... Tita, making her feel guilty about her passion for Pedro. "The struggle between Mama Elena and Tita is the axis which the entire novel turns," stated Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts in Sparknotes on Like Water for Chocolate. Mama Elena is the opposite of a nurturer, never forging any kind of bond with her youngest daughter. Tita, strives for love, freedom, and individuality, and ... ...

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