"In the Time of the Butterflies" - A Story About Love

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In the time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alverez, is a story about love. This story also

reviels how the Mirabel sisters get involved in the revolution against Trujillo's politics and how

they deal with their family and friends in the meanwhile. It is remarkable and catching story

because it explains how these sisters achieve liberty throughout their union during a terrible reign

where women have few rights and brave people are massacred because there's no freedom of

speech. Throughout the storytelling, the sisters come across obstacles that require their opinions

and decisions to be made; decisions that involve choosing the revolution or to protect and care for

thier loved ones. In most circumstances, the sisters choose to protect and care for each other and

others because they know they won't have that strength and ambition in them anymore if they

lose each other or one of their loved ones. Because the bond between the sisters never diminishes,

they are always strong and capable of being in power as a whole, not individually. The sisters

protect each other during the toughest times, they always have that yearning to battle for their

husbands and keep them alive, and they protect their parents, excluding them from some

situations where they know it is hard for them to understand or conform with.

The Mirabel sisters never stray from one another because of the connection they

have and the love they have for each other, which makes them stronger together than apart and

that helps keep themselves courageous. By showing their love and care towards each other and

other people, they make decisions that correspond with every one of them. "Accepting a ...

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... have cared to hide or not to hide things from them, but since they do,

they think it is best to conceal information that could get them into trouble.

Hiding information, going through risks to protect those they love, doing everything

they can to stay safe and together, are the things the sisters go through to stay sane and

accomplish what they want by not forgetting or abandoning the love they have revolving around

them and between them. They couldn't have survived for very long if they weren't inspired and

supported by their parents and husbands, and this love drives them to do things they wouldn't

have imagined possible of doing. Therefore, love is a stronger element than war since it gives a

person that motive to fight and it stimulates a person to go through obstacles that they once

thought were impossible.

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