Like Water For Chocolate Theme Analysis

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In the novel like water for chocolate the theme redemption show the how bittersweet life can be no farm of punishment. Mama Elena and Tita is main character in this story. Traditions are the main consideration in the insurgency that happens between these two. Tradition states that the youngest daughter must not marry, but must take care of the mother until she dies. Wrongdoers are, without fall flat, in somehow punished. Mama Elena, who cruelly disciplines Tita and prevents her from marrying her one true love, becomes paralyzed later on. After her paralysis she then becomes wholly dependent on Tita for her care. Nevertheless, when a young man decides to ask for Tita's hand in marriage, Mama Elena level out declines to hear any more about the subject. Tita understands the sadness of her situation and from that minute on she swore to challenge her mom's decision. The revolt keeps on working until at last after numerous years of torment by her mom, Tita leaves the family …show more content…

When Tita thought she was pregnant by Pedro, Mama Elena paid her a visit in the kitchen accusing her of blackening her family’s reputation by immorality. Yet accurately it was Tita's guilt, since she was not pregnant. So the only way Tita was ever going to rid herself of her mother was to stand up to her. Finally toward the end of the book, mother and daughter were finally face-to-face on even ground. Mama Elena's ghost, Tita's imagination, lashed out at her daughter, you and Pedro are shameless, and you behave like a good woman or a decent one at least. Tita, because of having read her mother's diary and love letters finally got peace when she said, What do you mean, decent? Like you? Or didn't you have an illicit child? I hate you, I've always hated you. Tita finally won and triumphed over her domineering mother, Tita had said the magic words that would make Mama Elena disappear

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