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Summary Of In The Time Of The Butterflies By Julia Alvarez

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In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez portrays the Dominican Republics in a time where Rafael Leonidas Trujillo is the ruthless dictator. Throughout the novel, Trujillo accentuates the idea of manipulation by controlling all aspects of Dominican life and manipulates Dominicans from an early age by alluding himself to be the ideal leader. In the beginning of the novel there is a passage from a textbook that is meant for young Dominican children: “All through nature there is a feeling of ecstasy. A strange otherworldly light suffuses the house smelling of the labor and sanctity. The 24th of October in 1891. Gods glory made flesh in a miracle. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was born!” (Alvarez 24) These textbooks were meant to teach children
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