The one theme that stood out to me was the hatching of each sister’s identity, the defining moment when reality sets in and each sister gains her own voice.
Patria represented faith and believing in a higher power, just like her mom.
“From the beginning” “pearl of great price” She was very grounded by her faith in god. Patria hatching from her cocoon for me was when she meets her husband Pedro on ironically “Holy Thursday”. She previously had struggled with desires, questioning herself and her life’s “calling”. For once Patria put her own desires first before her religion.
Minerva was a strong independent, opinionated woman. She is an educated girl who is driven by politics fighting for freedom, which is derived from being under the control of Trujillo. Her defining moment was when she was confronted by her father about the secret letters from Lio explaining how angry that made him, but she came back at him because he was in the wrong too having a secret that he’s kept from Minerva and the sisters that he has another family. She stood her ground that night asserting her independents.
Dede was the realistic sister who would avoid any kind of trouble. She puts other needs before hers
Her transformation was the day of her sister’s death; she has to relive that day every Nov. 25 or whenever a reporter interviews her. She has to keep her sister’s legacy alive through storytelling.
Maria Teresa kept to herself writing in her diary idealizing her older sister Minerva. I feel that Mate was the most sheltered sister, because she was the youngest and she had older sisters who protected her. She broke free from writing in her diary questioning her surrounding asking Minerva to explain herself and the things she does like sneaking about. This was her truing point a sense of reality.
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