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arabera Olivia Sabol 5 years ago

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In the Time of the Butterflies

The narrative revolves around the Mirabal sisters, focusing on their roles in the resistance against the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The story is structured using a frame device, where Dede, the surviving sister, recounts the events that led to the tragic demise of her sisters.

In the Time of the Butterflies

emerging theme 2

emerging theme 1

In the Time of the Butterflies

Patria

Subtopic

Marla Teresa

observations on structure
Lines between passages (time jumps)
Labeled subtopics (11, 20, 24)
Foreshadowing (28)- Minerva saves the day foretells her leadership in the movement
Foreshadowing (14)- the room of veils foreshadows Lina’s outcome
Minerva protects Sinita (28)
Lina’s fate reveals Trujillo’s truth to Minerva (23)
Minerva befriends Sinita (14)
Papa lets Minerva go to school (12)
Family (15, 17, 24)
Blood (menstruation and cut) (15, 18, 20)
Secrets (16, 17, 23, 27)

Minerva

Structural Observations
Foreshadowing (8)- Papa’s fortune for Dede.
Frame story (Dede the survivor is the story that surrounds the inside story of the sisters)
Frame Device (interview)
Flash back (8)
key events
Silent panic of the family after Papa’s drunken remarks (10)
Papa’s Fortunes (8)
Dede’s interview
repeated images, phrases or ideas
Portraits (5, 6)
Museum (1, 5, 6, and 7)
Garden imagery (3, 4, 5, and 8)