Part 2 & 3, Chapters 8, 9, 10
Miranda Vega 1/20/14
Quote:
"Things had gotten so bad, even people like me who didn't want anything to do with politics were thinking about it all the time. "
Analysis of quote:
This quote really shows the some of the reasoning behind why Patrica suddenly decided to join the revolution against Trujillo. Other contributing events such as her son's death also took part in her choice, but I think that what changed her the most was when
she "saw" her child in the face of the man who was killed as he was struggling for freedom.
Significance:
In these three chapters the revolution has begun, which is what the book is mainly about. A lot of people were out in prison, and Patria had another son and joined the revolution so that she would be able to protect her family and other families. At the retreat there were bombs which had signaled the start of the revolution
Supposition:
I think that in the coming chapters the girls are going to try to find a way to help everyone escape the prison, and be killed on their way home.
Quote:
"Things had gotten so bad, even people like me who didn't want anything to do with politics were thinking about it all the time. "
Analysis of quote:
This quote really shows the some of the reasoning behind why Patrica suddenly decided to join the revolution against Trujillo. Other contributing events such as her son's death also took part in her choice, but I think that what changed her the most was when
she "saw" her child in the face of the man who was killed as he was struggling for freedom.
Significance:
In these three chapters the revolution has begun, which is what the book is mainly about. A lot of people were out in prison, and Patria had another son and joined the revolution so that she would be able to protect her family and other families. At the retreat there were bombs which had signaled the start of the revolution
Supposition:
I think that in the coming chapters the girls are going to try to find a way to help everyone escape the prison, and be killed on their way home.
Part 2, Chapters 5, 6, 7
Miranda Vega 1/16/14
Quote:
“You’re going to fight everyone’s fight, aren't you?”
Significance:
A lot happens in these 3 chapters. Here are some of the more important things that have stuck out to me the most in the chapters, Minerva gets in some trouble with Trujillo. Papa's other children are discovered, and the saddest part, Papa dies.Also Maria joins the resistance and that ends up revealing that Minerva was a part of the resistance as well.
Connection:
I can connect this to the war that is currently going on in Syria. The U.S. has the option of going to Syria and helping them fight to end the war, or keeping things the way that they are right now, not fight, and let them solve their own problems. Just like Minerva, she has the option to stay safe and do what she is told to do, or go against everyone and fight.
Supposition:
I think that Trujillo will find out that Minerva and Mate are part of the rebellion.
I also think that Trujillo will kill of all of the sisters husbands.
Quote:
“You’re going to fight everyone’s fight, aren't you?”
Significance:
A lot happens in these 3 chapters. Here are some of the more important things that have stuck out to me the most in the chapters, Minerva gets in some trouble with Trujillo. Papa's other children are discovered, and the saddest part, Papa dies.Also Maria joins the resistance and that ends up revealing that Minerva was a part of the resistance as well.
Connection:
I can connect this to the war that is currently going on in Syria. The U.S. has the option of going to Syria and helping them fight to end the war, or keeping things the way that they are right now, not fight, and let them solve their own problems. Just like Minerva, she has the option to stay safe and do what she is told to do, or go against everyone and fight.
Supposition:
I think that Trujillo will find out that Minerva and Mate are part of the rebellion.
I also think that Trujillo will kill of all of the sisters husbands.
Part 1, Chapters 3 & 4
Miranda Vega 1/13/14
Quote:
“It is so strange now I know something I’m not supposed to know. Everything looks just a little different.
I see a guardia, and I think, who have you killed. I hear a police siren, and I think who is going to be killed. See what I mean?”
Significance:
In these two chapters I think that we get to see that according to the people Minerva’s hanging out with her personality becomes more mischievous, curious, and defiant in a bad way. She has started telling lies, hiding people, and sneaking around based on a person who has shown the same traits in a stronger way. I now have seen that Minerva changes herself without being conscious of it. I have also seen that writing has become a big part of Maria. She even asks herself that now her little book is going to be buried what is going to fill that part of her soul.
Connection:
A lot of times people have to choose to keep secrets. Whether they are kept from parents, bosses, teachers, or even government they are usually kept from the higher authority. Someone who has more power than the person keeping the secret. This is usually the case because the person could get punished. It can also be the higher authority keeping the secrets from the people below them. If the higher authority’s secret got out then people would think they could defy them and trust would probably be lost.
Supposition:
I think that in the next chapters somehow Trujillo will find the journal & documents that Minerva had buried, and Trujillo will begin to search for the girls.
