In the Time of the ButterfliesCulminating Task

Central Question

What makes a revolutionary?

Task Question

How does Julia Alvarez depict the Mirabal sisters as revolutionary leaders in In the Time of the Butterflies?

Prompt

Write a literary analysis essay regarding Julia Alvarez’s depictions of the Mirabal sisters through one of the following literary criticism lenses: biographical, feminist, historical, or Marxist.

In your essay, be sure to answer the question “How does Julia Alvarez depict the Mirabal sisters as revolutionary leaders in In the Time of the Butterflies?” Support your analysis with textual evidence from the novel and other materials you have studied.