In the Time of the Butterflies By Julia Alvaraz Concept Analysis By Jessie Jensen Organizational Patterns: In the Time of the Butterflies is organized into three parts—Part I‚ Part II‚ and Part III. These parts are followed by an Epilogue critical to the story. Each part of the book consists of four chapters‚ each chapter is told by a different narrator. The narrators are the four Mirabal sisters (aka the butterflies)‚ Dede‚ Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Patria. As each chapter changes narrators
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Daniel Greagan Professor Redkey 9/29/12 An Evaluation of Proactivity Julia Alvarez’s novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ portrays the lives of four sisters who grow up during General Trujillo’s dictatorship of the Dominican Republic. Once of age‚ the four sisters‚ Minerva‚ Patria‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Dede each choose their own level of involvement in the rebellion against Trujillo. In Habit One of‚ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People‚ author Stephen R. Covey writes‚ “[proactivity] means
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Claudia Garrity Mrs. Proud The Butterfly Revolution‚ William Butler Lord of the Flies‚ William Goulding 1-221; 1-208‚ Response #1 In the two novels The Butterfly Revolution and Lord of the Flies‚ both convey the themes corruptive nature of power and mankind’s potential for evil. In the Butterfly Revolution‚ boys that age from ten to seven teen attend a summer camp named High Pines. The camp was delightful for the younger boys‚ but the older boys were not so entertained. The "big boys" were
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The Butterfly Circus is an inspiring short film. It gave me a great impact especially during my very first beginning weeks of Master in Learning Sciences classes. I still feel miserable and less confident to get through this challenging course‚ but this film came just in time to encourage me‚ as per the Showman‚ Mr Mendez said to Will‚ the limbless man: “ The greater the struggle‚ the more glorious the triumph”. This film opens with a view of life in the Great Depression Era during 1930s where civilians
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Butterflies and Hibiscus Flowers: the Transformation to Womanhood during Times of Violence The transition from childhood to adulthood is never easy. For the characters in Julia Alvarez’s book In the Time of the Butterflies and Elizabeth Nunez’s Bruised Hibiscus‚ the struggles to grow into one’s self are even starker in worlds of brutality and strife. As both works of historical fiction and coming-of-age narratives‚ these stories stray from the typical coming-of-age tropes and discuss topics of violence
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September 25‚ 2012 Sometimes Even to Live is an Act of Courage In Julia Alvarez’s‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ the Mirabal sisters show just how strong sisterly bonds can truly be. Even though the sisters do not openly show their gratitude for one another‚ they all indeed have something in common. The sisters overcome many obstacles throughout the novel‚ but to overcome any obstacle‚ one has to have courage in oneself and others. In order for the sisters to be able to achieve their goals
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Feminism in M. Butterfly In the 1989 drama M. Butterfly‚ the masterwork of contemporary American playwright David Henry Hwang‚ the topic of sexual politics underlies all other themes‚ and creates a tension between the genders that pervades throughout the text; moreover‚ Hwang subverts traditional thematic aspects of sexual politics by questioning the most fundamental unit of sex by considering the very nature of gender and what defines a male or a female. These elements unite and develop a penetrating
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TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY My life is a dreadful piece of work‚ at first living with my grandparents since I was six‚ now I got the “whole world on my shoulders”‚ begging me to make a choice‚ but now I’m by myself stuck in a whole. I guess I have to toss and turn with the devil to make my choice and if I don’t make a choice soon I’ll make myself go insane. To keep myself sane I learned a new saying and it is said “to pimp a butterfly” this saying makes me feel good about myself because when I say it in
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though she was not part of the regime‚ she still suffered. Dedė’s martyrdom was to be alive without her sisters. All the things she has sacrificed has made her a heroine today. In the beginning of the novel Dedė is discussing the life of the butterflies with the interviewer because she says‚ “tell me all of it.” (Alvarez 5). She starts off by describing the three girls‚ Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Patria. “Yes‚ so different. Minerva was always into her wrongs and rights.” Dede3 realizes she is speaking
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Science Fiction is a genre that can be difficult to define. Many stories may conform to the idea of ‘what if’. As a functional genre it presents the reader with alternative possibilities using current issues in society. A Cage of Butterflies by Brian Caswell is about a group of highly intelligent children known as the ‘Think Tank’‚ who are put into an institute (the farm)‚ because of their physical deformities. They encounter the presence of a group of young paranormal children (the babies) with
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