Capítulo 3 Quotes Flashcards
It was as if Nacha was Tita’s true mother. An emphasis on their connection and close relationship
Key words: Morir, sola, verdadera
Nacha, al Morir, la había dejado muy sola. Era como si huberia muerta su verdadera madre
Tita held the roses Pedro gave to her to celebrate her being the cook at the ranch for a years so tight as she has never received flowers before. The roses turned red from her blood.
Key words: Fuerza, pecho
Tita apretaba las rosas con tal fuerza contra su pecho
Mamá Elena gave Tita one look and Tita knew she had to throw the roses away. This showed the power Mamá Elena has over Tita.
Con sola una mirada
Tita hears the voice of Nacha and she tells her a prehispanic recipe
Key words: Claramente, voz
De pronto escuchó claramente la voz de Nacha
A metaphor for Tita’s life. She has no future but she is not dead. Tita is left to suffer like a quail with its head hanging off.
Key words: Fuerza, codorniz, cabeza
Pero con tan poca fuerza que la poured codorniz no murió, sino que se fue quejando lastimeramente por toda la Covina con la cabeza colgando de lado
Pedro praises Tita’s cooking (unlike Mamá Elena). Pedro does not have this reaction to Rosaura’s cooking. This shows the close relationship between Tita and Pedro and how food allows them to communicate
Key words: Ojos, lujuria, placer
Exclamó, cerrando los ojos con verdadera lujuria
- ¡Este es un placer de los dioses!
Tita and Pedro have and ability to communicate their feelings through food
Key words: Manera, cuerpo, sensual
De está manera penetraba en el cuerpo de Pedro, voluptuosa, aromática, calurosa, completamente, sensual
The man that Gertrudis was fantasising about was at the battle and followed the smell of roses to get to her. An example off magical realism as the smell of roses travelled all the way to outside of the town.
Key words: Olor, lejos, batalla
El olor a rosas que su cuerpo despedía había llegado muy, muy lejos… donde revolucionarios y federales libraban uns cruel batalla
When Juan and Gertrudis run away, Tita and Pedro are sad as they cannot do the same due to fear.
Key words: Lágrimas, amor
Se emocionaron hasta las lágrimas al ver a sus héroes realizar el amor que para ellos prohibido
Tita compares herself to the last chilli that no one to take even if they want it as they don’t want on seem greedy. This is a link to social expectation and also food
Key words: Chile, charola, banquete
Un chile en nogada olvidado en una charola después de un gran banquete no se sentiría peor que ella
The night Gertrudis leaves Tita starts to write a cook book. Perhaps this is because food allows her to communicate with Pedro. She adds a story to go along with each of the recipes.
Key words: Cocina, escribir
Precisamente así lo especificó en el libro de cocina que empezó a escribir esa misma noche
