Maria Teresa 2nd

Mate was motivated by relations and love. She even states that she cares more for that than the revolution. The only reason she joined the revolution, in my opinion, was because she fell in love with a man involved with the revolution.

Mate helped with building bombs for the revolution, but her more unique support of the revolution was her writing. While in jail, she gave part of her writing to the OAS, which contributed to helping people understand what was going on in the country

Mate was raised by her parents and went to a catholic school and grew up with her 3 other sisters and had a pretty ordinary childhood. But Mate cared a lot about what she wore to church and was made fun of as a child that I believe influenced her to have so much love for family and not as much for the revolution.

Mate was motivated purely by her love for her sister and her partner that she found in the revolution. "I admit that for me love goes deeper than the struggle, or maybe what I mean is, love is the deeper struggle” (pg 147). Mates love is definently more important to her but she uses this to support her sister and partner in the revolution.

Even though Mate is not as devoted towards the movement as Minerva was, Mate added her knowlegde to help Minerva lie to nuns, smuggle guns and build bombs to support the revolution.

The alternative is freezing yourself up, never showing what you’re feeling, never letting on what you’re thinking…Then one day, you’re out of here, free, only to discover you’ve locked yourself up and thrown away the key somewhere too deep inside your heart to fish it out" (pg 231).

Mate was mainly motivated by her sisters, since at the beginning, she thought of Trujillo as a good man, but her sisters showed and convinced her that she was not. In the end, most of what she did was caused by her sisters actions

seeing the effects on her family changed her into the woman she was. Seeing how brutal Trujillo was to her father and seeing the sexism towards her sisters opened her eyes to the reality of Trujillo's regime

Like all children she was inocent. She didn't know the wrong that Trujillo was doing because she couldn't comprehend anything different from what he was doing. She liked the stuff that most girls like at young ages, fashion, and looking pretty. she wasn't conserned by politics, or bad presidents, or good presidents becasue she was just a child.

I don't think she added a lot with her actions in the revolution as much as she did with her character. She was always consumed by relations and romance. Because of this, she didn't care much for the cause of the revolution. There for, not adding a lot to the revolution. Once she found her love, she added more. she cared because the one she cared about cared about the revolution. This shows that you shouldn't care for a revolution just because you care but because those close to you care.

Maté first started as a middle man for gun running for the revolutionaries along with building bombs. She also become a martyr with her sisters Minerva and Patria

I believe the death of her father changed a lot of who she became and watching her sisters struggle changed her view on the revolution. Watching Patria lose her child and seeing how her father was treated by Trujillo I think made her more aware of what was really happening. I also think her baby changed her outlook on making her country better her daughter.

She helped with making bombs and I also think she was the middle ground between Dede and Minerva. I think she helped with keeping the peace, but also moving to make change.

I believe Mate mostly joined for her sisters, mainly Minerva. Minerva had the most influence on her because they lived together. but, I also believe her want to find love with Leandro led to her decision because he was a political leader and she wanted to be a part of his life.

I believe one of the main motivators for Maté is her want for love and her meeting and marrying Leandro who brings Maté more into the movement.

Maté grew up very oblivious and ignorant to the movement at first and she was more obsessed with fashion and her appearence that contrasts with Minerva whom she ends up being most alike as.

I feel as if she was more on the oblivious side, with her diary entries as a child mentioning how she thought El Jefe was a good leader, and when she was questioning why she was scared of him, she said that she'd still love her dad if he did something bad, so she should still love her president. She was also more focused on clothing then anything bad.

What did Mate specifically add to the revolution?

What was Mate like as a child?

What events in Mate's life influenced the woman she became?

What is Mate motivated by? Please support yourself.

An event that heavily affected her life was was the feeling of betrayal she had from people. The betrayal of Trujillo, when she found out he was a bad man and changed her outlook of the country, and the betrayal of her father, who changed her outlook on relationships, and how scary and complex they are

Mate mainly sacrificed her safety, as well as the safety of her family. While she was focused on protecting others, it drew her attention away from protecting her family at all costs

"I promise you this, I'll be true to what I think is right." (Alvarez251)

One of the first sacrifices that Maté had was losing her innocence. After the death of her father and when she met Leandro she stopped thinking about fashion, boys, and stereotypical girly things she used to when she was little and jumped head first into the revolution. Although Maté began losing a little of her innocence when she stayed with Minerva in the capital after her father's death she was not as invested until she met Leandro when he dropped off weapons at their house.

The two main events in Maté's life is when her father dies and when she meets Leandro. Maté begins to question a lot of her life after the death of her father especially about the government that she used to worship and she started aiding in the revolution and meeting Leandro helped her fully commit to the Revolution and all of its values.

"I admit that for me love goes deeper than the struggle, or maybe what I mean is, love is the deeper struggle"(p.147).

I think she gained more than she sacrificed by joining the revolution. Sure, she was imprisoned and sacrificed her life. But she gained what she cared about most, love and relations. If she didn't join the revolution, she would not have found her true love and she would not have been able to spend the time she had with her sisters. She would have been miserable outside of the revolution because she would never have found love and true relations.

¨I admit that for me love goes deeper than the struggle, or maybe what I mean is, love is the deeper struggle." (pg. 147)

Like most children, she was oblivious to what was happening with the revolution. She was also very emotional, and her mood, writing, and how she acted were heavily influenced by her emotions.

"Now, instead of her poetry, she’s always reciting, Condemn me, it does not matter. History will absolve me!I am so hoping that now that Minerva has found a special someone, she’ll settle down. I mean, I agree with her ideas and everything. I think people should be kind to each other and share what they have. But never in a million years would I take up a gun and force people to give up being mean"(123).

I think she sacrificed her family. Not only her sisters and husband but also her only child. She stayed in jail to send a message rather than leave and watch her little girl grow up. She risked her life because all of them could have been killed at any point.

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What did Mate sacrifice to the revolution?