Jose Nunez
Prof. Barbara Stachniewicz
Eng Comp 2
“Courage”
Living another day is an Act of Courage. In Julia Alvarez’s, In the Time of the Butterflies,
the Mirabal sisters show just how strong sisterly bonds can truly be. Even though the sisters do
not openly show their gratitude for one another, they all indeed have something in common. The
sisters overcome many obstacles throughout the novel, but to overcome any obstacle, one has to
have courage in oneself and others. Minerva, the most politically active of the bunch, is not the
only courageous sister that emerged from the Mirabal family. Dede, Maria Teresa, and Patria
Mirabal were each as individually courageous as the next.