Quote:
“It is so strange now I know something I’m not supposed to know. Everything looks just a little different.
I see a guardia, and I think, who have you killed. I hear a police siren, and I think who is going to be killed. See what I mean?”
Significance:
In these two chapters I think that we get to see that according to the people Minerva’s hanging out with her personality becomes more mischievous, curious, and defiant in a bad way. She has started telling lies, hiding people, and sneaking around based on a person who has shown the same traits in a stronger way. I now have seen that Minerva changes herself without being conscious of it. I have also seen that writing has become a big part of Maria. She even asks herself that now her little book is going to be buried what is going to fill that part of her soul.
Connection:
A lot of times people have to choose to keep secrets. Whether they are kept from parents, bosses, teachers, or even government they are usually kept from the higher authority. Someone who has more power than the person keeping the secret. This is usually the case because the person could get punished. It can also be the higher authority keeping the secrets from the people below them. If the higher authority’s secret got out then people would think they could defy them and trust would probably be lost.
Supposition:
I think that in the next chapters somehow Trujillo will find the journal & documents that Minerva had buried, and Trujillo will begin to search for the girls.
Part 1, Chapters 1 & 2
Miranda Vega 1/9/14
Quote:
“From the back of my drawer where I had put it away in consideration for Sinita, I dug up the little picture of Trujillo we were all given in Citizenship Class. I placed it under my pillow to ward off nightmares.
Significance:
In the first two chapters the book introduces the dictator, Trujillo, and everyone is showing their thoughts of him.I also learned the very different personalities of all of the girls. Sinita tells Minerva terrible stories about Trujillo, but Lina Lovaton gets the girls to think differently about Trujillo. She loves him. Every time she sees him she gets a different gift from him. He writes her poetry and gives her a ton of attention. She is merely blinded by love. Suddenly Minerva, along with the other girls, has changed her thoughts about Trujillo. She had went from feeling sick to her stomach from all of the stories about Trujillo, to putting a small picture of him under her pillow to keep nightmares away. It’s like she feels that he will protect and comfort her even though she has been told the horrible truth about him. These first two chapters have shown that even though Minerva has heard awful stories about Trujillo, she was easily persuaded to think otherwise. This shows that Minerva’s personality doesn’t really have a strong opinion and things in her head can change very quickly and easily.
Connection:
The first connection that comes to mind for me is the Holocaust. Hitler had people wrapped around his finger, adoring him and loving him even with all of the mass killings and suffering everyone was going through. He found ways to make lies sound like the truth. He had people on his side who believed in him but also did the work for him. Just like Hitler, Trujillo took control by force. He had people who supported him. He had tons of women who loved him and would be with him even though he was married and had multiple girlfriends. He was a person who was torturous and cruel but some people were okay with that because of the fact that they were blinded by love.
Quote:
“From the back of my drawer where I had put it away in consideration for Sinita, I dug up the little picture of Trujillo we were all given in Citizenship Class. I placed it under my pillow to ward off nightmares.
Significance:
In the first two chapters the book introduces the dictator, Trujillo, and everyone is showing their thoughts of him.I also learned the very different personalities of all of the girls. Sinita tells Minerva terrible stories about Trujillo, but Lina Lovaton gets the girls to think differently about Trujillo. She loves him. Every time she sees him she gets a different gift from him. He writes her poetry and gives her a ton of attention. She is merely blinded by love. Suddenly Minerva, along with the other girls, has changed her thoughts about Trujillo. She had went from feeling sick to her stomach from all of the stories about Trujillo, to putting a small picture of him under her pillow to keep nightmares away. It’s like she feels that he will protect and comfort her even though she has been told the horrible truth about him. These first two chapters have shown that even though Minerva has heard awful stories about Trujillo, she was easily persuaded to think otherwise. This shows that Minerva’s personality doesn’t really have a strong opinion and things in her head can change very quickly and easily.
Connection:
The first connection that comes to mind for me is the Holocaust. Hitler had people wrapped around his finger, adoring him and loving him even with all of the mass killings and suffering everyone was going through. He found ways to make lies sound like the truth. He had people on his side who believed in him but also did the work for him. Just like Hitler, Trujillo took control by force. He had people who supported him. He had tons of women who loved him and would be with him even though he was married and had multiple girlfriends. He was a person who was torturous and cruel but some people were okay with that because of the fact that they were blinded by love.