Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel establishes a filter through which we the readers will experience the world of the novel. Like Water for Chocolate tells the story of the young and beautiful Tita De La Garza, whom is the youngest daughter of a Mexican family living in the twentieth century. Tita De La Garza and Mama Elena struggle against one another as the novel goes on. Tita, the combatant, fights for freedom, love, and above all individuality. Mama Elena, the adversary, is the reason why Tita does not fulfill these goals. Despite the struggle against each other, Mama Elena and Tita share many characteristics that define their ongoing struggles, as one suffered the pain of lost love, the other suffered constant dispossession. Gertrudis’, play’s the role of Tita's oldest sister who ultimately escapes the ranch after reacting to one of Tita's recipes, despite all odds against her, she returns as the head general of the revolutionary army. Throughout old literature, women were …show more content…
Although Gertrudis was able to return home before Mama Elena discovered where she truly was, she decided to remain where she had been and become the independent and free woman she and her sisters had always dreamed to become. Shortly, she began working in the most iniquitous circumstances even so as to working in a brothel in order to satisfy her sexual needs. Apart from this sacrifice made, the same notion was displayed on the battlefield, as Gertrudis eventually returns to the ranch as head general in a male dominated army. Her departure in this novel can be seen as a triumph, wherein she sheds notions of social propriety to pursue her unbridled