Today's blog entry will be an open forum. Write in general response to the chapter. Whatever you choose to write about, it should contain specific references to the text, and it should move the conversation forward in a constructive way. Avoid summary, please.
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Please choose from one of the questions below. Please note that this set of questions asks you about your overall interaction with the novel, not just chapter 7.
1. At this point you have become familiar with the multiple voices that are telling this story. Which of the voices speaks to you personally and why? (Put more simply, which is your favorite?) Feel free to reference or quote from any chapter, not just chapter 7. 2. Is the multiple voice technique effective as a storytelling device for this novel? Why or why not? Feel free to reference or quote from any chapter, not just chapter 7. Choose from either of the two questions below:
1. Minerva's father explains his behavior as "Cosas de los hombres." (Page 92) In what ways is Minerva upset by cosas de los hombres in this chapter? Hombres, in this case, refers to more men than just her father. 2. In what ways has "cosas de los hombres" upset your life? You do not have to mention the hombres by name. Please relate your experience to the experience of Minerva in this chapter. 3. In the novel, women are certainly not treated as equals to men. Using incidents in this chapter (or previous chapters) as a launching point, argue whether women are or are not treated as equals in American society today. (If you have ever lived for an extended time in another country, say Brazil for example, you can also talk about that country's treatment of women.) 4. Explain the symbolism of the multiple rain storms in this chapter. Choose one of the two questions below to blog about:
1. Lio enters the story and brings two separate tensions to the story (and the Mirabal household). Describe what those two tensions are. 2. Have you ever been in a situation where your friend (romantic or platonic) causes stress between you and your family members? Referencing moments in the novel that remind you of your own experience, tell that story. Click on the link below to access the audiobook version of In the Time of the Butterflies.
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1. Patria is at a crossroads in her life. What are the two choices she is faced with, and why do you think she makes the decision that she does? 2. Can you relate to Patria? What competing destinies do you wrestle with? What parts of this chapter most resonated with your own personal struggle to choose what you want to be? Today's blog entry will be an open forum. Write in general response to the chapter. As this chapter shifts the format of the novel slightly, perhaps you could try to mix things up as well. Whatever you choose to write about, it should contain specific references to the text, and it should move the conversation forward in a constructive way. Avoid summary, please.
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1. Minerva says, "And that's how I got free. I don't mean just going to sleepaway school on a train with a trunkful of new things. I mean in my head after I got to Inmaculada and met Sinita and saw what happened to Lina and realized that I'd just left a small cage to go into a bigger one, the size of our whole country" (Alvarez, 13). What does Minerva mean by this? 2. Adolescence can be very difficult. There are changes in awareness to one's individual body as well as changes in awareness to the word around us. Which is more difficult, becoming a young adult in body or becoming a young adult in mind? Choose either of the two categories below to write about.
1. Why is Dede so reluctant to talk to the reporter? 2. With everyone else gone, Dede has become the keeper of the family stories. Who is the keeper of the family stories for your family? Why has the responsibility fallen to that individual? |