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  • Essay / Paradise for the blind and like water to chocolate

    A strong maternal bond is crucial in life; However, in Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong and Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, the authors describe the distant relationship between mother and daughter as a tool to criticize the "inhumane" traditions imposed on family members in their respective areas. companies. Although Houng's and Esquivel's novels are set in Vietnam and Mexico, respectively, they argue that family traditions are unfair and prohibit family members from pursuing their own dreams, ambitions, and desires, as both protagonists describe teenagers and their mothers, who are forced to sacrifice themselves. their own lives for others. In order to gain their freedom, the protagonists must break away from their oppressive and overbearing mothers to break with the unwanted family traditions of their culture. At the beginning of Like Water for Chocolate, the reader is introduced to the abnormal mother-daughter relationship. while Nacha, the family cook, “offers to take charge of feeding Tita” (Esquivel 6) after “Mama Elena’s milk has dried up because of the shock” (Esquivel 6) of her husband’s death. Additionally, Mama Elena arranges a wedding for Rosaura, Tita's sister, to marry Tita's true love Pedro, which greatly develops Tita's dislike of her mother. Tita's hatred of her mother is mainly due to the fact that she is forbidden from marrying according to the tradition that the youngest daughter must take care of her mother until she dies; This therefore results in a growing gap between the two. Depicting Tita's domain and kingdom as the kitchen highlights Esquivel's complete condemnation of family traditions as he is ordered to cook in the kitchen at all times, preparing meals for him...... middle of paper. ..... family traditions because they are innocent and fragile compared to men, thus dramatizing the effects of "inhuman" traditions. A maternal bond is a very crucial part of a person's life; therefore by disrupting the usual aspect of life, the authors send their message in a strong way. Furthermore, the ending of both novels implies a need for social improvement in their societies, as the protagonists must break away from their repressive mothers, who represent the authorities of the old generation with their authoritarian attitudes, in order to pursue their own dreams, whether they are or not. it is for education, career or love. After the protagonists separate from their mothers, Tita pursues her love for Pedro and Hang leaves the country, abandoning all traditional traditions, to pursue his university studies and his profession in Russia..