Like Water for Chocolate | Social Concerns
Tita, Laura Esquivel's main character in Like Water for Chocolate, is a gifted cook, a generous caregiver, and a passionate lover, but the tyranny of tradition and obligation placed upon her by her autocratic mother, Mama Elena, virtually destroys her hopes for happiness. Her dilemma is not unique to the northern Mexican ranch where she spends all her days, however, but evokes the struggles of women everywhere to balance obligations of family and tradition with their own need to make satisfying choices. Sexual stereotypes, family obligations, and the need for personal space are...
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