Love in the

By Wednesday please try your best to have Chapter 1 read. We will be discussing in class Setting, Themes and a bio of Gabriel García Márquez.

What is the meaning of the candles buring in the last scene in "Like water for chocolate"

I think that it meant that their paasion was "ignited" again to what it was 20 years ago when they were young lovers. What do you think?

Magical Realism in Like Water for Chocolate

What are some of the magical realist aspects in the movie, Like Water for Chocolate? Are there any ways we can connect this movie to some other works we have previously read or watched?

Like Water for Chocolate

In the film, Like Water for Chocolate, Tita falls in love with Pedro. However, her mother does not allow Tita to marry him, due to the family tradition. Instead, she arranges for Tita's sister, Rosaura, to marry him. As a result, Tita turns to cooking food that greatly affects her family. It can be said that those actions were unappropriate for the position a daughter or sister has in the family. However, it can also be said that her actions were suitable for the acts committed against her. Given her circumstance, do you think Tita's actions were acceptable?

The Grass Dancer - Lydia

Lydia, Harley's Mom, took a vow of silence after her husband and nephew died. We now know that the reason for her silence is because she believes her words are what killed them, the night they left for their drive she told them to leave - to get "out of her hair". She blames herself for their deaths. Do you think it is fair of her to take a vow of silence, to never talk to her son Harley, all because she blames herself? Is it fair to Harley who must be burdened with the grief of the loss of his Dad and brother as well as the agonizing silence of his mother?

The Grass Dancer - Harley

All throughout the novel, Harley Wind Soldier has had a heart-shaped hole in his chest. Pumpkin, a talented grass dancer was able to momentarilly fill it. Why do you think that a complete stranger was temporarily able mend the void that had plagued him for years, while the people close to him, including his mother, seemed unable to get near?

THe Sixth Sense

The film you watched this past week, The Sixth Sense, is pure Magical Realism...what aspects of the film would you use to support his statement?

Mr Beeche

Magical Realist aspects in The Sixth Sense

The film you watched this past week, The Sixth Sense, is pure Magical Realism...what aspects of the film would you use to support his statement?

Mr Beeche

Check the homework site!

My dear students,

Please check the homework site for the updated list of explications...do not forget when your s is due and bring enough copies (16) for fellow classmates and me.

Mr. Beéche