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Tita's favorite place, and where she was born.
Where is the kitchen?
Tita is envious of this character and their relationship with the person she is in love with.
Who is Rosaura?
“Here’s what I do with your orders! I’m sick of them! I’m sick of obeying you!”
Who is Tita?
“But she was as silent as a stone” what literary device is shown?
What is a Simile?
“The person who produced this kind of smell really knew how to cook. Never having laid eyes on her, Tita felt she knew this person, whoever she was”
What is the power of food and cooking?
The place that Mama Elena wants Tita to go to, where she believes Dr. Brown is escorting her to.
Where is an insane asylum?
This character takes Tita away from Mama Elena, escorting her away to their home.
Who is Dr. John Brown?
“I have a very good aim and a very bad temper, Captain.”
Who is Mama Elena?
What literary device is shown, “Tita thought the miracle was actually occurring when she saw her fingers turning into a thin cloud rising to the sky”
What is a Metaphor?
“If a powerful emotion should ignite them all at once, they would produce a splendor so dazzling that it would illuminate far beyond what we can normally see”
The place where only Tita is allowed with Mama Elena, with no windows or light inside.
Where is the bathroom?
Mama Elena considers this character dead to her.
Who is Gertrudis?
“The soul ever longs to return to the place from which it came, leaving the body lifeless.”
Who is Dr. John Brown?
“Dividing, dismantling, dismembering, desolating, detaching, dispossessing, destroying, dominating” when written next to each other are an example of what literary device?
What is Alliteration?
“The only thing she was sure about was that she did not want to return to the ranch. She never wanted to live near Mama Elena again”
What is Tradition vs. Rebellion?
The place that Tita finds solace in Dr. Brown’s home, alongside the Indian Woman.
Where is the laboratory?
This character has a special connection to Tita, and their death impacts the whole family greatly
Who is Roberto?
“You’re right. Don’t worry, no one is going to kill you, or fail to respect you, that’s for sure!”
Who is The Captain?
"That is but one small example of the huge difference in ideas and opinions that existed between the representatives of these two very different cultures."
What is Juxtaposition?
“Only Tita, whose mission it was to serve her until death, was allowed to be present during this ritual”
What are family relationships and roles?
The place where Tita hides away, and where Dr. Brown finds her with a baby pigeon.
Where is the dovecote?
This character is not alive, but Tita sees them when in the laboratory.
Who is Morning Light/ The Old Indian Woman/The Kikapu?
“Because I don’t want to.”
Who is Tita?
“The wind stole through the open door and lifted some feathers that fell on a carpet of silence”, what two literary devices are shown?
What is Personification and What is a Metaphor?
“The woman didn’t speak either, but it wasn’t necessary. From the first, they had established a communication that went far beyond words”
What is a magical moment?