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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 Chocolate) itse....
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