Does the dog die?
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Before We Were Free
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Two family dogs are shot by secret police.
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Does someone vomit?
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A character throws up after hearing disturbing news.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Is someone tortured?
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There are several mentions of torture happening under the Trujillo dictatorship, but it is not directly witnessed by the protagonist.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does a kid die?
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There is mention of a political prisoner being fed a steak that was actually made of the flesh of his son.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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There are reports of people being tortured by having their fingernails ripped off.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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There are reports of people being tortured by having their teeth damaged.
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A male character does have to dress as a woman in order to escape his country.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The word moron
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Are there bugs?
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There are references to bugs as a metaphor: the mariposa (butterfly) sisters.
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Is there amputation?
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Mentions of amputations as a torture tactic
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Does someone break a bone?
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Mentions of breaking bones as a torture tactic.
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Does a parent die?
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The protagonist's father and uncle are taken as political prisoners after being involved in the plot to kill the dictator Rafael Trujillo. They are both tortured and killed.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Torture victims are reportedly strapped to an electric chair and shocked as an interrogation tactic.
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Does a car crash?
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No, but there is reference to the real life assassination of the Mirabal sisters, who were beaten to death, placed into their car, and pushed off a cliff to make it look like an accident.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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However, it is mentioned that the murdered political prisoners are thrown off a cliff into the ocean.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Since this takes place during the Trujillo dictatorship, there is discussion of people being disappeared.
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The protagonist's mother frequently uses tranquilizers to manage her nerves.
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Does someone cheat?
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The dictator Rafael Trujillo reportedly cheats on his wife with several girlfriends.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Mention of a roast pig during Christmas dinner
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