What is the central idea in this paragraph?

Having four young daughters made the family more of a target because of Trujillo’s mandatory tributes.
Trujillo required people to take part in tributes and parades, which were enforced by the police state.
The author’s parents fought against the dictatorship, even though they participated in the tributes.
The author’s parents tried to get by in the dictatorship, but felt humiliated by the tributes they were forced to participate in.