Like Water for Chocolate

by Laura Esquivel

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How does the setting in "Like Water for Chocolate", "The Edible Woman", and "Chocolat" relate to food and the protagonists?

What is the relationship between food and tradition in Laura Esquivel's novel Like Water for Chocolate? What is the overall meaning of the relationship between food and tradition in the book?

How does John's experiment in Chapter 6 of Like Water for Chocolate relate to facts? What does "Tita with these three words had taken the first step towards freedom" mean?

In Like Water for Chocolate,  how come Tita is breastfeeding her nephew when she didn't get pregnant until near the ending of the book?

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Does "Like Water for Chocolate" mirror or challenge a male-dominated reality?

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