My first choice was Lolita. When I began to read the summary, I couldn't stop reading it. I thought it was so interesting how Humbert wouldn't give up his love for Lolita since there was a huge age difference. Since there wasn't anymore copies of that book, I had to go with my second choice which is In the Time of the Butterflies. I chose this book because I like how the book is split up into different points of views. It allows me to get different perspectives of how the characters see the situations. However, I do like reading fantasy and romantic book. It was night time when I sat on my bed and took out the book to begin reading.
When reading the book In the Time of the Butterflies, I noticed how the speaker, Minerva, is going through a difficult time where she's trying to break out of her childhood into adulthood. The author does a good job expressing this by using both imagery and similes to explain the different stages Minerva is going through. Minerva realized that she feels trapped at home and rather go to school to create a new journey in life. While she's at school, she started to become a woman physically and started her menstrual cycle. Imagery and connotations of violence was used to describe the killing of the men in Sinita's family. The author then put Minerva in a position where she begins to question and think rather Trujillo is really how the society see him as or is he really how Sinita says he is, evil and dangerous. Minerva didn't realize the damage Trujillo caused until after she found out how miserably Lina became in the isolated house she is forced to live in. The view then shifted to Maria Teresa's, allowing us readers to understand what is happening in her 12 years old brain. She allows us to do this by writing in her diary which give us honest opinions of what she thinks is going on. I then see how Maria is responsible for helping Minerva lie about Tio Mon's illness and making that the reason for her sneaking out of school. Later on, Maria's thoughts changed. She doesn't have the mind of a 12 years old anymore, but instead see things differently about Trujillo after she learned more about revolutionary activities.
I can relate the feelings Minerva felt about confusion and entering into the new stages of life. Just like Minerva as a child, I didn't care for anything since my parents were always there to help me decide. As I enter the real world, I realized how it's way different and how I am left alone to make decisions for myself. Like Minerva, I have to find the answers to my questions myself. I used to also keep a diary when I was young to write my thoughts and feelings down about what was happening around me.
The speakers, Minerva and Maria Teresa and I share similar feelings. While I was reading this book, I kept telling myself, "I know what she means. I understand what she is trying to say." I also felt that I was in Minerva's position when Sinita was explaining to her how the men in her family were killed by Trujillo since descriptive details were used. I felt as if I can feel both Minerva's and Sinita's pain.
When reading the book In the Time of the Butterflies, I noticed how the speaker, Minerva, is going through a difficult time where she's trying to break out of her childhood into adulthood. The author does a good job expressing this by using both imagery and similes to explain the different stages Minerva is going through. Minerva realized that she feels trapped at home and rather go to school to create a new journey in life. While she's at school, she started to become a woman physically and started her menstrual cycle. Imagery and connotations of violence was used to describe the killing of the men in Sinita's family. The author then put Minerva in a position where she begins to question and think rather Trujillo is really how the society see him as or is he really how Sinita says he is, evil and dangerous. Minerva didn't realize the damage Trujillo caused until after she found out how miserably Lina became in the isolated house she is forced to live in. The view then shifted to Maria Teresa's, allowing us readers to understand what is happening in her 12 years old brain. She allows us to do this by writing in her diary which give us honest opinions of what she thinks is going on. I then see how Maria is responsible for helping Minerva lie about Tio Mon's illness and making that the reason for her sneaking out of school. Later on, Maria's thoughts changed. She doesn't have the mind of a 12 years old anymore, but instead see things differently about Trujillo after she learned more about revolutionary activities.
I can relate the feelings Minerva felt about confusion and entering into the new stages of life. Just like Minerva as a child, I didn't care for anything since my parents were always there to help me decide. As I enter the real world, I realized how it's way different and how I am left alone to make decisions for myself. Like Minerva, I have to find the answers to my questions myself. I used to also keep a diary when I was young to write my thoughts and feelings down about what was happening around me.
The speakers, Minerva and Maria Teresa and I share similar feelings. While I was reading this book, I kept telling myself, "I know what she means. I understand what she is trying to say." I also felt that I was in Minerva's position when Sinita was explaining to her how the men in her family were killed by Trujillo since descriptive details were used. I felt as if I can feel both Minerva's and Sinita's pain.
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