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IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES
After finishing this book I have gotten a full view on the unfair treatment that went on in the Dominican Republic. Once the sisters were released from jail, they were put on house arrest. Which still left them feeling bottled up. They were released from jail but their husbands were not, which left them devastated. But they were allowed to visit them once a week. One of the visits was what unfortunately got them killed. I do not think it was right for Trujillo to treat these girls like he did. I think that Trujillo was scared of these girls and the power that they had to get lots of other people to agree with them and fight with them for their cause. I think he did not know what else to do then to get rid of them, they were more intimidating than they thought. Alvarez does a good job telling the story then having the surviving sister, Dede, explain what life was like after her sisters died and what happened and how it effected the country. I really enjoyed this book because it went into more detail than what the movie did. I also liked how much the individual girls personality and characteristics showed out through their actions.