If the Novel was Summed up in Seven Words

In the Time of the Butterflies is a book of unlikely heroes that became something bigger than they ever imagined. The thought of three sisters being the national symbols of freedom is a very unlikely thing in the heavily man led Domincan Republic. Which has had women take a back seat in social and political events since the beginning of the nation. These unlikely sisters defied the Dominican culture and denied the common thought of the time that women were not equal to men. The sisters then became the main symbols of the revolution. This is were I get my novel summary in seven words it is, The Unlikely Heroes Who Became the Revolution.Trujillo at that time was untouchable every rebellion was cruched merciessly with an iron fist, he was thought to be invincible. Then come along these three culture deifying sisters who become the symbols of the revolution. Trujillo tries to silence the sisters at first, but fails and this leads to the legend of the sisters growing to immense proportions. He puts the sisters on house arrest and the sisters names were still coherrent with the revolution. After Trujillo finally kills the sisters the legend grows more and more, and they still are  the images of the revolution. After death the sisters still defy Trujillo, and all that he stands for. In conclusion i believe that the sisters became the revolution against all odds culturally and politically, and their legend fueled the revolution.