Through the eyes of the commoners

I think that a main theme that can be seen throughout this book so far is the corruption of the Dominican government and its politics. Like most third world countries, their governments always end up being corrupt and heavily influencing and intimidating to the common people. These sisters strip down the truth about the government through their stories and every day lifestyle viewpoints. As someone living in a country with a dictatorship or harsh government such like the Dominican, then they may have a hard time realizing or taking themselves out of these bad situations. Historically, these sisters were known to stand up for themselves and what they believe in, and that is why their courage and real life story has inspired this novel. The corruption of the government can be shown directly through the dictatorship that the country has, but also in the way they treat the commoners and how they try to cover up any scandal the public might hear about. Minerva’s friend Sinita from school knows all about the Dominican dictator and the horrible things that he has done first hand from losing some of her family members, which she shares with Minerva. The two friends learn about their class mate Lina, who becomes pregnant with the child of Trujillo. Instead of helping her or her family, he sends her to Miami to avoid any public or political scandal with his infidelity and refusal to take responsibility much like anything else politically. This theme of government corruption will be found in much of the book, I anticipate.