Mama Elena
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Mama Elena is the domineering matriarch in Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," whose strict adherence to tradition and emotional repression profoundly shapes her daughters’ lives.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Like Water for Chocolate
ⓘ
surface form:
1992 film Like Water for Chocolate
|
| appearsAs | ghost after death ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
maternal authority
ⓘ
repression ⓘ tradition vs. individual desire ⓘ |
| basedIn | Mexico ⓘ |
| continuesToControl | Tita even after death ⓘ |
| controls | De la Garza household ⓘ |
| createdBy | Laura Esquivel ⓘ |
| diesIn | Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| enforces |
family tradition
ⓘ
patriarchal norms ⓘ |
| familyName | De la Garza ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
ⓘ
widow ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Like Water for Chocolate
ⓘ
surface form:
Like Water for Chocolate universe
|
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1989 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| imposesRuleOn | Tita must care for her mother instead of marrying ⓘ |
| influences | her daughters’ emotional lives ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodiment of oppressive maternal figure ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Gertrudis De la Garza
ⓘ
Rosaura De la Garza ⓘ Tita De la Garza ⓘ |
| motive | preservation of family honor ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| occupation | ranch owner ⓘ |
| opposes | Tita and Pedro’s relationship ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ domineering ⓘ emotionally repressed ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Regina Torné ⓘ |
| relationshipToTita | antagonistic ⓘ |
| residesIn | De la Garza family ranch ⓘ |
| restricts | her daughters’ freedom ⓘ |
| role | matriarch ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
emotional repression
ⓘ
oppressive tradition ⓘ patriarchal authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mexican Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Revolution era
|
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