirabal sisters wanted was equality and fair treatment for themselves, and everyone else. What's so significant about their code name is that it matches