Molly McSweeney

Ms. Gardner
Honors English 10/ Period 6
18 October 2015
Annotated Bibliographies
Cech, John. Alvarez, Julia. Academic World Book. Academic W, 2015. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.
This article, created by Academic World Book, gives information about the popular
author Julia Alvarez. Some of the information includes fact about her life and lists of
some of her popular novels. The article does not go in depth about her life, but it gives
enough information to help us get a better understanding of some her novels.
This piece offers clear facts about Julia Alvarez, but in depth information is missing
throughout the article. The article gives the reader a connection from Alvarez's life to the
novels that she writes. The connection helps give the reader a better understanding of the
novel.

"For This They Died? : IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES, By Julia Alvarez (Algonquin
Books: $21.95; 325 Pp.)." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 1995. Web. 03 Nov.
2015.

In this article written by Joanne Omang, Omang mainly gives a summary of In the Time
of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. Omang stays on the surface of theme of a corrupted
government throughout the piece.

The article gives the reader more of a synopsis of the novel than literary criticism. Omang
gives a few comments about the characters and a few themes involved in the novel, but
she never goes in depth about how it enhances the story. The article seemed to have many
topics, though they all seemed to be related to the theme of a corrupt government.

"IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Julia Alvarez | Kirkus Reviews."Kirkus Reviews.
Algonquin, 1 Sept. 1994. Web. 03 Nov. 2015.
This article, though somewhat more of a summary than literary criticism, shines a light
on the distinctive characteristics of the different characters portrayed in In the Time of the
Butterflies. The article mentions the plot, themes and other aspects of the novel, but does
not necessarily give any critic on the piece of literature.
The turgid article was bursting with description which gives the reader a general vivid
image of the novel. The vivacious imagery in the review gets the reader excited to go out
and read the book themselves.

"'I Shot the Cruellest Dictator in the Americas' -." BBC News. N.p., 28 May 2011. Web. 03
Nov. 2015.
This article from BBC News gives the reader a short history lesson on the
assassination of the Dominican Republics dictator Rafael Trujillo. The article

supplies personal thoughts from one of the men who took part in the assassination of
the powerful dictator. The piece records how the group of men assassinated Trujillo,
the mans feelings towards the situation now, and other assassination attempts
against Trujillo. This gives the reader an inside view of the citizens workings
against the power-hungry dictator.
This article offers background information that could possibly help the reader
understand more about the severity of Rafael Trujillos dictatorship. The author of
the article uses direct quotes from the man who took part in the assassination to give
the reader direct information from a reliable source. It exemplifies how strongly the
Dominican Republics citizens were troubled by the corrupt leader.

"Rafael Trujillo." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 03

Nov. 2015.
The article Rafael Trujillo from Encyclopedia Britannica gives a biography of
Rafael Trujillo, who was the Dominican Republics dictator from 1930-1961). The
informative article teaches the reader about the severe measures Trujillo took to
conserve his power.
This article gives the reader a clearer insight on the antagonist in the novel In the
Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. The piece is well organized and has a clear
presentation of the information given. The information given in the article helps give
more background knowledge about the horrible things that Trujillo did to keep his

power. This gives the chance for the reader to go more in depth into understanding
more about the corrupt government described in the novel.

"The Big Read." In the Time of the Butterflies. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2015.
In this article from The Big Read, the author gives a brief biography of Julia Alvarez as
well as an interview with her. The biography is told in an academic yet relaxed tone,
which helps the information flow well. The unidentified author mentions Alvarezs
childhood and her connection to the main characters in her book In the Time of the
Butterflies.
The article offers many pieces of information that gives the reader the opportunity to
make connections between Alvarezs life and her work. The interview incorporated with
the article gives the reader an inside look on all of the emotions that Alvarez had put in
writing In the Time of the Butterflies.