Magical and realist elements of Water for ChocolateThe novel Water for Chocolate, published in 1989, was written by Laura Esquivel, of Spanish origins. He lives in Mexico and Like Water for Chocolate was his first novel. I feel like in the story Laura Esquivel provides a lot of magical elements as well as some realistic elements to evoke emotions about love. As I read Like Water for Chocolate, I thought that the girl named Tita wasn't allowed to marry the boy she loved and the way she had to watch her sister marry him was interesting. However, I thought the element was a bit magical as she was preparing her sister Rosaura's wedding cake and at the same time, she was thinking about Pedro who she is in love with and who is now going to marry her sister. As she thought about him, she began to cry. As she cried, a tear entered the cake and they were afraid it would ruin the meringue. I didn't make much, especially using meringue, but I felt like that part was a little magical for me. On the other hand, I found it real that a person can be in love with someone else while getting married. However, I'm not sure if there are people out there who marry someone just so they can be closer to their family member. The fact that her mother didn't want Tita to get married was real because people can, and sometimes do, get angry when they don't want their children to get married. He showed a lot of emotion. Also, preparing for the wedding was a realistic element. Many things seemed real. There are discussions with family members and daily events occur. Doing housework and cooking are obviously realistic elements. However, many realistic elements are raised. You have... in the center of the sheet... you will see magical and realistic elements. If one is interested in Like Water for Chocolate, there are many websites one can go to. There is a lot of information on Like Water for Chocolate. Works Cited Chanady, Amaryll. “The Territorialization of the Imaginary in Latin America: Self-Affirmation and Resistance to Metropolitan Pilgrims.” Magical realism. Theory, history, community. Ed Lois Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris. Durkham, N. C: Duke UP, 1995: 125-141 Esquivel, Laura. Like water for chocolate. New York: Doubleday, 1989. Love and Other Illegal Facts. Esquivel, Laura. October 1996. January 19, 2001. http://www.salon.com/oct96/interview961104.htmlSmith, Joan. Laura Esquivel on "Like Water for Chocolate", the fate and thoughts of inanimate objects. The interview Love and other illegal acts. October 1996. January 19th 2001