Figurative Language

In the book In the Time of the butterflies there is many varieties of figurative language. For example in chapter 6, there is figurative language that caught my attention. as Julia Alvarez quoted, "......I can see my hand in an endless slow motion rise- a mind of its own- and come down on the astonished, made up face. This Figurative Language is Personification, and its showing that Minerva's Hand is supposedly having a mind when she slaps Trujillo. This helps reveal one theme in the book. It helps reveal the theme about gender roles and power. Its showed that just because Trujillo has power it doesn't mean that people wont stand up to him. Minerva didn't like how she was getting treated so she slapped Trujillo. This Personification was a good help for the theme.




When Minerva Slapped Trujillo!!!!!!!