Magical Realism: Like Water for Chocolate"

Magical Realism is a term first described by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier in his 1949 essay, "Lo marvavillso real" (marvelous reality). This term is often used to describe literary works that contain fantastic elements and incorporates characteristics such as hybridity, the supernatural, and the natural. Irony regarding the author's perspective and authorial reticence are also features of this genre. In her novel, "Like Water for Chocolate," Laura Esquival uses this literary technique. (Moore pp. 1-2)
Laura Esquivel keeps the narrator at a distance from fantastic elements in "Like Water for Chocolate," while allowing the narrator to respect magical elements. This technique is called "irony regarding the author's perspective (Moore 2)." Esquivel pulls this off by introducing the narrator at the beginning of the book, explaining that the narrator is a great-niece of Tita and the book that follows is a diary left from her aunt.......

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