Chabela’s Wedding Cake Flashcards
Who wrote “Chabela’s Wedding Cake”?
Laura Esquivel
a genre wherein magical elements are incorporated into realistic fiction.
Magic realism
Who are the characters in the story?
Tita Nacha Mama Elena Pedro Chencha Gertrudis Rosaura Lobos
What is the significance of food and cooking in the story?
Tita expresses herself through cooking
Eating food is an action to fill up an emptiness
Why does the excerpt start with a recipe?
The recipe is incorporated into the character’s daily life
Compare the relationship between Mama Elena & Tita, and Nacha & Tita
Nacha has been more of a mother to Tita than Mama Elena
How did Tita’s tears affect the cake?
The tears made the one who ate the cake remember lost love and desires to the point that they get sick.
What caused Nacha’s death?
Heartache
What was Pedro’s true motive in marrying Rosaura?
In order to get close to Tita
Pedro cannot marry Tita because Mama Elena follows the tradition that the youngest daughter must dedicate her life take care of her.
Associate the color white to Tita’s childhood
During an event in May, she offered white flowers to the Virgin in church where there are white objects everywhere, including the dresses worn by her and the other girls.
This was a time when she dreamed of walking down the aisle with her significant other
