Like Water For Chocolate Literary Analysis

1057 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: mexican revolution ib history

When you are living in a place like Tita and her family were living you back then you think if they were something else going on around them. I choose to talk about the historical moments of “Like Water For Chocolate” in a Psychological perspective. Even though, they were a lot of things going on especially with Tita family. HH H
However, the Mexican Revolution was also happening around that same time. Even though the De La Garza family was in their own world they have to be concerned about the situation happening outside. The Mexican Revolution affects the De La Garza family because Gertrudis was a really big part of the Revolution. In the book they don’t tell us the status of the Mexican Revolution really is. However, they do tell us a fragment of how the Revolution is doing, and what is doing to the people. They have some historical moments going on in the …show more content…

Pedro marrying Rosaura so he could be closes to Tita, then Mama Elena dying, Rosaura losing her child. Like I said is a lot of things that happen with them and the family. However, there was the Mexican Revolution going on as well, and Mama Elena and her family had to worried about that as well even if in the book they really never spoke about the way they felt about the Revolution going on. “The story is set at the time of the Mexican Revolution - 1910-1920 - in Piedras Negras in Northern Mexico. And, like so many Mexican stories, it concerns a family” (By: Allan Cogan). For me, the most historical thing that happen in the story would have to be the Mexican Revolution and how Gertrudis began the Captain of her troop and of the Revolution. The stories is about a family and their struggles and their tradition while the biggest battles was happening all around them they didn’t seem to care only about

Show More
Related

  • TKAM: Literary Analysis Paper

    596 Words  | 2 Pages

    To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel written by Harper Lee. The novel is set in the depths of the Great Depression. A lawyer named Atticus Finch is called to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. The story is told from one of Atticus’s children, the mature Scout’s point of view. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, the Finch Family faces many struggles and difficulties. In To Kill a Mockingbird, theme plays an important role during the course of the novel. Theme is a central idea in a work of literature that contains more than one word. It is usually based off an author’s opinion about a subject. The theme innocence should be protected is found in conflicts, characters, and symbols.

    Read More

  • Like Water For Chocolate - Movie versus Book

    1224 Words  | 3 Pages

    “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel, is a beautiful romantic tale of an impossible passionate love during the revolution in Mexico. The romance is followed by the sweet aroma of kitchen secrets and cooking, with a lot of imagination and creativity. The story is that of Tita De La Garza, the youngest of all daughters in Mama Elena’s house. According to the family tradition she is to watch after her mother till the day she does, and therefore cannot marry any men. Tita finds her comfort in cooking, and soon the kitchen becomes her world, affecting every emotion she experiences to the people who taste her food. Esquivel tells Titas story as she grows to be a mature, blooming women who eventually rebels against her mother, finds her true identity and reunites with her long lost love Pedro. The book became a huge success and was made to a movie directed by Alfonso Arau. Although they both share many similarities, I also found many distinct differences. The movie lost an integral part of the book, the sensual aspect of the cooking and love.

    Read More

  • Our Kids Literary Analysis

    1339 Words  | 3 Pages

    In a country like the United States of America, with a history of every individual having an equal opportunity to reach their dreams, it becomes harder and harder to grasp the reality that equal opportunity is diminishing as the years go on. The book Our Kids by Robert Putnam illustrates this reality and compares life during the 1950’s and today’s society and how it has gradually gotten to a point of inequality. In particular, he goes into two touching stories, one that shows the changes in the communities we live in and another that illustrates the change of family structure. In the end he shows how both stories contribute to the American dream slipping away from our hands.

    Read More

  • The Mexican Revolution and Portfirio Diaz

    997 Words  | 2 Pages

    For thirty-four years Mexico existed under the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. During this time Mexico’s industries flourished however the Mexican people remained deep in poverty with little to no opportunities for educational growth. The Mexican revolution was the result of Diaz’s fall from leadership, the peons need for independence, and resulted in a new beginning for Mexico. The Mexican Revolution began due to Porfirio Diaz not allowing anyone to have a voice or say in whatever it is they must do. The people of Mexico were upset because everyone was in poverty because only a select few people actually had money because Porfirio Diaz allowed them to those select few where also the ones in power behind Porfirio. Due to all of the poverty and the poor not having a say in anything they do or have to do it caused an uprising of the peasants led by Emeliano Zapata and Pancho Villa which are greatly known for their effort against the corruption and poverty in Mexico. Although Porfirio Diaz had brought some great things to help Mexico flourish in the industrial form and economical form but for the normal working class citizens that aren’t good friends with Diaz or know him on a personal level are left broke and are left with no way to get away from their financial problems because Diaz doesn’t allow them to make enough money to prosper in anything they do. Diaz’s way of ruling Mexico was so bad that it didn’t even allow the majority of the people of Mexico to get an education because they couldn’t afford it. The only people to benefit from the new rail road systems and factories were the rich hacienda land owners. The rich hacienda owners were also the people who were basically in control over the peons they had control over them as ...

