I will be exploring the intersectionality between gender and class, and the role women play in politics and nation-construction by examining the novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. I am hoping that my research will reflect the importance of the role women play in the political field and how that role can completely shift the political landscape of entire nations. This research will also explore the way in which social class allows a person to interact with the political world around them, and how when class and gender intersect and are cross-examined, we see that such a dynamic can become a powerful catalyst that can transform the very foundations of a nation.
Whisper O'Brien
Western Carolina University