War Rages On in Like Water for Chocolate

Although wars are waged for many reasons, ultimately, wars are fought for one

reason; freedom. It is no different in Laura Esquivel's magical realism Like Water for

Chocolate. Just as this novel is staged during the time of the Mexican Revolution of

1910-1917, another war rages on in the confines of a family ranch and in the lives of the

people who dwell there. Esquivel cleverly uses the backdrop of the war to explore the

individual lives and their struggle to attain the revolution's goal for themselves;

independence.

"War is Hell," a famous, yet simple quote from General William T. Sherman in

another great civil war, is accurate in this story as Tita the youngest daughter of Mama

Elena finds that her own life is hell, while living under the rule of her tyrannical mother.

Though her mother keeps Tita from marrying the love of her life (Pedro) and living

in that joyous communion, Tita......

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