Lara Esquivel's "Like Water for Chocolates", is a romantic novella that consist of; romance, drama, and utter tragedy. This tragedy is fixated to the point that the main character, Tita, is forbidden from marrying her true love. The character and her lover vow their love to each other, and yet, the world around them tears this vow apart. Based on the details of: Pedro's displays of affections, the emotions brought about from Tita's food, the outside revolution, and the complex relationship between her and Mama Elena, she and Pedro are meant to be soul mates.
Tita's lover, Pedro, is given to her sister, Rosaura, through her mother, Elena. Elena shows a small hatred toward Tita, which is evident throughout the novella. She insists that Rosaura marries Pedro, with her reasoning being; Tita's youth, the De la Garza family tradition, and Elena's legacy (mostly personal welfare). Page 11 of Esquivel's "Like Water for Chocolate" states, "Mama Elena…show more content… This longing for affection from Tita causes Pedro to do unspeakable things. Knowing he has a wife and a child, Pedro decides he cannot hide his love for Tita. Page 153 of "Like Water for Chocolate" reads, "Alarmed, she opened her eyes, afraid that the bathroom was on fire again, and what did she see on the other side of the planks but Pedro, watching her intently". To add fuel to this already forbidden love affair, on page 159 of the novel, Pedro throws himself at Tita. "Without answering, Pedro went to her, extinguished the lamp, pulled her up to a brass bed that had once belonged to her sister Gertrudis, and throwing himself upon her, caused her to lose her virginity and learn of true love". This intimate scene, would create a larger plot in the story, because Tita was engaged to Dr. John Brown (create a vast love triangle, and an even larger problem with her sister
