Pedro and Rosaura go on to have a baby boy named Roberto, whom Tita nurses when Rosaura cannot. When she cooks Quail in Rose petal sauce, her sister Gertrudis is overcome by the passion in the food, so much that the heat from her body sets the shower on fire, and she runs away with a revolutionary captain. It is here that Tita learns of Pedro’s true intentions of marriage, and then uses her food as a way of communicating with him. Blocked by Mama Elena, Pedro agrees to marry Rosaura so he can be close to Tita. Tita also falls in love with Pedro, who wants to marry her. Isolated by her mother, Nacha teaches Tita the ways of the kitchen. The heroine Tita is bogged down by her oppressive mother, along with her two sisters Gertrudis and Rosaura. Set against the backdrop of the Mexican revolution, the author utilizes mystical elements and Mexican cooking recipes to tell the story. Written by Laura Esquivel, it tells a story about a girl named Tita who is imprisoned by her Mother and by an accursed family tradition that the youngest daughter must take care of her mother until the day she dies. Like Water For Chocolate is a beautiful Mexican novel about a young woman’s struggle within her family. In honor of hispanic heritage month, we would like to review the classic novel, Like Water For Chocolate.
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