Like Water for Chocolate Men and Masculinity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

"If [Pedro] intends to ask for your hand, tell him not to bother." (1, 22)

A: why do women have to have their hands asked for? B: why is Mama Elena, definitely a woman, trying to control Tita so much? In Like Water for Chocolate, it's not just a man's world, it's a Mama's world.

Quote #2

"You don't have an opinion, and that's all I want to hear about it." (1, 27)

This smarts of machismo, and Mama E telling Tita this lets her know who's boss.

Quote #3

"I won't allow you to touch anything inside my house. Understand? Those things are for my cause." (5, 298)

Laying down the law, Mama E confronts machismo and manly rebel men with her own brand of power.