Sadly, Mama Elena also denies Pedro's love and marriage proposal to Tita. ... Mama Elena forces Pedro and Rosoura to move to San Antonio, Texas. Mama Elena becomes more and more cruel to Tita day by day. ... Mama Elena becomes suspicious of Tita, claiming she poisons her food. She turned away every one of Tita's delicious dishes, "[Mama Elena] absolutely refused to eat anything that Tita had cooked." " (133) This quote connects Mama's actions to Tita's maturity. ...

• Word Count: 626
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Tita falls madly in love with Pedro Muzquiz but Mama Elena forbids Tita and Pedro to marry. ... Tita cannot believe it because the power of Mama Elena is out of hand. ... Finally she went to her sewing box and pulled out the bedspread she had started the day Pedro first spoke of marriage. ... This created much havoc, that Mama Elena blamed Tita for wrecking her wedding. ... However, she ends up with Pedro and for the first time, they can make love without feeling ashamed of what people say and mostly because, Mama Elena was dead. ...

• Word Count: 1106
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School