Figurative Langauge
Metaphor:
"A daughter is a needle in the heart" Page 12
Personification:
“the rain drives on, in every bohío and small conuco” page: 116
Simile:
"I kept seeing that motherhouse up in the mountains, its roof caving in, its walls crumbling like a foolish house built on sand" Page: 168
Imagery:
"his hands gripped his cane until his knuckles whitened" page 92
“He yanks me by the wrist, thrusting his pelvis at me in a vulgar way, and I can see my hand in an endless slow motion rise—a mind all its own—and come down on the astonished, made-up face." page 100
"A daughter is a needle in the heart" Page 12
Personification:
“the rain drives on, in every bohío and small conuco” page: 116
Simile:
"I kept seeing that motherhouse up in the mountains, its roof caving in, its walls crumbling like a foolish house built on sand" Page: 168
Imagery:
"his hands gripped his cane until his knuckles whitened" page 92
“He yanks me by the wrist, thrusting his pelvis at me in a vulgar way, and I can see my hand in an endless slow motion rise—a mind all its own—and come down on the astonished, made-up face." page 100
Character Traits
Values:
near is death, but that idea does not frighten me, we shall continue
to fight for that which is just.."
- Little book
- Jacqueline
- Leandro
- Mate mended Minerva and Manolo's marriage problems
- Leandro helped convince her to join the revolution
- Youngest Mirabal sister
- Married on 14 of February
- Nickname was Mate
- Studied mathematics at the Liceo de San Francisco de Macoris
- Had one daughter, Jacqueline
near is death, but that idea does not frighten me, we shall continue
to fight for that which is just.."
Theme
A tragic event in the past can affect the present
- papa dying made her have bad dreams
- finding out about Papa’s other daughters gave them more resources during the revolution
- she was very soft as a child so she struggled in school
- how her Papa treated her Mum made her hate men
Turning Point
Mate:
Staying at Minerva and Manolo's house over summer and meeting Leandro
Staying at Minerva and Manolo's house over summer and meeting Leandro