Like Water for Chocolate
Mama Elena, arguably, is couched in irony. Note as many iron details / elements you can about her. Why does Esquivel assign so much irony to her?
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Mama Elena, who disciplines her daughter and keeps her from marrying, must later rely on the care of that daughter after she becomes paralyzed.
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