LWFC

Throughout the novel Like Water For Chocolate food seems to be personified in a sense. It carries out the novels overall theme of control. For T is seems to be food that rules and controls in every situation she is not in control of. One example of this is the 'poison' wedding cake. She was unable to control the situation of her sister marrying her love. Therefore the cake took on the role of a valiant robin hood type, silently sneaking in and making everyone at the wedding sick, just about as sick as T herself felt at the situation. I took great joy in reading this section. It reminded me of my sisters wedding where everyone (including bride and groom) got food poisoning... happy honeymoon?