5) By the end of the novel, do you get used to Alvarez’s style? Why did she choose
this style? Does it work? Is she able to get you to finish reading the book even
though you know the ending? What does she focus on instead and why?

By the end of the novel, I felt more comfortable with the book then when I started as well as Alvarez's choice of writing. I feel like she chose this style to get her reader's more engaged and because it must have been extremely difficult to keeping a verbatim story true to it originality as much as Alvarez portrayed it.

 I have to admit that her style made the story all the more interesting, due to the fact that when I read I like to imagine the book as if I'm watching a movie. And when Alvarez does flash backs in the middle of the story I can imagine the characters dazing off into thought. To have the ability to transform you reader's mind into an imagery form makes you a great storyteller/author; Alvarez succeeded in interpreting this story.

Although Alvarez did a great job with this book, I found it hard to keep interested a certain points in the book which made it extremely hard to finish it in the time spend that I usually give myself to read and it was extremely aggravated seeing that I have such a busy schedule. But, when I finally finished I understood her purpose in her writing and in her choice of style in her writing.

She keeps her readers wondering and ready to see what is going to happen in the next chapter, with each character picking up from where the other one left off. By her doing this it helped her focus on another aspect, which is the importance of her message and the timelines. She positions the characters by significance in that certain time frame of the current story; therefore making it easier to understand as a reader.

When you finally get to the end you see her switch up her style a little bit more to having Dede speak in the first person. Almost as if Alvarez wanted Dede to really pay attention the message she was trying to give her. That it's okay to be free and be yourself...especially since your sisters are free now. Viva Las Mariposas!

Around 1925 ~ Dede Birth

1938 (Jan) ~ Goes away to Immaculada Conseption

1943 ~ : Resistance beginning of nvlment of Las Mariposas

1948 ~ Marriage to Jaimito: exciled of Minera's relationship. Met Lio, Bin in resistance (important), Enemy of the state, revoluntionist; he is banned.

1949 (October 12) Goes to Discovery Day Dance with Minerva. The beginning of trouble with the government.

1950 ~ Ice Cream Shop fails

1954 ~ Dede and Jaimito move back to family Farm. They have 2 children by then.

1959 ~ Patria ask Ded if group can be held at family farm; Jaimito says no

1960 ~ All sisters come and ask Dede if she wants to join them. Dede sisn't get involved so the onl person who husband wasn't arrested was him. Sisters Die

1994 ~ Living in the Dominican Reublic, Ojo de Agua, At family farm/house:Runs tthe museum, envolvement of nieces and nephew (authoritive figure)