Tita Character Analysis

In the story Tita is portrayed as a very hard-working and loving person. Tita loves working in the kitchen. Although she was not given much of a choice at birth, she has been raised in the kitchen cooking and has been her safe-haven. “Thanks to her unusual birth, Tita felt a deep love for the kitchen, where she spent most of her life from the day she was born.” (Esquivel chp1). Tita was a premature baby who was delivered on the kitchen table. Since that day Tita has always helped the family cook make wonderful tasting foods. As well with her passion for food Tita also loves very hard. She has fallen in Love with a man named Pedro, but to her disappointment she is not allowed to marry. For she is the youngest child daughter and has to care …show more content…
She has always been submissive towards her mother. Tita does everything her mother tells her to do no matter what. Mama Elena has sparked a seed of fear in Tita, that she is scared to disobey her mother because if she does she will be punished. “Tita was more worried about saving her skin than about anything else. The night of the wedding reception she had gotten a tremendous hiding from Mama Elena, like no beating before or since. She spent two weeks in bed recovering from her bruises.” (Esquive, chp2). The night of the wedding all the guest had gotten sick and were throwing up all over the place ruining Rosaura’s wedding. Mama Elena though that Tita and Nacha had done it on purpose and sabotaged the cake when in reality they did not. Mama Elena did not believe Tita since she thought she did it to get back at her sister for marrying the love of her life, so Mama Elena beat Tita. Tita’s love becoming a weakness for her as well. In loving Pedro so much, she has become willing to be his second. Tita accepts he is married to her sister but it doesn’t stop her from trying to seduce Pedro with her food and body. “They stayed in this amorous ecstasy until Pedro lowered his eyes and stared steadily at Tita’s breasts. She stopped grinding, straightened up, and proudly lifted her chest so Pedro could see it better.” (Esquivel chp 4). Tita was preparing mole for the baptism of her nephew, Pedro and Rosaura’s son. …show more content…
Working hard in something you love can create huge happiness in a life. It is a great asset to have and not only bring happiness but joy when seeing other enjoy watching one do what they love. Loving hard can both be a strength and a weakness. A strength because loving a person can bring a lot of happiness and joy to a person’s life. Although it can also blind a person from imperfections and can also make people believe that the love they receive whether it be healthy or unhealthy be the love that they deserve. Like in Tita’s case her love for Pedro is what ended up making her a mistress and killing her. Tita being submissive is also something i do not agree everyone should be. Everyone should be able to do what makes them happy and not feel miserable and like a slave. People should be able to make decisions for themselves and not have their life planned out for them since the day they are