Character Study - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel by Brigid Lindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3 Made with good vibes en-us 2016-11-17 02:07:18 UTC 2026-03-20 16:01:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Mama Elena brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138293578 Mama Elena is the mother of Rosaura, Tita and Gertrudis. She can be seen as the antagonist in many of the outer conflicts. She is a great cook but she is also very stern and strict towards her youngest daughter, Tita. ]]> 2016-11-17 02:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138293578 Tita brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138293808 Tita is the main character and can be seen as the protagonist. She is the youngest daughter of Mama Elena, which according to tradition makes her have to stay and watch after her. ]]> 2016-11-17 02:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138293808 Mama Elena's relationship with other characters. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138294148 Mama Elena has a tense and rocky relationship with Tita because she limits Tita throughout the book. "You dont have an opinion... not a single person in my family has ever questioned this tradition and no daughter of mine is going to be the one to start" (11.Esquivel)]]> 2016-11-17 02:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138294148 Tita's relationship with other characters. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138294402 Most people in the book are very fond of Tita and think she is kinda hearted and an amazing cook. "The moment they took their first bite of cake everybody was flooded with a great wave of longing" (39.Esquivel) She is a very motherly person, even without a child of her own. This supports the theme of family, and how badly she wants one]]> 2016-11-17 02:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138294402 Mama Elena's appearance. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138581155 In the book we are not given any specific qualities of Mama Elena but I imagine she looks Hispanic and slightly older. When I've imagined her I've pictured very small smile lines and very predominant craws feet on ridges of her high cheekbones. To me, this is how I imagine a stern face, as Tita makes her out to be. ]]> 2016-11-17 22:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138581155 Tita's appearance. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138582033 Tita was very beautiful both inside an out. "became a beautiful woman...and how lovely her teeth seemed now" (74.Esquivel)]]> 2016-11-17 22:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138582033 How Tita speaks. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138582394 When Tita speaks to others she hides her true emotions. However, with Nacha or when shes alone she shows her true pain and emotion.]]> 2016-11-17 22:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138582394 How Mama Elena Speaks. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138582518 Mama Elena is stern and cold specifically to Tita, we do not really see much of her dialogue with other characters. "or you will be sorry, I promise you that" (29.Esquivel) ]]> 2016-11-17 22:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138582518 What Tita says. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584143 Tita talks about how badly she wants a family, no matter what. "Lord, this is not lust or lewdness but to make a child to serve you"(40.Esquivel)]]> 2016-11-17 23:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584143 What Mama Elena says. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584372 Mama Elena says that she believes that for the good of her grandson, that Rosaura and Pedro need to leave mexico.]]> 2016-11-17 23:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584372 How Tita acts. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584707 Tita is always trying to help others and is always putting others needs before her own. She also acts in the place of Rosaura as Roberto's mother.]]> 2016-11-17 23:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584707 How Mama Elena acts. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584832 Mama Elena acts strict to Tita however around others she is very composed. "but the captain could see you didn't fool around with Mama Elena, what she said was serious, very serious." (89.Esquivel) This supports the theme of the revolution and how it effects them. ]]> 2016-11-17 23:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138584832 What others think of Tita. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138585211 They think she is a good cook, appealing to the eye and kind hearted. "It's a dish for the gods!" (51.Esquivel)]]> 2016-11-17 23:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138585211 What others think of Mama Elena. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138585502 Many people think she is mean and stern to Tita. However they do think she is an amazing cook.]]> 2016-11-17 23:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138585502 What does Tita do to propel one aspect of the plot forward. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138589511 When Tita feeds Roberto from her breast and Pedro comes in and sees the sexual tension between the two and their "forbidden love" could grow. ]]> 2016-11-17 23:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138589511 What does Mama Elena do to propel one aspect of the plot forward. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138589619 "won't it be too much trouble for you to come here twice a day until my daughter is out of danger" (74.Esquivel) This propels the plot between Tita and John forward by Mama Elena inviting him to come by more often, and in turn, see Tita more frequently.]]> 2016-11-18 00:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138589619 One example of Magical Realism brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138590010 One example of magical realism is in the very beginning of the book about Tita being born in a "River of Tears" . This sets the scene for what Tita's fate may be.]]> 2016-11-18 00:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138590010 How Mama Elena is portrayed in the movie. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138590551
Mama Elena in this picture seems to have a stern face and is portrayed as an older and mean woman.
]]> 2016-11-18 00:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138590551 A Zeotrope which is a symbol of Tita's childhood. brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138591053
]]> 2016-11-18 00:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138591053 How Nacha is portrayed in the movie brigidlindley https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138591381
Compared to Mama Elena, Nacha looks very calm, loving and motherly. ]]> 2016-11-18 00:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brigidlindley/rbjluge0dvd3/wish/138591381