Like Water for Chocolate Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1, January, Christmas Rolls Abstract

* Tita's life is one that is filled with the delight of food.
* Pedro comes over one day when the women are in the kitchen.
* Mama says her youngest daughter can never marry as she is to take care of Mama when she is old.
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