Like Water For Chocolate Chapter 1: January, Christmas Rolls

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Like Water For ChocolateChapter 1 January,
Christmas Rolls

• Major Points Significance
• Tita is bornin a flood of tears
• How do tears factor in to the rest of the
  chapter?
• Tita learns of her legacy as youngest daughter
• What does this say about her personality?
• The significance of growing up in the kitchen
  with Nacha
• What role does Nacha inadvertently play?
• Christmas Rolls
• What is their significance?
• Why cannot Tita gain happiness while eating her
  favorite food?
• What is the significance of putting an onion on
  ones head?

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Chapter 2 Chabela Cake

• Chabela Cake a time of celebration
• Tita has repeated encounters with Pedroand her
  sadness deepens.
• What does Pedro tell his father the reason is
  for marrying Rosaura?
• Tita cries into the cake batter.
• So what?
• The continuation of magical realism
• Titas emotions manifest themselves into actions
• These manifestations are expected and a part of
  M.R.
• The wedding party is ruined
• Emotional abuse psychological abuse physical
  abuse