Food and Characters

Food in this story is a deeply held tradition, but it also at times is a vehicle for the feelings of Tita that enables others to feel what she does.  The food feels what she feels.  When Tita feels a lustful passion for pedro it goes into her quail and roses dish and makes the middle sister lustful as well.  Earlier when she is depressed and making the cake for Pedro and Rosaura's wedding, her depression and longing goes into the cake and as a result make everyone who eats it; extremely depressed.  The food molds it self to how Tita feels. Because she is so in tuned with food, the food becomes in tuned with her.  In a way the food acts as quasi journal for Tita.  She cannot tell anyone her feelings for fear of Mama Elena finding out, but she can unload her problems onto the food and receive some sort of comfort.