Gender Prejudice - Minerva's Determination and Fight for Equality

In many of mid 20th century novels we have studied, a prejudice feeling of some sort is present. When the word prejudice is mentioned, one may just think about the color of a person's skin or their ethnicity, but it is important to remember that there are more types of prejudice feelings that occur. One of the biggest prejudices one may notice in the novel is the prejudice towards women and their rights in society, a problem that still occurs in modern day America. Minerva so desperately to be involved with politics and law, except for the that women are not allowed to go to Law School or practice law in the Dominican Republic. Minerva, full of courage and hope, proceeded to fight for rights and political freedom even without the support of her own mother. Although her way fight for women's rights were rebellious and eventually caused her life to come to an abrupt stop, she paved the way for many women in the future to speak out and fight for what they believe.