Francisco Madero becomes President of Mexico after unfiying many democratic and anti Díaz forces. This temporary unification allowed for Madero to take place of the dictator Porfirio Díaz. Although things seemed like they would be good, all the conservatives were not happy so the revolution continued on as the sides fought for power. You can see how this war greatly affects characters in The Murmer of Bees by Sofia Segovia. Segovia paints the picture of the war causing strained relationships between Beatriz and her daughters. Then there is also the bitter hate in Anselmo who is struggling in poverty after the plague, and as he endures sharecropping, an ideal that he hates. The revolutionary war was fighting for these ideals or against it. A lot is riding on this war that is bringing much division. 

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