Time of the Butterflies :: Time

Time of the Butterflies Life is what you make out of it single can go through it and let things pass them by, or a person can actually go out and get what he or she wants in that life. These are common words repeatedly insert into my head by my father, as maybe the same from whiz of your nurtures. In the Time of the Butterflies is a book more or less sisters that fight to create their god-given right of freedom in the Dominican Republic. To win this freedom, the Mirabal sisters had to give up their safety, give up their childhoods, and give up their lives. Julia Alvarez, the author of the book, takes the readers through these sisters journeyings of fighting against their dictator Trujillo, and the many hardships while under this policy-making oppression. It is evident in the book that some sisters had to be the leaders of the crowd and some had to be the followers. The Mirabel sister that is believed to be the leader and the healthy one is Minerva. Minerva, although stron g-willed, is still not as strong of an individual as she would alike(p) to believe she is. Minerva is the individual that always makes sure that she is perceived as strong however, in actuality this strength and desired image is only a fantasy of herself. Many heroes, courageous leaders, and brave characters in stories never hand over health problems or other character dishonors exploited. However, Minerva is shown in the book to always have problems with her health. She is always described as being sick, weak, and needing rest. Another buck flaw of her character exploited in this book is that she gets captured and thrown in jail. in one case in jail she breaks down loosing control of herself and ultimately loosing her drive that she erstwhile had. These exploitations in the novel show that Minerva can be broken down and make Minerva a more average human being, rather than an meretricious hero as everyone would like to believe. I was hurt that he hadnt even said goodbyeMama, of course, noticed the tightening in my face. My toughened headaches and asthma attacks always worried her. You need rest, she prescribed one afternoon and sent me to bed in Papas room, the coolest in the house.(Alvarez 87). As one can see here, Minerva is worn down and needs rest. wholeness can also observe how her mama always has to worry about Minervas health.