Tita De la Garza
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Tita De la Garza is the passionate, magically gifted protagonist of Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," whose emotions infuse the food she cooks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tita De la Garza canonical | 12 |
| Tita de la Garza | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Like Water for Chocolate
ⓘ
surface form:
Like Water for Chocolate (1992 film)
|
| appearsIn |
Like Water for Chocolate
ⓘ
surface form:
Como agua para chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
De la Garza ranch kitchen
ⓘ
traditional Mexican recipes ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Laura Esquivel ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic figure in Latin American literature ⓘ |
| emotionEffect |
her passion can provoke intense reactions in diners
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her tears can alter the effects of food ⓘ |
| emotionTrait |
deeply passionate
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highly sensitive ⓘ |
| familyName | De la Garza ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
sister of Gertrudis De la Garza
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sister of Rosaura De la Garza ⓘ youngest daughter of Mama Elena ⓘ |
| fullName | Josefita De la Garza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | magic realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Tita ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American magical realism ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Pedro Muzquiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies connection between emotion and cooking ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | story is recounted by her grandniece ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
infusing emotions into food
ⓘ
magical cooking ⓘ |
| notableWorkSection | chapter-structured by monthly recipes ⓘ |
| occupation | cook ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lumi Cavazos ⓘ |
| ruleImposedOn | forbidden to marry because she is the youngest daughter ⓘ |
| setIn | Mexican Revolution era ⓘ |
| setting | Northern Mexico ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
culinary and food studies criticism
ⓘ
feminist literary analysis ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female resistance to oppressive tradition
ⓘ
power of domestic labor and cooking ⓘ |
| theme |
food as emotional language
ⓘ
love and forbidden romance ⓘ repression and emotional expression ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Tita de la Garza