My Summer Reading Book

    This summer I read the book Before we were Free by Julia Alvarez and it`s about a girl named Anita de la Torre, who lives in the Dominican Republic during 1960. This book tells a story about bravery and courage that shows with in her life.  After most of her family decides to America Anita is left with her mother, father, sister, American neighbors and other family members. At school Anita would see portrates of Trujillo in her class room and home thinking he was a good man. Her dad and uncle and others make a plan to go against their dictator Trujillo and it strikes the family. 
      At one point in the book Anita is confused about which road to choose, because at first in school during history class would take about the government in America and Dominican Republic thinking that he was here and a good man but then when she finds out about her Tio Toni and fathers plan to rebel she doesn`t know who to believe. If she does go with her father/ families plan to rebel against the dictator her family may end up in a big failure because her family can get caught in the making and be killed. another possibility is that may her family can come of this plan successful with some bumps in the road and actually get what they had wanted for their country and future.The other side of this is if she keeps thinking Trujillo`s good than what will her family do with her? If their against Trujillo are they going to turn their backs on Anita too because of her opinion on him? Another possibility is that her family can respect opinion but can try to persuade her to agree with them.
        I can relate to what Anita is going through because shes getting mixed thoughts about what to believe. This is like when somebody you think is your friend and they do something behind your back mean while someone tells you what they said and your at the point were you don`t know who or what believe.So you begin to think of the facts you have on each side and slowly flow on to one side. This connects to Anita because she has to flow to one side but is still see the facts on each side to know the right decision. 
     In the end Anita makes what she thinks is the right decision which is go with her parents opinion and join her families rebellion.