    Read More

  • Los De Abajo Analysis

    1431 Words  | 3 Pages

    Los de Abajo, the realistic portrayal of those involved in the Mexican Revolution? After only reaching a small audience with serialised publications of Los de Abajo, the importance of the novel and author, Mariano Azuela, only became apparent in the 1920’s. The rugged nature of the narrative in the novel proved to be something different to the norm of the romanticised literature that had been published regarding the revolution. A testimonial view provided by an eyewitness account offered ‘mexicanidad’ and a realistic snapshot of life in that era. Azuela writes all from memory and draws from his real life witnessing of the Mexican revolution, thus all the characters are somewhat an indication to the people that were involved. Therefore it is

    Read More

  • The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela as a Reflection of the Mexican Revolution

    2162 Words  | 5 Pages

    ...vel, The Underdogs powerfully epitomizes the extent of poverty the Mexican people were living in, the corruption of the government troops and the pandemonium's they inflicted on the lives of peasants, and the revolutionary spirit and uprisings that stemmed from such conditions. After centuries of living in repressed poverty under unstable and unjust political stipulations, the Mexican people could no longer sit back and be dictated under the rulers who lacked any interests besides their own. The Mexican Revolution was the starting point for political, social, and economic reforms which have been slowly making progression in Mexico since the start of the Revolution. Through The Underdogs, one relives the struggles of the Mexican people to revolutionize a country that had been in a desperate state for centuries.

    Read More

  • Literary Analysis

    1267 Words  | 3 Pages

    Poverty and homelessness are often, intertwined with the idea of gross mentality. illness and innate evil. In urban areas all across the United States, just like that of Seattle. in Sherman Alexie’s New Yorker piece, What You Pawn I Will Redeem, the downtrodden. are stereotyped as vicious addicts who would rob a child of its last penny if it meant a bottle of whiskey.

    Read More

  • Bless Me Ultima Character Analysis

    853 Words  | 2 Pages

    From beginning to end in the novel there are many events that test the strength and values of the Marez family. When Ultima comes to live out her remaining time with the Marez family, they treat her with the upmost respect calling her “La Grande” and taking her in as if she was family. In the during the story relationships are being tested, Antonio’s father Gabriel has a big dream of moving to California with the family, but refuses to leave until all three of his older sons come back from war (WWII). Soon after Antonio’s brothers return home from war, a short time after two of his brothers’ (Gene and Leon) leave and head to Vegas, crushing Gabriel’s dream. Although, only one brother (Andrew) has decided to stick around, Antonio and he begin to form a relationship that he didn’t have with the others. Since the arrival of Ultima many of the town people question the Marez family for allowing a bruja (witch) to live with them and because of her, many individuals take a stand against them. The Marez family and Narciso show great connection by rallying around Ultima, ...

    Read More

  • The Mexican Revolution

    1153 Words  | 3 Pages

    Although the Mexican revolution ended shortly after, Mexico is still fighting for their rights from the government. Even today the Mexican army is killing there own people and then taking their land just like the government did in the 1800’s. This is just the begging of another revolution in Mexico. Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican revolution had a huge impact on the country of Mexico that is still felt in some places today.

    Read More

  • The Mexican Revolution

    1250 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Mexican Revolution began November 20th, 1910. It is disputable that it extended up to two decades and seized more than 900,000 lives. This revolution, however, also ended dictatorship in Mexico and restored the rights of farm workers, or peons, and its citizens. Revolutions are often started because a large group of individuals want to see a change. These beings decided to be the change that they wanted to see and risked many things, including their lives. Francisco “Pancho” Villa and Emiliano Zapata are the main revolutionaries remembered. These figures of the revolution took on the responsibility that came with the title. Their main goal was to regain the rights the people deserved. The peons believed that they deserved the land that they labored on. These workers rose up in a vehement conflict against those opposing and oppressing them. The United States was also significantly affected by this war because anybody who did not want to fight left the country and migrated north. While the end of the revolution may be considered to be in the year of 1917 with the draft of a new constitution, the fighting did not culminate until the 1930’s.

