Sisters Take a Risk In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

Mirabal Heroines
Believing that there are things worth risking your life for is a quality that is well respected.
The Mirabal sisters are all considered heroines for their work against Trujillo. Three of them even died for this cause. Minerva Mirabal is a heroine because of the way she stood up to
Trujillo. She is respected throughout the Dominican Republic. In every aspect of her life, she worked against him for the good of her country. Her heroic life was especially shown by her friendships, her desire to attend law school, and her work in the national underground.
All during Minerva's life, some of her closest friends opposed Trujillo. The first of which was
Sinita, a girl she met at school. ""Trujillo is the devil," Sinita said as we tiptoed back to our beds," (19). Sinita told Minerva the secret of Trujillo and how he had killed her family along with many others. She was the first to ignite the fire of rebellion inside Minerva. Sinita was not the only rebellious friend Minerva met at school. Maté noted, "This new friend of Minerva's,
Hilda, is really rude." (31). Hilda was hidin...