Like Water for Chocolate

by Laura Esquivel

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Themes: Free Choice and Breaking Rules

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Esquivel provides hope by suggesting that individuals can adapt to whatever challenges life presents. However, she compellingly argues that simply adapting isn't always enough. Although she acknowledges the importance of rules and believes they should generally be followed, she highlights in her interview with Loewenstein that "everyone always has another possibility of doing as one chooses, of breaking the rules, of transgressing them." Tita defies the rules but lacks the courage to truly break free from them. After her mother's passing, she contemplates the difficulties: "Life had taught her that it was not that easy; there are few prepared to fulfill their desires whatever the cost." Esquivel appears to champion the importance of free choice in evaluating these costs and deciding on a course of action.

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