In The Time Of The Butterflies Courage

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Courage In Julia Alvarez’s, In the Time of the Butterflies, the Mirabal sisters portray how unbreakable sisterly bonds can be. Even though the sisters don’t opening show their appreciation and love for one another, they do all have one thing in common. The sisters manage to astoundingly overcome many challenges throughout the novel, but in order to overcome life’s challenges, courage must be seen in oneself and others. Faith and trust don’t fall to fair from courage, so in order for the girls to overcome the challenges they did, they must see those qualities in each other. The Mirabal sisters must be courageous enough to overcome any challenges that get in their way.
Patria, the oldest sister, came across many challenges in her life, but

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