Sacrifice

Trujillo was assassinated six months after the Mirabals were killed, followed by a civil war and the election of one of Trujillo's cronies as president.

In the epilogue, Dede says to herself after seeing Lio, "Was it for this, the sacrifice of the butterflies?" Do you think the Mirabal sisters died in vain? Was it worth it?

Dede

I feel like making a post specifically about Dede because her story was so different from the others. I was struck by this line from Jaimito: "This is your martyrdom, Dede, to be alive without them."

What did you think about Dede? Did you think she should have joined the revolution with her sisters? Do you think her survival was a kind of martyrdom?

Sisters

Patria, Dede, Minerva and Maria Theresa

Which of the sisters was your favorite? Which did you sympathize with or relate to the most?

Real-life heroines

Interesting video produced by AARP for the 50th anniversary of the Mirabal sisters' deaths. There's a creepy reenactment at the beginning, but the rest features interviews with Dede and Minou (who's now a congresswoman!) and Maria Theresa's husband, Leandro. And shows the house where they grew up. Worth a watch.