A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF CULINARY MAGIC IN LAURA ESQUIVE’S LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE"

Abstract

This article illustrates how Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate depicts a nuanced and multifaceted link between food, emotions, and cultural identity by fusing magical realism with culinary themes. The book functions as a kind of cookery demonstration and offers a symbolic structure for the characters' emotional journeys. Also, it elaborates a synthesis of historical events, cultural norms, and personal relationships, producing a poignant analysis of identity in a changing world. Like Water for Chocolate is a distinctive storytelling method that combines non-linear structure, culinary symbolism, and magical realism.