The Theme of Love

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The Theme of Love

In society today, when someone mentions the word "Love" and are referring to love between two of no relation, it is guaranteed that at least half the people surrounding you will shudder. Whether it be through observation or experience, people have come to learn that Love is far from being the ideal state in which one should live in and, for that matter, many choose to stay away from it. It is known to break hearts, to hurt feelings and, believe it or not, it truly is not always happily ever after. Yes, Love does have its positive points. It is thrilling and exciting when you're in love, it is sometimes even euphoric but the argument here is not whether Love is good or bad for you. The argument is that it has as many cons to it as it does pros. One is not eternally happy when they are in-love. There are negative aspects to it as well. There is deception, blindness, vulnerability, as well as naïveté. It takes plenty of effort to work at a relationship. Love can be one-sided, miserable, even merely intoxicating. The percentage rate of suicide due to love being rejected, not forbidden, is extremely high. This is part of reality and it has been accepted by some of the population, yet there are some people that still believe it is a dream world. Are the descriptions of love in Like Water for Chocolate, The Princess Bride, and Tristan & Iseult the ideal perception of what real love today is truly about, or are viewers being deceived by a faulty image? When examined, Like Water for Chocolate, Tristan & Iseult, as well as The Princess Bride each exemplify the idea of forbidden yet always transcendent love, thus deceiving readers and viewers into the fallacy that "Love conquers all" and placing a distor...

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...aled through food created in the kitchen. The various recipes that introduce each chapter hide within themselves a story. Tita, the main character, has been forbidden of her only true love because he is married to her sister. The purpose behind the creation of her exotic dishes was for Tita to express her feelings to Pedro, yet remain hidden, disguised in the food. She allows these emotions to overwhelm her and take control of her in the kitchen. Nothing else could compare to the scene when she prepares her recipe for Quail in Rose Petal Sauce. In the dish she uses rose petals, given to her by Pedro. Tita holds the roses so tightly to her chest that her blood and sweat and the rose petals all intermix. The Quail in Rose Petal Sauce it is a trigger that sends the message of two lovers lustfulness that could not be reached. The realism of this book is expressed

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