Capítulo 12 Quotes Flashcards

1
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A metaphor for the personality of Mamá Elena. Mamá Elena enjoys bringing people down and inflicting pain on other people
Key words: Prensar, despellejar, favoritas

A

Prensar, destrozar y despellejar eran algunas de sus actividades favoritas

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Rosaura died so is not at the wedding.
Key words: Tanto, boda, pobre, muerto

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A Rosaura le hubiera gustado tanto estar presente en la boda. La pobre había muerto hacía un año

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This is the first clue that time has passed as Esperanza is able to talk
(The revolution is over and there are motor cars which also shows this significant jump in time)
Key words: Placticando, comedor

A

Esperanza y Tita se habían quedado placticando en el comedor

Pedro pensó por un momento que con estruendosos cañonazos la revolución había reiniciado

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4
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Details of Rosaura’s death
Key words: Cuerpo, último, suspiro

A

Cuerpo desinflado

Que data su último y flatulento suspiro

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5
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Rosuara’s funeral was not very busy as she smelt so bad. This is ironic as all her life she tried to maintain her reputation and she lost it as soon as she died. Rosaura died with little dignity.
Key words: Entierro, poco
Desagradable, cuerpo

A

El entierro estuvo muy poco concurrido

El desagradable olor que despedía el cuerpo de Rosaura

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Pedro and Tita were waltzing to their song when Pedro made the decision that he wanted to marry Tita.
Alex and Esperanza waltzing to the same song. This is an example of parallelism as Alex and Esperanza represent what Pedro and Tita could’ve been if they lived in a different time and situation.
Key words: Vestido, vals, juventud

A

Ojos de juventud

Se veía bellísima con su vestido de novia bailando con Alex el vals Ojos de juventud

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Pedro is no longer scared of what other people think. He has his hand around Tita’s waist and their faces are check to cheek, expressing their love in public.
Key words: Tiernamente, mejilla, mano, cintura

A

Pedro rozaba tiernamente su mejilla con la de Tita, y ella sentía que la mano de Pedro en si cintura la quemaba como nunca

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Pedro wants to marry Tita before he dies.
Key words: Lograr, contigo, iglesia, blancas, todas

A

No quiero morirme sin lograr que lo seas. Siempre he soñado con entrar contigo a una iglesia llena de flores blancas y tú en medio de todas, como la más bella

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9
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Things have changed for Tita. She is crying happy tears.
Key words: Lágrimas

A

Sus primeras lágrimas de felicidad

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10
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Esperanza preferred to spend time with Tita. The kitchen was their favourite place.
Key words: Lugar, confidente

A

La cocina era el lugar preferido de Esperanza y Tita su mejor confidente y amiga

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11
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Esperanza used the same food metaphor as Tita did to describe her love with Pedro when describing her love with Alex
Key words: Recibir, cuerpo, masa, aceite

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Cuando Esperanza le dijo a Tita que recibir la mirada de Alex sobre su cuerpo ella se había sentido como la masa de un buñuelo entrando al aceite hirviendo, Tita supo que Alex y Esperanza se unirían irremediablemente

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12
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Rosaura didn’t want Esperanza to go to school as she preferred that she studied piano, singing and dancing in order to entertain her
Key words: Preferible, piano, baile, maravillosas, diversión

A

Era preferible que estudiara piano, canto y baile

En primera, porque así Esperanza podría proporcionarle a Rosaura maravillosas trades de entretenimiento y diversión

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13
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Leading up to Rosaura’s death there were 3 days of arguments and Rosaura’s digestive problems got worse. Tita’s anger transmitted through food.

A

Estos pelitos

Tres días de la más violenta

A cause de grandes problemas digestivos, había muerte de… la manera en que murió

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14
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The chile metaphor. Shows a change in society as people used to leave the last chilli so they did not appear greedy but now they are happy to clear the tray. Old customs are not there anymore. Tita no longer needs to feel like the last chilli.
Key words: Chiles, charolas

A

Los chiles desaparecieron de las charolas

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15
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Shows the difference between the weddings of Rosaura and Pedro and Esperanza and Alex. At Rosaura and Pedro’s wedding Tita transmitted feelings of anger and sadness when Tita made Chiles en nogada she feels happy and this feeling reflects on the guests.
Key words: Probar, sentir, frustración, sensación, codornices

A

Al probar los chiles en nogada, en lugar de sentir una gran nostalgia y frustración, todos experimentaban una sensación parecida a la de Gertrudis cuando comió las codornices en pétalos de rosas

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16
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Guests left quickly as the food caused them to have extreme sexual desires. Love in the present moment compared to longing for lost lovers.

