Like Water For Chocolate Ethical Analysis

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Like Water for Chocolate tells the story of Tita De La Garza the youngest daughter of a Mexican family. She falls in love with Pedro who eventually asks for her hand in marriage, but there was a problem. Due family tradition the youngest daughter is forbidden from getting married as she must care for her mother till she dies. Pedro then marries Tita’s sister Rosaura even though he still loves Tita. This caused many problems for the family as Tita’s emotions began to surface through her cooking bringing Pedro even closer to her. As time passes by many unusual circumstances begins to test the strength of Pedro’s and Tita’s love for each other.
The ethical dilemma faced by Tita was whether to either follow tradition and stay by her mother’s side