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Essay Archive - The Significance of Food in "Like Water for Chocolate"
The Significance of Food in "Like Water for Chocolate"
Food equals memory and memory equals immortality. In the recipes we pass
down from generation to generation, in the food of our mothers, we reawaken the
past, make the present more real, perhaps capture a bit of the future. Food is
about history, with handed down recipes such as in Like Water for Chocolate, the
chef can remember the past. Tita when she cooked could remember, Nacha and her
mother. Food is a major part of the story, and is somewhat obvious as the title
itself is about food.
The title (Like Water for C....
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