Near the end of chapter 11, Tita and Rosaura argue about Pedro, and begin to defend themselves for the right to be with Pedro. Rosaura argues by stating that Pedro was quick to exchange Tita, when told Tita could not marry, and married Rosaura, who with he started a family with. Tita disagrees, specifying Pedro was her boyfriend in the first place, and that Pedro has never truly loved Rosaura, and only married her to be closer to Tita. Furthermore, Rosaura reminds Tita that she should not have had a boyfriend from the beginning, since the tradition prohibited it. At the end of the argument, Rosaura causes Tita pain by denying Tita the right to care for Esperanza, since Tita has been caring for her instead of her biological mother, as a result
