The novel, Like Water for Chocolate really made me realize the meaning of love, and the importance of Mexican tradition. Laurel Esquivel takes a different perspective of Mexican writing by using women as the main characters. It is way different when women are involved because they are filled with emotions. This whole story is based on emotions. Unlike some people, I really enjoyed the recipes of the story. Each recipe really helped in portraying the emotions. I easily could relate with the emotion of sadness when Tita cried in the cake. Esquivel described the metaphor so well, that it was hard not to become depressed. Everything that Tita made was describing all the feelings in the story. In class, when we read the reviews, I thought it was funny that people did not like the recipes. It just showed that they lacked critical thinking skills. It also showed that they did not understand magical realism.
Although it is hard to understand why Pedro would marry Rosaura, it explains the importance of tradition. Tita was actually very respectful to her mother by not running away, but in the end she did get what she wanted. She received true love. I agree with what Tita did because if you truly love someone, then you should fight for what you want. That was the point of the story. You should not always follow rules. It is okay to take chances, and break out of the normal traditions. She might have broken tradition in Mama Elena’s eyes, but Tita had the right to love whoever she wanted. I think it was hilarious that the good child, Rosaura died of a colon sickness. In my opinion, it is ironic because all the feelings and emotions were being emptied out of her, which was so harmful that she died. On the other hand, Tita finally broke the rules, and ended up dying with her true love. Some might find it ridiculous to die of passionate love, but if Esquivel would have let them live; there would not have been a strong meaning. When she died with Pedro, it showed more passion than ever before. I really enjoyed this story and the uses of magical realism and metaphors.