About 30 years ago, Laura Esquivel wrote: “Como agua para Chocolate (1989), which was translated into 36 languages, including the English version, "Like Water for Chocolate”Chocolate" (Latinheat). Her novel became a bestseller in Mexico and inwas highly favored in the US, once published (Biography). Selling around 5 million copies since theits release, it remains an influential novel written to repair broken Mother-Daughtermother-daughter relationships (Revolución Interior Al Exterior). Laura Esquivel’s "Like Water for Chocolate" captivates readers and takes them on a journey through Tita De La Garza’s life, hoping to inspire change by challenging feminine stereotypes and gender roles through the characters, but especially Mama Elena and Tita. Tita, the youngest daughter, lives with her family on a ranch in Mexico during the time of the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the story, she struggles to adapt to the very strict and controlling upbringing by her mother, Mama Elena. Tita strives to claim her independence despite the limitations of her family traditions and pursue her love for Pedro. Tita experiences mental and physical abuse throughout the novel, using cooking as a coping mechanism and a form of rebellion. With the help of cooking, she is able to stay strong through these hardships and eventually learns to live life on her own terms.