Examples Of Courage In The Time Of The Butterflies

The courageous acts of the Mirabal sisters
Harrison Thomas
In the novel in the time of the butterflies, Julia Alverez the author shows how the Mirabal sisters were extremely determined to take down Trujillo and his dictatorship. Throughout the novel the Mirabal sisters Dede, Minerva and Patria were all seen participating in the rebellion using courage by their side to do numerous things. Some off these things consist of slapping Trujillo, running away from armed guards, and even sneaking out every night to keep the secret away from Dede’s husband. Finally, the sisters are all seen caring and looking out for each other all throughout the book using courage to help make their decisions. In Julia Alverez’s in the time of the butterflies the author

Minerva and her family were invited to Trujillo's party and they decided to attend. At this party Minerva is forced to dance with Trujillo and while dancing Trujillo aggressively thrusts at Minerva and she builds up the courage to slap him right across his face. This is shown in the following quote “ He yanks me by the wrist thrusting his pelvis at me in a vulgar way and I can see my hand in a endless slow motion rise a mind all its own and come down the astonished, made up face” (100). This clearly shows that Minerva had to use her courage to stand up for herself against the dictator of her country while not caring about the consequences but the justice that stands for the action. The forward action of slapping Trujillo tells us how Minerva's courage shows how

Patria was on a retreat with her church while witnessing a massacre and the death of an innocent boy caused by Trujillo. After this she retreats down the mountain having enough courage to not only carry her own child but the dead boy too. This horrific incident is the reason why Patria felt she needed to join the revolution. This is shown in the following “Coming down that mountain, I was a changed woman. I may have worn the same sweet face, but now I was carrying not just my child but that dead boy as well” (162). This shows her courage to do anything to protect and fight for her family while running away from Trujillos armed guards with her child and the dead boy in her arms. The bold move of running away from Trujillos armed guards with her child and the dead boy in her hands shows how courageous Patria can be while protecting her family. One more example is when Patria had her first meeting with her church after the horrific incident with Trujillo when she decides that after the meeting was over to invite everyone inside. Minerva then says don't worry about us to imply that they should not be over at Patrias house but she insists. Patria shows tons of courage when doing this because her husband was worried about the consequences considering a new law was passed saying that if you were caught with any enemies