July Chapter in Like Water for Chocolate
Mama Elena's revelation about her secret love also is a significant moment in this chapter. we can see why mama Elena vents out her frustration on Tita.
Mama Elena used to have a lover called Jose but he was murdered in front of her. So we can indicate that
Ox - tail soup is also very sticky which shows that through feelings, Tita is still emotionally attached to the ranch which is why she reacts emotionally when Chencha brings news of the ranch.
Ox - tail soup - this is the first recipe Tita remembers since her breakdown from the loss of Roberto
Soup is a relaxing dish, indicating that Tita has calmed down.
Themes
Grief
Aggression
Arrogance
Even though when Tita goes back to the ranch under a new stint from Dr. Brown, Mama Elena reimposes the mother to daughter hierarchy.
We can describe this as a desperate attempt from Mama Elena to gain control over Tita.
The group of Bandits rape Chencha and also injure Mama Elena which results in her becoming a paraplegic state
Tita, who is the main character of abuse, is not here and so there is no other person for Mama elena to vent out her anger and so she becomes a victim as well to the bandits.
This can be contrasted to when Tita was being abused when mourning over Roberto. At that time, Mama Elena had a person to explode on but now, she can't do so and hence or vulnerability is exposed.
We can also say that the authour has implied a sense of the proverb, what goes around, comes back round. This is because Mama Elena had abused and tortured Tita so muc hthat now she has received it back by being in a paraplegic state.