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:''See also In the Time of the Butterflies (film).''
'''In the Time of the Butterflies''' is a novel by Julia Alvarez, fictionalizing the lives of the Mirabal sisters from their personal accounts of what happened during the time. It recounts the rebellion against Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the dictator of the Dominican Republic. The four main characters are the Mirabal sisters, Patria, Minerva, Dedé, and María Teresa. The story has many themes many centering around government and its true role. You see the changes that the sisters have. They compare the hanging pictures of Trujillo and Jesus. Another theme is the ruinous effect that dictatorship can have between a nation and its citizens, emotionally and physically. One of the themes express the need for human rights because life is about more than just survival. The book is written in the first and third person by the Mirabal sisters, who tell their side of the story. It was first released in 1994 and is available in many different languages. 'The story was' adapted into a feature film in 2001.
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Characters

Characters

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María Teresa

Patria

Minerva

Dedé

American interviewer

Trujillo

Jaimito

Papá

Virgilio (Lío)

The book was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1995.