Feminism. What is feminism? According to Google feminism is “the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.” To me that means that men and women should have equal rights. We believe “Like Water for Chocolate” is a feminist novel. Three main characters that show this are Mama Elena, Tita, and Rosuara. They each have their own way of showing how they can be equal to men. Mama Elena is a perfect example of how LWFC is a feminist novel. Her husband is dead so she is in charge of the household. She tells everyone what to do and make sure everyone obeys her. Everything always has to go her way. If she doesn’t like it, it’s not going to happen. In the book, Tita wants to get married to Pedro, but Mama Elena says no because Tita
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She is having a tough time deciding who she likes because of Rosaura because she tries to keep Tita and Pedro away from each other so Rosaura can keep Pedro all to herself. “ We have been ever since you married my boyfriend,”(Esquirel 213) . This quote shows that Tita still doesn’t like Rosaura and still has her love for Pedro.
Tita is also in charge of everything that happens in the kitchen. She is the only one in the family who can actually cook. She has to cook for them so the family can move on in life, When Mama Elena was paralyzed Tita had to cook for Mama Elena, but she told her she can’t cook because she is afraid that Tita might try to poison her so she put Chencha in the kitchen. These are just a few of the characters/examples of how “Like Water for Chocolate” shows feminism in the novel. Between being in charge, being aggressive, and being in charge in the kitchen, there are many forms of feminism in this. This is important because many women in the world today are still being treated unequally. These are just a couple of examples of how women can and should be treated equal to
She is having a tough time deciding who she likes because of Rosaura because she tries to keep Tita and Pedro away from each other so Rosaura can keep Pedro all to herself. “ We have been ever since you married my boyfriend,”(Esquirel 213) . This quote shows that Tita still doesn’t like Rosaura and still has her love for Pedro.
Tita is also in charge of everything that happens in the kitchen. She is the only one in the family who can actually cook. She has to cook for them so the family can move on in life, When Mama Elena was paralyzed Tita had to cook for Mama Elena, but she told her she can’t cook because she is afraid that Tita might try to poison her so she put Chencha in the kitchen. These are just a few of the characters/examples of how “Like Water for Chocolate” shows feminism in the novel. Between being in charge, being aggressive, and being in charge in the kitchen, there are many forms of feminism in this. This is important because many women in the world today are still being treated unequally. These are just a couple of examples of how women can and should be treated equal to