"Like Water For Chocolate"

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The paper analyzes how, in Laura Esquivel's novel "Like Water for Chocolate", the importance of food, tradition, and family loyalty are dominant motifs. The paper further explores how the author's development of these ideas makes it clear that it is not only the family in the novel that is affected by food and tradition; it is an indicator of the Mexican culture in which they live. The paper further analyzes the character of Tita and her connection to her Mexican heritage.

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"Much love usually went into the food, but sometimes bitter tears also joined the other ingredients. The recipes were all old family recipes that had been passed down like an heirloom from generation to generation. Many of the foods represented and coincided with other family traditions. The traditional Christmas sausage, for example, was a complicated recipe only for such a special occasion. In addition to cooking up meals in the kitchen, Tita learned how to make medicinal remedies for family ailments there, too."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate. New York: Doubleday, 1989.

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