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Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Today:
Symbolism (cont’d)
Esquivel’s brand of “magical realism”
Alchemy Recipes
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My Dress Hangs There, 1933
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Self-Portrait
1940
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Symbolism- With
How is Kahlo using symbols in her art? What might the symbols represent?
Share findings of your art interpretations and character connections – stay focused!
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Symbolism
How are symbols used in Like Water for Chocolate?
What are some of the symbols we’ve seen in the novel?
What do they generally represent?
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Symbolism
Matches (p. 115-117)
Tita’s hands (p. 108-9)
Capones (p. 27+)
Killing Quail (p. 49)
Are “birds” a motif in the novel?
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Motif
A recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature.
A motif may also be two contrasting elements in a work, such as good and evil, fire & ice, etc.
A motif is important because it allows readers to see themes that the author is trying to express, so that they may interpret the work more accurately.
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Motif
Notice: capones (castrated chickens—completely domestic & flightless)
quail (a little more wild),
doves/pigeons
Tita’s hands (p. 108-9)
If so, what is the THEME that this motif be highlighting?
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Magical Realism
How does Esquivel create the effect of “magical realism” throughout the novel?
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Magical Realism
Food conveying emotions
Communication with spirit world
Hyperbole (a.k.a. exaggeration)
Occurrence of unnatural events (as if normal)
Folklore?
Find an example of each…
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Magical Realism
Food conveying emotions
Communication with spirit worldNacha, Mama Elena, John’s grandmother)
Hyperbole (a.k.a. exaggeration)
Occurrence of unnatural events veil, Gertrudis in shower…
Folklore? Curandera, Bruja, la llarona, etc.
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Themes around food
Making something special out of ordinary ingredients
Food conveying emotions
Using cooking as an act of resistance to oppression
Hunger/Appetite vs. Satisfaction/Satiety….Unfulfilled love/desire
….Alchemy???
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Alchemy
1 : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life 2 : a power or process of transforming something common into something unique3 : an inexplicable or mysterious transmutation
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Alchemy in the novel
Examples?
In what ways is cooking an “alchemical” process in the novel?
Is this true about cooking in general?
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Alchemical Concoctions
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Remember: Elements of Latin American literature
Realism
Historical fiction
Magical realism
Lives of ordinary people
Family sagas
Concern with social/political reform
Folklore
Latin cultural traditions
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Homework
Complete Novel! WHOA!
Extra credit for watching Frida and writing thoughtful response, connecting it to Lit/Hist class content (not summary). Typed! 10 points possible.
EC due by the end of the trimester!
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Folklore: The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted
orally.
The presence of La Llarona
Other examples of folklore that you’ve seen in the novel?
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Curandero/-a, Brujo/-a
A curandero (or curandera for a female) is a traditional folk healer or shaman in Hispanic-America, prevalent in Latin America, who is dedicated to curing physical and/or spiritual illnesses.
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A Curandera's Concept of Medicine:
When the natural and the spiritual are not torn apart into disjointed entities, there is a balance between human and nature. Human beings have a spiritual nature as well as an individual soul, and the body can not be cut away from the soul and spirit. Humans are members of the natural world -animals, plants, minerals, earth, and all living things found on earth. Illness occurs when one does not live in harmony with all these aspects of "self."