Time of the Butterflies

A detailed Summary of Time of the Butterflies

In the world of historical fiction, there are few new and innovative writers, and not often are new styles

developed. In the styles of Leon Uris and James Michener, two prolific modern historical fiction novelists,

usually the main characters are chronicled over a short period of time in their lives, and their feelings are

used only to outline the political matters they are surrounded by. In the Time of the Butterflies is a new

breed of this genre, in that it closely follows the four Mirabal sisters from their early childhood up until the

very end, and how the tyranny of the Dominican dictator Raúl Trujillo affected their family. Julia Alvarez,

an American of Dominican descent, wrote the novel from the point of view of all four sisters at different

times, even using Dede Mirabal's point of view in 1994, when she was interviewed

Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Patria Mirabal were killed, with their driver Rufino de la Cruz, on November

Upon hearing horrible stories about Trujillo and his government, each sister except Dede get involved in

reader for historical value, but could be a masterpiece of feeling.

A typical critic would be hard-pressed to find a novel comparable to In the Time of the Butterflies in

tears, but the emotional effect can be a bit much for such a book. However, it is a true story, and to make it

Approximate Word count = 589
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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