Sure, everyone likes a good realistic book where they can relate to the characters, but Like Water for Chocolate lets you relate, while at the same time allowing your imagination to run wild. It reminds you of the twisted tale of Romeo and Juliet, but even Shakespeare can't top Ms. It's sad, yet so happy, and this magnificent ending is made memorable by the way it's told. Little by little her vision begins to brighten until the tunnel again appears. When the candle she chews makes contact with the torrid images she evokes, the candle begins to burn. As she chews each, she presses her eyes shut and tries to reproduce their most moving memories: the first time she saw him, the first time their hands touched, the first bouquet of roses, the first kiss, the first caress. In an effort to see that tunnel once more (so she can be with Pedro), Tita tries to reignite the flame inside her. It starts out very sad because while together, they see a 'luminous tunnel.' Not wanting to die, Tita doesn't enter this tunnel, only to find Pedro has. Tita and Pedro can finally be together, and are free of having to hide their love. Love is the key word in the final chapter. She suddenly feels all of Tita's lust, and runs to take a cold shower. A little of Tita's blood had been soaked up by the roses when she pricked herself, which causes quite a stir when her eldest sister, Gertrudis, eats the meal. Tita had just cooked a meal that included rose petals from roses Pedro gave her. You immediately get drawn in, intrigued by such exaggeration, and want to read the rest of this amazing book.Īlthough there are many events that seem unreal, there is one in particular, a pretty big turning point, that must be mentioned. The imaginative style can be seen from the beginning, with the story of Tita's birth: 'The way Nacha told it, Tita was literally washed into this world on a great tide of tears that spilled over the edge of the table and flooded across the kitchen floor.' Although it sounds as if this is an exaggerated family tale, events like this actually happen. The writing is truly imaginative and pretty wild.

Unexpected events lead Tita through 22 years of joy, heartache, hatred and love. Due to this awful family tradition, Tita does whatever she can to be with Pedro. This means no falling in love or getting married. The younger of two sisters, Tita must stay by her mother's side until the day she dies.

Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate tells the suspenseful love story of Tita and Pedro.

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