Categories: All - imagery - faith - betrayal - family

by Olivia Cusano 5 years ago

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In the Time of the Butterflies

The story revolves around the lives of four sisters in the Dominican Republic during the era of Trujillo's dictatorship. Central to the narrative are pivotal events that shape each sister’

In the Time of the Butterflies

Emerging theme 2

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)