How does the author of Like Water for Chocolate describe her feminist views and how do they contribute to two different themes of the novel? In the novel Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel exposes her strong feminist attitude through a limited first-person narrative and a detailed and descriptive representation of the characters. This exploitation of feminist views supports two main themes: changing traditional attitudes towards authority and freedom of expression. In this novel, Laura Esquivel shows how Mexican women can overcome the powerful traditional authority of men and the traditional mentality of women; and how women can overcome societal repression and express themselves freely. . These two themes have a direct correlation to the achievements of women around the world; especially throughout Latin America. Laura Esquivel uses a first-person narrator to tell the story through flashback so she can manipulate the reader's point of view and opinion. The novel is narrated by Esperanza's daughter, who is Tita's great-granddaughter because Esperanza is the daughter of Rosaura, Tita's sister. This creates a sense of unbelievability in all the events of the novel and the feelings of the characters. The narrator wasn't even alive when the events occurred; they were passed down to her through a "vine" of stories that were eventually influenced by Tita's cookbook because it was the only thing left after the fire burned the house. This literary genre in which the author creates an ambiguous case regarding the credibility of events to manipulate them so as to be able to emphasize and exaggerate some points of the story to exploit her theme is called Magical Realism....... half of the paper. ......can understand the concepts of individualism and can probably understand it at a higher level than men, showing the power and potential of women in society. Mama Elena and Rosaura are characterized as traditional, repressed Mexican women. Rosaura is mocked by Esquivel because he portrays her as the stupid sister who has no control over her choices and who cannot change, and thinks for herself for once. Esquivel uses a first-person narrative and clear character representation to show her feminist vision. Her feminist vision supports two main themes of the book, which sends a message to all Mexican women out there: change traditional attitudes towards authority and express yourself freely. Through his characterization of Tita and the way he presents the character around Tita, Esquivel shows his commanding presence over the man in power of Mexico.