SOURCE: “Ritual and ‘Sacred Space’ in Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate,” in Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura, Vol. 12, No. 1, Fall, 1996, pp. 106–20.
In the following essay, Fernández-Levin analyzes the metaphors and symbolism found in Like Water for Chocolate and how Tita, the novel's protagonist, transforms the drudgery of the kitchen into a magical experience.
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