What did the Las Mariposas do?
Calling themselves “Las Mariposas,” the sisters had formed a political group, the Movement of the Fourteenth of June, in opposition to Trujillo's brutal regime. Their deaths mobilized the anti-Trujillo resistance, leading to his assassination the following year.
What do the women fear will happen to their husbands in the Time of the Butterflies?
Dedé comes over the night before these visits, hoping to talk her sisters out of going. She fears they will be attacked in-route, and in the least, should not all travel together. Their favorite driver, Rufino, assures her he will not let anything happen to the butterflies.
What happens at the performance at the end of chapter 2 in the Time of the Butterflies?
At first Minerva doesn't want to go, but Sinita convinces her that it will be like a hidden protest. At the performance, Sinita is supposed to untie Minerva, who is representing the imprisoned nation, but instead she walks up to Trujillo and points her bow and arrow right at him.
What happens in Chapter 12 in the Time of the Butterflies?
The sisters get dressed up to visit their men in prison and tell them the good news about the sanctions. Dedé tries to guilt them into not going, saying that they are asking for an “accident” by all going together, but the sisters laugh at her melodrama.
How does Dede change In the Time of the Butterflies?
She slowly transformed from a shy girl who obeyed everything her controlling husband demanded into someone who took control of her actions and joined the revolution. Ultimately, she blossomed into a butterfly who was able to soar due to taking control of her life.
What is the problem in In time of the Butterflies?
The Mirabal sisters leave home to receive an education at a Catholic boarding school. But their school years are overshadowed by the actions of Trujillo, also known as El Jefe, the country's president. His spies are everywhere.
How does Maria Teresa change In the Time of the Butterflies?
She realizes she must stand up for the future and outgrow her childish behavior. Maria Teresa becomes a woman who can withstand the ruthless laws she fights against. Palomino is a man she has fallen in love with. Mate realizes she has much to fight for; there are people depending on Mate as an innovator.
What is the name of Minerva's friend at school who tells her the secret of Trujillo?
Sinita PerozoMinerva meets a fellow student, Sinita Perozo. In exchange for Minerva explaining the secrets of puberty, the “complications,” Sinita tells Minerva the secret of Trujillo.
What is Santa's Secret In the Time of the Butterflies?
One day he was stabbed in front of the whole family by the man who sold them lottery tickets. The head of the convent school knew the family, so she later allowed Sinita to attend for free. Sinita finally says that “Trujillo's secret” is that he is having everyone killed.
Why does Dede burn the letter?
Dedé tells herself that she cannot expose her sister to such danger, especially if Minerva actually doesn't love Lío, so she burns the letter.
What happens at the end of In the Time of the Butterflies?
In the Epilogue, Dedé's story switches to first person narration. Her sisters are dead. People who encountered her sisters on that last day help her piece together what happened. Men confess to killing them, and to pushing their Jeep over the cliff.
Why does Dede finally decide to join her sisters?
Dede said to Jaimito this when she felt that her marriage was coming to a dead end and killing her alive. This describes the struggle Dede had in her marriage which motivated her to join her sister and help with the revolution, only a little too late.