Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
Like Water for Chocolate is a 3rd person, Mexican novel driven mostly by two topics, the disruption of tradition and how love conquerors all. The book also uses incredible imagery and figurative language to blend typical Mexican life in this time period with recipes and a little bit of magic. It is great for anyone reading at a high school level or higher.
At this time in Mexican society tradition was an extremely important part of everyday life. Tita, the main character, is in a constant inward struggle regarding whether to submit to the traditi…
