Repitition, In the Time of the Butterflies

On chapter 10 of In the time of the Butterflies, Patria would continuously repeat the phrase "And on the third day he rose again", (Alvarez 201). This phrase was repeated during Patria's time of struggle where everyone around her was being token away to prison by Trujillo and she suffered because of this. This quote reflects all the struggles that Patria is going through the same way that Jesus Christ did. So she is comparing herself to Jesus. Minerva sees herself as Jesus and we can see this clearly when she says "Take me instead, I'll be your sacrificial lamb", (Alvarez 203). So here she refers to Trujillo being god which is a major theme in this story. The theme of all dictators view themselves as a god and deceive all there people like this just how all dictators in the past have done. Patria refers to Trujillo being a god by offering herself as a  sacrificial lamb the way people use to do in the bible of the Abraham religion. Patria offers herself as a sacrificial lamb so all her family in prison can be released and for her son to come back by making this sacrificial of her to make up for their sins the way Jesus sacrificed himself to god in order pay for everyone's sins. A lamb is a highly valued possession

, offered to god (Trujillo) as a sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin.