Chapter 8

During chapter eight of Like Water for Chocolate, John proposed to Tita and gave her an engagement ring. She was very joyful about this but Pedro told her not to marry John and instead, marry Pedro.
The symbol of onions and tears is portrayed by tears of frustration from Tita. In the beginning of the book, the tears were formed out of sadness but now, Tita's tears are simply full of frustration and anger. She has two men fighting over her which is making her frustrated because she has to pick between the two. She isn't frustrated at anyone personally rather than she is just frustrated on how her life is going right now and it is just her emotion. Another way tears and onions were portrayed was through this quote: "As usual. Tita was crying as she chopped the onion." (Esquirel 145). It said that the tears were clouding her vision which means that her emotions are getting the best of her. She isn't in the right place to make the best decision because her emotions are too strong in this point of the book.




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