Erika Orosco 11/10/14 Beth Counihan Life in the Dominican Republic During Trujillo ‘s Era My grandmother play one of the must important roles in my life. She have been with me since the first day of my life when I was born. She is a mother of 5 children‚ my 3 ankles‚ my aunt and my mother. Through her life she have always to put on us all the good values of our culture. She have been a strong mother who worked all her life to give her 5 children a better life than what she had. While
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Abuse of Power from Rafael Trujillo the Novel In the Time of Butterflies Abstract Dictator Rafael Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic for over 30 years. He made his way to the top by destroying anyone that got in his way. This abuse of power continued throughout his reign as dictator. In the novel In the Time of Butterflies‚ Julia Alvarez gives numerous examples that express how Dictator Trujillo abused his power. Trujillo took away women’s rights ‚ took away prisoner’s rights‚ and took
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Although it quickly becomes clear that the attendance of Minerva is especially requested‚ her father decides to accept the invitation. On this festive occasion‚ Trujillo seeks contact with the 23-year-old emancipated Minerva‚ who is considered the most critical among the four sisters towards the regime. To his frustration‚ Trujillo comes to realize that he will not be able to win the desirable young woman‚ neither personally nor politically‚ over to his side (Urioste 3).retrospective narration
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In the historical references located at the end of the novel titled “The Postscripts‚” Julia Alvarez explained in detail that although she had extensively researched the Mirabal sisters and the regime of Trujillo‚ some of the characters and dates were changed in an attempt to make the readers mind travel into what it could have been like to someone who was not there (Alvarez 323-324). Alvarez was the speaker behind the sisters‚ therefore she was their interpreter
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family‚ meaning the men worked while the women stayed home and cooked‚ cleaned‚ and took care of the children. She lived in the Dominican Republic until age ten when she was forced to flee to the U.S. for safety from the shrewd Dominican dictator‚ Rafael Trujillo. Alvarez created characters and conflicts in her books‚ such as In the Time of the Butterflies‚ based on her family and her cultural experiences. Alvarez lived in a patriarchal family and had many women in her life as her mentors. She came from
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From 1930 to 1961‚ General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo held absolute control over the Dominican Republic. His strategy to stay in power was to simply murder anyone who opposed him. Thousands of people were killed during his reign of terror. Amongst those victims were three—out of four—of the Mirabal sisters‚ Patria‚ Minerva‚ and Maria Teresa. Dede was the surviving sister. In the Time of the Butterflies is a fictionalization of the lives of the Mirabal sisters from their personal views of what happened
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to mind: Rafael Trujillo. His dictatorship was defined by a rigid control over the Dominican people. But many would also have people remember another history of the Dominican Republic‚ a history of brave resistance and immense sacrifice. Two different words come to mind when thinking of this history: The Butterflies. These were the code names of Minerva‚ María Teresa‚ and Patria Mirabal‚ three sisters who were key members in an underground movement to overthrow Trujillo. In the
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and risk one’s life‚ and possibly other’s lives for a country. In the novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ by Julia Alvarez‚ Minerva Mirabal (one of 4 sisters in the story) shows a lot of courage by standing up against her country’s leader‚ Rafael Trujillo‚ and for what is right‚ risking her and her family’s lives. She performs in front of him‚ while knowing his secret‚ that he is a horrible dictator that abuses his power‚ she slaps him at a party and them leaves‚ which is illegal‚ and she protects
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for their cause. Some henchmen following the Dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo orders killed them savagely. The four sisters and the group they were involved in were a threat to this commanding dictator. They were involved with trying to over throw his cruel‚ ruthless and fascist government. The remaining sister DeDe is preserving their memories. The families’ first real run in with Trujillo was at a party to which they were invited. Trujillo had his eye on Minerva so he had the family invited to
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is not only a popular music style‚ but a famous dance style as well. This dance form is very emotional and includes romance and heatbreaks. Bachata‚ a word thought of as too vulgar or extremely rustic had a negative connotation. Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo of the Dominican Republic was different than the rest because he did not take control over people or simply concentrate on political‚ economic‚ and military activities‚ but got involve with his people through music. His favorite genre was
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