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 __LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE__ By: Laura Esquivel    ABOUT THE BOOK --   In Mexico, it's tradition that the youngest daughter born must take care of her mother, until her mother dies. She's not allowed to marry, and also not allowed to have children. Tita unfortunately, was born the youngest daughter. One day, Tita comes across a man, Pedro. They instantly take a liking to eachother, and Pedro asks for Tita's hand. Also in tradition, you have to ask the parents of the daughters permission. Seeing that Tita only has her mom left, Pedro had to ask Tita's mom. Once Pedro asked Mama Elena if he could marry Tita, Mama Elena was very upset. Tita knew that it was tradition that she had to take care of her mother for her life, and yet she still had the nerve to ask to marry. On the other hand, Mama Elena does take notice that Pedro is a very fine man. So instead, Mama Elena sets up Pedro with Tita's older sister, Rosaura. When word of this reaches Tita's ears, she's distraught. A month later, Tita who is a good cook, and their other cook Nancha, start making the wedding cake for Pedro and Rosaura. While Tita is making the cake and Nancha is out, Pedro sneaks into the kitchen to visit Tita. Pedro says that he loves Tita, and her only! Mama Elena then walks in on Pedro and Tita talking in the kitchen, and so she shoos Pedro away. Once Pedro leaves, Tita goes to find Nancha. Tita does find Nancha, but she finds her dead.  Rosaura becomes pregnant. She decides to throw a baby shower, and then the baby is born. Rosaura's baby is born when nobody is in the house, besides Tita. Tita ends up delivering the baby, and during the labor Rosaura almost dies. Since Rosaura is so weak after the labor, she isn't able to breast feed, so Tita has to do that job. Pedro is really turned on by that, so he tries to find more ways for Tita and Pedro to talk in private. Being the smart woman that Mama Elena is, she notices what's going on between the two lovebirds. In order to separate them, she sends Rosaura, Pedro, and their new baby Roberto, to live in San Antonio.  When Rosaura and her family move to San Antonio, baby Roberto ends up dying. Tita loved that baby so much, and so she blames his death on Mama Elena, because she's the one that sent the family away. Tita gets really depressed after Roberto dies, and Mama Elena has Dr. John Brown come and take Tita away from the ranch for awhile. Instead of just staying for a couple of weeks, Tita decides to live with Dr. Brown. Once Tita left the ranch, she stopped talking, to anyone! John tells Tita many stories and shows her many different experiments, trying to get her to speak. No such luck. After several weeks, Tita speaks her first words in that time period. She decides to go back to her home ranch, and she takes Dr. Brown with her. John tells Mama Elena that he wants to marry Tita. Mama Elena doesn't stand for this at all. Eventually she dies of overdose on cough syrup. At the funeral, Tita can't stop crying, tears of joy. Pedro and Rosaura are also at the funeral, and when Pedro sees Tita and John together, he is furious!   Rosaura ends up pregnant again. Tita now has a niece. Rosaura is then not able to have any more children, so the daughter will end up serving her mother for the rest of her mother's life. John then decides to marry Tita, but first he has to go fetch his aunt so she can attend the ceremony. While John is gone, Tita and Pedro have an affair. Tita after having an affair with Pedro, believes she's pregnant. It takes Tita a while to tell Pedro what she thinks is true, and when Pedro finds out he's thrilled, and agrees with any choice that Tita decides to make. Then, that very night, Tita finds out the in fact she's NOT PREGNANT! Then, just when things couldn't get any better, John returns. Once John returned, Tita felt really guilty about not telling him about Pedro. So, she indeed tells him. He isn't very upset, more disappointed. He tells Tita she needs to make a decision, him or Pedro. Rosaura ends up dying of digestive problems, so she is able to marry Pedro if she wishes. Or if she would rather have John, she's able to do so as well. The shocking turn of the end of this story is what makes it a great one. **INFORMATION ON THE PLOT SUMMARY WAS FOUND FROM THE BOOK:** Esquivel, Laura. __Like Water For Chocolate__. New York: Doubleday, 1989.

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CRITICISM SECTION--  What I really like about this book, is that the certain recipe for each month, has something to do with what's happening during that month. I also like the recipes because, anyone could write those down and try making them themselves, even if the recipes do sound really weird! I also like how the chapters were split up into months. I liked this because then you knew exactly when events happened, and in what order too. One thing I didn't like about the way this book was put together, was how it jumped around alot from character to character. You could be talking about one person and what they're doing, then switch to something entirely new. LITERARY INFO--  <span style="COLOR: #cc1ea8; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #c931c4; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #c92fca; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #c912d3; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #c825d4; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> <span style="COLOR: #c828c2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #ce27c1; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; COLOR: #0e0c0c; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #cc1eac; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">The story takes place in Mexico during the Mexican rebellion. This plays into the story when people come to the houses to steal valuables from families. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; COLOR: #0f0a0a; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #cc1eac; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">The genre of Like Water For Chocolate is fiction, and a romance novel. It's a romance novel because they're constantly talking about love throughout the book. The story is told by Tita's great niece, Esperanaza's daughter. This is significant because she has some of the same attributes and hobbies as Tita, such as cooking. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: #a41951; FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">OUTSTANDING QUALITIES-- <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; COLOR: #cd42ca; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">This books is outstanding for many reasons. One reason it's outstanding, is because it shows that you should always follow your heart. In the book, Tita isn't quite sure who to marry, but in the end she follows her heart truly, and ends up very happy. Another outstanding quality is that this book represents how important family is. In Mexico, these families have to always take care of eachother, otherwise then they would be lost. A final outstanding quality that this story contains is tragedy. It's tragic how Rosaura, Mama Elena, and Roberto die, but it adds to the emotion of the story. <span style="COLOR: #110e0e; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: #a31f4c; FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif"> RECOMMENDATION-- <span style="COLOR: #090606; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="COLOR: #c31dc9; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone who would like to read a good book on a rainy day. This book will keep you reading for hours, in each chapter there's something new and exciting that makes you want to just continue. The story is able to relate to everyone in one way or another, so it's very easy to become attached to. It's really interesting learning about someone else's love life, it's like you're living bicarelessly through them. I would recommend this book as well if you're looking for a couple of good recipes to try out on your family some day. In conclusion, you should read this book! <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #15100f; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: #9e294a; FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif">ABOUT THE AUTHOR-- <span style="COLOR: #cc13cd; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Laura Esquivel was born on September 30th, 1950, in Mexico City, Mexico. SHe began writing when she started teaching kindergarteners. She started out writing plays for her students and then wrote children television shows between the years 1970 and 1980. Her best known work of literature is __Like Water For Chocolate__, a novel and a cookbook all in one. She wrote this book in 1990. The film was released in 1992, and the book has sold more than 4.5 million copies. Some of her other known works are __The Law of Love__ and __Between the Fires__. Esquivel was once married, but is now divorced and still currently living in Mexico City, Mexico. **ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS BIOGRAPHY IS FOUND AT :** http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=185854