In the Time of the Butterflies

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Emerging theme 1

In the Time of the Butterflies

Patria

finding out father is cheating

regaining faith and having an awakening

seeing dead baby

going on trip with sisters and mother

losing faith

losing baby

sexual conflict

faith

pregnancy, babies (44, 52)

Maria Teresa

handing over book

being there for burying of Patria's baby

Subtopic

handing over book to Minerva (42)

letters from Berto

lying for Minerva

Soul

Government

Little book

Minerva

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)

Dede

Observations on structure

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)