    Read More

  • Like Water For Chocolate Passage Analysis

    602 Words  | 2 Pages

    The connotation of sugar as an indulgence means Tita's indulging herself in her own misery. The use of imagery conveys that a strong wav of despair and self pity washed upon Tita. It was so strong that se could not fitht against it, but all she could do was oblige. The use o personification demonstrates that the misery took control of her mind and body, therefore causing her to be visually blinded. Tita was saddened by the idea of Rosaura and Pedro together and did not have any interest in helping with the wedding preparation for a could've been her own if not for family traditions. Tita also describes how, the white color was "dragging along those snow white images from her childhood". The white brought back memories from Tita's childhood. Tita reminisced on the much simpler times of her life where she wasn't fighting for a man's affection with her sister. The use of personification with the white color dragging along the images convey how her former aspirations would no longer come true. Tita could no longer give any more thought to those hopeless dreams. The use of diction and imagery with "snow white images" enforces how lifeless her childhood dreams were. The dream of her getting married in a church dressed in white, to the man she loved has vanished at the hands of family

    Read More

  • Mirabal Sisters: Defying Dictatorship and Patriarchy

    781 Words  | 2 Pages

    The main protagonists are the Mirabal sisters with Minerva, Patria, and Maria Teresa being the main characters as Dede tells their story. There were many small antagonist that caused minor problems, but the overall antagonist is dictator Trujillo. Minerva was dynamic with her initial beliefs but static in her actions and attitudes. When she was younger, she had a hard time believing that Trujillo was not as perfect as God, but she was always headstrong and idealistic in her beliefs. She looked at the status quo and refused to accept it. She wanted to go to school and get her education instead of just being a wife. She wanted to be a lawyer when women could not even vote yet, and she worked until she got her degree and never let anyone stop

    Read More

  • Literary Analysis

    1232 Words  | 3 Pages

    “Often fear of one evil leads us into a worse”(Despreaux). Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux is saying that fear consumes oneself and often times results in a worse fate. William Golding shares a similar viewpoint in his novel Lord of the Flies. A group of boys devastatingly land on a deserted island. Ralph and his friend Piggy form a group. Slowly, they become increasingly fearful. Then a boy named Jack rebels and forms his own tribe with a few boys such as Roger and Bill. Many things such as their environment, personalities and their own minds contribute to their change. Eventually, many of the boys revert to their inherently evil nature and become savage and only two boys remain civilized. The boys deal with many trials, including each other, and true colors show. In the end they are being rescued, but too much is lost. Their innocence is forever lost along with the lives Simon, a peaceful boy, and an intelligent boy, Piggy. Throughout the novel, Golding uses symbolism and characterization to show that savagery and evil are a direct effect of fear.

    Read More

  • Gender Roles In Reyna Grande's Across A Hundred Mountains

    1693 Words  | 4 Pages

    Grande introduces to the audience various characters that cross Juana 's path to either alter or assist her on her journey to find her father. Through those individuals, Grande offers a strong comparison of female characters who follow the norms, versus those that challenge gender roles that

    Read More

  • Food as a Metaphor for Unexpressed Emotions in Like Water for Chocolate

    1255 Words  | 3 Pages

    An oppressed soul finds means to escape through the preparation of food in the novel, Like Water for Chocolate (1992). Written by Laura Esquivel, the story is set in revolutionary Mexico at the turn of the century. Tita, the young heroine, is living on her family’s ranch with her two older sisters, her overbearing mother, and Nacha, the family cook and Tita’s surrogate mother. At a very young age, Tita is instilled with a deep love for food "for Tita, the joy of living was wrapped up in the delights of food" (7). The sudden death of Tita's father, left Tita's mother's unable to nurse the infant Tita due to shock and grief. Therefore Nacha, "who [knows] everything about cooking" (6) offers to assume the responsibility of feeding and caring for the young Tita. "From that day on, Tita's domain was the kitchen" (7). Throughout the novel, food is used as a constant metaphor for the intense feelings and emotions Tita is forced to conceal.

    Read More

More about Like Water For Chocolate Literary Analysis

Open Document