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**Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel – Style and Structure
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A detailed resource exploring the unique style and narrative structure of Laura Esquivel’s novel Como agua para chocolate.

This resource offers a clear and concise analysis of the novel’s blend of magical realism, emotive language, and its distinctive chapter organisation based on recipes and months. It explains how these elements create a rich reading experience that connects food, emotions, and culture.

Key features:

Explanation of magical realism and its role in the story

Analysis of the emotive and sensory language used by Esquivel

Overview of the narrative perspective and its closeness to the protagonist’s emotions

Description of the novel’s structure, including chapters organised by months and culinary recipes

Discussion of how food and recipes symbolically relate to characters and themes

Includes an accompanying worksheet to reinforce and practise key concepts covered in the analysis.