Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) (AQA A-Level Spanish): Flashcards
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Author of 'Como agua para chocolate'
Author of 'Como agua para chocolate'
Laura Esquivel
Meaning of 'como agua para chocolate' expression
Meaning of 'como agua para chocolate' expression
Extreme anger or passion (boiling point)
Historical setting of novel
Historical setting of novel
Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)
Tradition preventing Tita from marrying
Tradition preventing Tita from marrying
Youngest daughter must care for mother until death
Literary style of the novel
Literary style of the novel
Magical realism
How each chapter begins
How each chapter begins
With a traditional Mexican recipe
Tita's true love
Tita's true love
Pedro Murquiz
Why Pedro marries Rosaura
Why Pedro marries Rosaura
To stay close to Tita
Mamá Elena's role
Mamá Elena's role
Strict matriarch and primary antagonist
Effect of Tita's tears in wedding cake
Effect of Tita's tears in wedding cake
Guests weep uncontrollably