Personal freedom is an inalienable right that everyone deserves. It is a powerful idea that provides courage for those who are afraid, infuses hope to those who are desperate, and grants strength to those who are oppressed. However, for the idea to come to reality, one must be mature enough to embrace and act upon it. The novel Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel tells the story of Tita, a young girl who lives under the iron fisted rule of Mama Elena. From a young inexperienced girl, to a full grown and independent woman, Tita fights against Mama Elena’s rules before and after her death, in order to make her own choice about herself. Through her struggle for freedom, Tita molds herself into a mature woman.
At the beginning of the novel, Tita presents herself as an immature, and defenseless girl in the face of Mama Elena’s rule because of her inability to stand up for herself and rebel against Mama Elena. The start of the novel tells the reader about Tita’s dear lover, Pedro, who she could not marry due to the tradition of the family. Even though Pedro and Tita are madly in love, Mama Elena brutally denies Tita’s request in marry Pedro. While Tita does try to rebel, her action and result is not satisfactory, and she accepts her defeat: “Tita lowered her head, and the realization of her fate struck her as forcibly as her tears struck the table. From then on they knew, she and the table, that they would never have even the slightest voice in the unknown forces that fated Tita to bow before her mother’s absurd rule” (11). This is the very first moment that the readers get a glimpse of Mama Elena’s iron fisted rule. Being a young fearful girl, Tita does not know how to deal with this cold-blooded decision. At that moment, Tita ...
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... – Pedro. As Tita finally gains full liberty, she has also grew to become a strong, liberated woman who is capable of making mature choice about her life.
Tita matures a great deal through her quest for independence and control over her fate. The Tita at the end of the novel is a completely different character than the Tita at the start of the novel. She is able to make considerate, and well thought out decision for herself and the people around her without hesitation. Tita overcomes multiple obstacles along her journey in search of liberty, even when Mama Elena and the people around Tita exerts tremendous pressure on her. The novel Like Water for Chocolate displays the power of freedom through the perspective of Tita, which gives the readers the realization that no matter how hard one may try, no one can be forever oppressed; eventually they will grow and revolt.
Characters- The Main character in this book is Celeste Harris. Celeste was always known for being called the fat girl. One day she was shopping with her mom, her cousin Kirsten and her aunt Doreen for Celeste’s other cousin Kathleen’s wedding. (pg . 1-10) They saw an ad to be a model at Huskey Peach (a clothes brand for heavier people). (pg.10) Behind Celeste’s back, her aunt sends in an application for her. Celetse then gets a letter in the mail saying she qualified for the Huskey Peach fashion show.(pg.36) Celeste is very embarresd and doesn’t want to do it but the rest of her family wants her to. (first half of book)
When Marie tries to ask the protagonist to take a walk, this action shows that she is trying to achieve Pauline’s dream by getting her outside of the house. Therefore, she could finally feel the true meaning of freedom. Nevertheless, Pauline’s mother’s response demonstrates that she wants her daughter’s safety more than anything. The mother tries to keep Pauline away from the danger, so the protagonist can at last have a healthier life. However, Agathe’s reply shows that her mother is willing to sacrifice Pauline’s dream to keep her secure. Therefore, the author uses contrasting characters to mention that safety is more valuable. Furthermore, the protagonist starts to describe Tante Marie and reveals that she always has her hair “around her shoulder” (85). When Pauline describes Marie, Pauline shows how her Tante is open-minded. In fact, Marie helps Pauline to let go of her limitations and to get a taste of her dream. Therefore, Marie always wants Pauline to go outside and play hockey or even to take a walk. These actions that Pauline’s Tante takes show how she is determinate to make Pauline’s dream come true. Thus, the author
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The story begins with Titas birth prematurely when Mama Elena was chopping onions. Tita grows up with Nacha the most dominant figure in her life, and follows Mama Elenas routine of cooking, cleaning and sewing. At every incident she can, Mama Elena criticizes Tita and even beats her if she tries to speak up. One day Tita tells her mother that Pedro wants to come and ask for her hand, but according to the family tradition she cannot marry because she is the youngest daughter. Mama Elena tells Pedro he can marry Rosaura- one of her older daughters, and Pedro agrees to the arrangement just to be closer to his true love- Tita.
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... However, through the narrators partial freedom she more importantly finds a new compassionate/humane path on her journey to womanhood. Also, this new path in itself acts as a sort of self-healing for the grief experienced by the narrator. Though only partial freedom was found and cultural boundaries were not shattered, simply battered, the narrator’s path was much preferable to that of her sisters (those who conformed to cultural boundaries).
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