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Chapter 10

Patria narrates chapter ten. This takes place between January and March, 1960. SPatricia is living at her mothers house, which is always being watched by the government (spefically Captain Victor Alicinio Pena). Also, Margarita Mirabal (Patria's sort-of half-sister) visits with a message from María Teresa, who is in prison. Margarita's cousin is a guard in the prison, and the family sends the prisoners items through him. Trujillo allows Nelson to be released, but he only does it to gain favorable publicity, not because he is a good person.

-Robin

Chapter 11 and 12

CHAPTER 11: This chapter consists of María Teresa's diary entries from March to August, 1960. She is in a jail cell with 22 other women who are in jail for non-political crimes. She describes her experiences in jail and her daily routines. Maria has to go through an electric chair right in front of her husband. Seeing her pain makes him agree to go with the Trujillo's men.

CHAPTER 12: Minerva is the last narrator of the book. Chapter 12 takes place from between August and November 25, 1960. While under house arrest she struggles with her usual courageous personality until she is faced with adversity and has to be courageous. Trujillo then declares that his only two remaining problems are the church and the Mirabal sisters. The sisters must cross isolated mountainous roads to get there for visitations. Minerva, María Teresa, Patria, and Rufino de la Cruz travel to the prison on November 25. On the way, they fear an ambush, but they arrive safely. They try calling home before heading back, but the line is busy and they never get through

Chapter 9

Dedé narrates chapter nine. In this chapter, Dede talks about her feelings about the movement. Athough she was sympathetic to it, she does not want to get involved with it because Jaimito doesn't want to. She discusses her marriage with Jaimito too. She says that in 1960 she had some serious issues, but they stayed together despite that. Minerva, Maria, and Teresa are arrested with all of their husbands, along with Patricia's husband and son, Nelson. Also, Patricia's family loses their farm. Talk about bad luck. :(

-Robin

Chapter 7 and 8

CHAPTER 7: consists of entries from María Teresa's diary between 1953 and 1958. She discusses her father's death in 1953, her romantic dilemmas, Minerva's experiences in law school, and her own experiences at college. Minerva marries Manolo Tavárez, has a daughter and earns her law degree, but Trujillo refuses her a license to practice. During the summer, María Teresa stays with Minerva's family. Minerva and Manolo have marital problems until they become involved in an underground movement against Trujillo, this helps them set aside their differences and come together. They explain the movement to María Teresa and reveal their code names. Minerva is Mariposa, or Butterfly which is their under cover name. María Teresa then joins them, largely because of her feelings for Leandro Guzmán, AKA Palomino, a man in the movement. She becomes Mariposa #2 or Butterfly #2. She marries Leandro on February 14, 1958.

CHAPTER 8: Patria narrates chapter 8, which covers 1959. She becomes pregnant and decides to name the child Raúl Ernesto after the Cuban revolutionaries Raúl Castro. The movement needs a place to meet, and Patria offers them her farm. Patria goes on a religious retreat. On June 14, the retreat is bombed when Trujillo's forces attack rebels hiding in the mountains. Patria watches a small boy die. She vows to help in the resistance, and she convinces Pedrito to do the same, though they will lose their farm if they are caught.

-Robin

Chapter 6

Minerva narrates the sixth chapter, which begins in 1949. Three years after graduating Inmaculada, she is bored at home and decides that she wants to attend law school. She discovers that her father has four illegitimate daughters and that he has been hiding Lío's letters to her. Then the family goes to an outdoor party hosted by Trujillo, and Minerva slaps Trujillo when he becomes frisky while they are dancing. It begins to rain, and the Mirabals leave the party, even though it is against the law to do so. Minerva forgets her purse, which contains Lío's letters. Enrique Mirabal is soon arrested. After many weeks, Minerva and her mother secure his release by apologizing to Trujillo personally.

-Robin

Chapters 5

CHAPTER 5: Chapter five opens in 1994 with Dedé telling the interviewer about Virgilio (Lío) Morales. Dedé privately recalls her own romantic interest in Lío when he was a young doctor and revolutionary. The narrative then shifts to 1948, when the Mirabals met Lío. Dedé is beginning a romance with her cousin Jaimito, who she soon marries. Minerva is attracted to Lío's Communist politics, though she never admits it to him. When Lío must flee the country, he asks Dedé to give Minerva a letter asking her to join him in exile. Dedé decides to burn the letter.

-Robin