De la Garza
E388924
De la Garza is the fictional Mexican family surname central to Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," associated with the domineering matriarch Mama Elena and her daughters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De la Garza canonical | 5 |
| de la Garza | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
ⓘ
fictional surname ⓘ literary character group ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
culinary magic realism
ⓘ
family tradition ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ patriarchy and matriarchy ⓘ repression ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Tita De la Garza ⓘ |
| createdBy | Laura Esquivel ⓘ |
| familyStructure | matriarchal household ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| genreContext | magic realism ⓘ |
| governedByCharacter |
Mama Elena
ⓘ
surface form:
Mama Elena De la Garza
|
| hasCentralRoleIn | Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasFamilyNameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gertrudis De la Garza
ⓘ
Mama Elena ⓘ
surface form:
Mama Elena De la Garza
Rosaura De la Garza ⓘ Tita De la Garza ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitleContext |
Like Water for Chocolate
ⓘ
surface form:
Como agua para chocolate
|
| influencesCharacterArcOf |
Gertrudis De la Garza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Muzquiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosaura De la Garza NERFINISHED ⓘ Tita De la Garza ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel family saga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strict family rules
ⓘ
tradition that youngest daughter cannot marry ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Northern Mexico ranch ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | Mexican Revolution era ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de la Garza
this entity surface form:
de la Garza