She commits massive sacrifices for this including her son. In fact, Patria was astounded by how devoted she was to the cause in the face of the danger saying “‘But Minerva, your own child --’ I began and then I saw it did hurt her to make this sacrifice she was convinced she needed to make."(155) As can be seen, Patria is truly surprised by how much courage Minerva has to keep going after making and continuing to make these substantial sacrifices. Additionally,