Figurative Language in Time of the Butterflies.

In chapter 6 of In the Time of the Butterflies there is a perfect example of figurative language. Not only that but it reveals a possible theme for the book. Mama: "Ay, mijita, you are going to fight everyone's fight, aren't you?" Minerva: "It's all the same fight, mama." (Alvarez 108). As you can see this is an example of a hyperbole because of course mama is exaggeration on Minerva fighting the world because the would be impossible. This shows how kind and helpful Minerva is because before this was said she was helping an old man out and lost her place in line she was in to report papa missing. Then Minerva responded to mama saying shes going to fight everyone's fight by telling her everyone has the same fight. The same fight means fighting against Trujillo. He is a cruel evil man and of course needs to be stopped by the people of the Dominican Republic. The theme behind this is everyone fights together against injustice.