Blog #2
What does the way women are depicted in contemporary fiction say about our culture and identity? Evaluate the purpose of presenting women in this way in your novel.
There is a large difference between the women in In the Time of the Butterflies and the women in our own society today. The interesting part is that there is no definite or single depiction of women in the novel. Each woman goes about her life in a different way, and throughout the novel these things change. When you look at America you see something very similar. Earlier in Americas history women were not as involved as they are today. In America there was a large women’s rights movement. Women fought to do more than stay at home and care for their husband. They fought for the right to vote. In the novel there isn’t a specific women’s rights movement, but a revolution. But men alone aren’t operating this revolution; women are playing just as large a role. So in this uprising we see a gain in women’s rights going along with it.
