In my opinion, in the time of the butterflies is a pretty dragging story. Not to say that it is a bad story, I just found it to be difficult to read and because of that, it became less enjoyable. The story seems like it can be very depressing at times except for small areas of hope and there is so much struggle. The Mirabel sisters and their country are constantly held down and trapped. Whether it’s by their ruler, Trujillo, or their future planned ahead of them for school and marriage, the sisters are held back. I found the story to be difficult mostly because of the back and fourth between years and memories. The back and fourth makes it easy to get confused in where you are in the story and where it goes from there. For example, in the start with Dede the story is in 1994 and in the interview she reverts back to 1943. Another thing that makes the story more different to read is the way the narrations change. Some are in third person view like Dede and some are in first person. This story of the Mirabel sisters portrays a life of struggle with politics, government and like our other stories, life. (that’s the only thing this story has in common with the others.)
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