Like Water For Chocolate Motherhood Analysis
What does it mean to be a good mother? Is it caring for your child? Is it letting them be themselves? Is it protecting your child at all costs? In Like Water For Chocolate, Laura Esquivel explores the concept of true motherhood through various symbols. The main character, Tita, grows up with a very strict mother, and eventually becomes a type of mother to her nephew. Because of this, she experiences many types of motherhood. Laura Esquivel uses the symbols of Mama Elena’s shotgun, Tita’s pigeon, and breast milk to explain that there are many kinds of motherhood. First of all, Mama Elena’s shotgun represents the idea that motherhood means protecting your children, no matter what. In chapter 5, Mama Elena is informed of revolutionary troops