Like Water For Chocolate Tradition Analysis

If tradition is the foundation of many family interactions and occasions, what would happen if such traditions are negative? This is a problem that is faced by Tita in the book Like Water for Chocolate. Tradition seems to be the main cause of problems in the book and not just for Tita who is the main character. The role that tradition has in this book is major and the way this book looks at tradition is sour and scornful while still adding elements that break tradition. In Like Water for Chocolate tradition is a major role of the interactions of the De la Garza family due to the fact that is shaping many problems faced. Tradition in Like Water for Chocolate is used as fuel for problems and self actualization. Many people have an either …show more content…
For generations, not a single person in my family has ever questioned this tradition, and no daughter of mine is going to start.” (Mama Elena, page 11)
The message of tradition that Like Water for Chocolate is trying to get across is that there are good and bad traditions and some traditions from the past are too outdated to apply to the present or future.
Tradition is a major role in the book Like Water for Chocolate due to the fact that it acts as a fuel for the many problems and interactions of the De la Garza family and the book as a whole. The feeling of oppression the characters of the book experience is a byproduct of tradition in Like Water for Chocolate and is why Gertrudis and Tita go against tradition to get away from the oppression. The message about tradition given by the book is one of negativity and hatred. Countless, if not all of the interactions being negative or positive between the De la Garza family have been caused by tradition or any byproduct of tradition. This is all important because the book teaches readers that there are some tradition that need to be let go and new, positive traditions that do not restrict one’s rights or freedoms need to take their