"Throughout her writing career Julia Alvarez has been examining definitions of the "Americas" and rethinking conceptualizations of the nation. Her multiperspectivist literary works have given voice to women of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the United States, and to those who, as Alvarez says, "shift from foot to foot." By Ellen Mayock.
"Discusses the placement of the novel `In the Time of the Butterflies,' by Julia Alvarez, within a Caribbean model of interpretation. Classification of texts as Caribbean; Use of the theoretical construct of creolization; Value of claiming Alvarez as a Caribbean writer as well as a Latin American writer; Political, cultural and social struggles which are the book's main themes." By Shara McCallum.
"Our concept of life under a dictatorship most often is informed by media accounts that overwhelm us with cold statistics, impersonal reports, and shocking pictures." Janet Jones Hampton. 1995.
"In fiction as well as in confessional writing, those who understand the power of voice as gesture of rebellion and resistance urge the exploited, the oppressed to speak." Gus Puleo. Bilingual Review. 1998.
"Some days the world seems full of the kind of people who catch a butterfly, admire it, show it with pride to others, and then pull its wings off." Joanne Omang. Los Angeles Times. 1995.