A

Haciendo desenfrenadamente el amor

17
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Pedro and Tita could finally love each other freely once all the guests had left.

A

Por primera vez en la vida podían amarse libremente

18
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Tita and Pedro go to the dark room. It is ironic as they have an empty house but they still go to the dark room. This could link to themes of repression.
Key words: Necesidad, palabras, manos, obscuro

A

Sin necesidad de palabras se tomaron de las manos y se dirigieron al cuarto obscuro

19
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The ghost of Nacha prepared the room for Pedro and Tita. She decorated it with candles so it was no longer a dark room.
Key words: Cirio, mutis

A

Nacha encendía el último cirio y haciendo mutis se evaporaba

20
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Tita saw the tunnel of light in her moment with Pedro and this links to what John said would happen if you light all your matches at once.
Key words: Brillante

A

Apareció un brillante túnel

21
Q

Tita realised that she was going to die and contained her emotion after remembering what John had said
Key words: Contuvo

A

Tita contuvo su emoción

22
Q

Pedro and Tita can hear the sound of each other’s heart beats. Pedro’s heart is beating out of his chest until Tita can’t hear it any more and he dies.
Key words: Corazones, latidos, chocar, abruptamente

A

Solo escuchaba el de corazones de ambos.

Los latidos eran poderosos.

Inclusive podía sentir el corazón de Pedro chocar sobre la piel de su pecho.

De pronto este golpeteo se detuvo abruptamente

Pedro había muerto

23
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Tita’s matches cannot be lit again now that Pedro is gone
Key words: Possibilidad, encender, interior, cerillos

A

Con Pedro moría la posibilidad de volver a encender su fuego interior, con él iban todos los cerillos

24
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Tita regrets not going with Pedro through the tunnel

A

Se arrepintío de no haberlo hecho ella también

25
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Without Pedro, Tita is left wondering through the darkness for the rest of her life
Key words: Errante, tinieblas, eternidad

A

Quedaría vagando errante por las tinieblas toda lo eternidad, sola, muy, sola

26
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Tita feels cold so she uses her giant quilt to warm her up. It is so large that it covers the ranch. An example of magical realism.
Key words: Cubrió, hectáreas, totalidad

A

Con ella cubrió las tres hectáreas que comprendía el rancho en su totalidad

27
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Tita uses the box of matches that John gave her. John is a helpful character: he helps Tita get to where she wants to be and teaches her about love

A

La caja de cerillos que John le había regalado

28
Q

Tita chews the matches whilst thinking of her most exciting memories with Pedro
Key words: Masticar, fuertemente, reproducir, emociantes

A

Al masticar cada fósforo cerraba los ojos furentemente e intentaba reproducir los recuerdos más emociantes

29
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Tita sees Pedro at the end of the tunnel and goes to join him. They are together at last.
Key words: Poco, visión, ojos, cuerpos, lanzar, chispas

A

Poco a poco su visión se fue aclarando haste que ante sus ojos apareció nuevamente el túnel

En ese momento los cuerpos ardientes de Pedro y Tita empezaron a lanzar brillantes chispas

30
Q

People thought that the fire was fireworks for Esperanza and Alex’s wedding but it went on for a week
Key word: Fuegos, semana, curiosidad

A

Pero cuando estos fuegos se prolongaron por una semana se acercaron con curiosidad

31
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A reference to the narrator at the end the novel. Show the importance of the recipes to the family.
Key words: Madre, libro, morir

A

Cuando Esperanza, mi madre, regresó de su viajando de bodas, solo encontró bajo los restos de lo que fue el rancho este libro de cocina que me heredó al morir

32
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Link back to the beginning. Onions/tears. Tita’s legacy
Key words: Lágrimas, igual, cebolla, recetas

A

Yo no sé por qué derramo tantas lágrimas cuando las preparo, tal vez porque soy igual de sensible a la cebolla que Tita, mi Tía abuela, quien seguirá viviendo mientras haya alguien que cocina sus recetas