The Bravery of Minerva in In The Time of The Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

It was absurd for her, but she bravely stood up. It is this foolish courage to win the war (and to make people die). "I am going to say something to you, we will give up this privilege," Trujillo proposed (75). Minerva (at the moment) met Trujill's highest point. If Minerva wins the blind man, she will win the freedom of his father. If Trujillo wins, he will get something ... very bad for Minerva. Very however, she handed it bravely, her heroism did not end.

Rasmariposus - "Butterfly" - is a name used by the Dominican people to explain the sisters of Mirabal assassinated by a dictator Raphael Trujo, who is trying to lead the democratic revolution. In 1960, Patria, Minerva, Maria Theresia were beaten in Troyo's lonely mountain path, their bodies were placed on the Jeep. It was thrown on the cliff and their death appeared by chance. Julia Alvarez 's novel "Butterfly Age" (1994) is their story. According to Alvarez 's personal understanding of the political situation of the Dominican Republic and her own family participation in the resistance movement, this novel conveys credibility. It is also based on extensive research. Alvarez interviewed the surviving sister Dede and other families to create an unforgettable role to bridge the gap between biography and fiction

Julia Alvarez's "Butterfly Age" (1994) is a historical novel based on the lives of four Mirabe sisters who participated in underground efforts to defeat Rafael, Leonidas, Trujo. The dictatorship of the Dominican Republic for 30 years. On November 25, 1960, three sisters - Patria, Minerva and Maria Theresia - were killed in order of Trujo. His father was involved in resistance and his family ran away from the Dominican Republic three months ago, so their story bothered Alvarez. I will make him goal for Trujillo

The Butterfly of Butterflies of Julia Alvarez imagined a rebellion against the dictator Trujillo at her birth country Dominican Republic. The story event is accurate in a wide sense, but Alvarez has developed his own Mirabal sister version known as "Las Mariposas". The reason why this story is very powerful is that Alvarez decided not to deified the sisters, but to show the human nature of national heroes. The decision to join the revolution was not easy for the sisters and they did not participate to the same extent. Reading about the interests of women's love and then reading the growing political consciousness helps to eliminate the gap that often exists between "hero" and "general people".