Compare and contrast the two prime male figures in the novel, Pedro and John Brown, paying attention to their respective relationships with Tita.
In the novel "Like water for chocolate" Pedro and Dr. John Brown are the two main important male characters in the novel. And with this they are actually very different except the fact that both of them are truly in love with Tita. Pedro is Tita's true love, but due to the fact that Tita is the youngest in her family she has to stay home and take care of mama Elena, which does not permit her to marry Pedro. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura, and he thinks that Tita and him can carry on their love. But all this was not so easy as due to Pedro's marriage with her sister Tita is in shock and has a bad mental condition. This is when Dr John Brown comes into picture. He takes Tita to his house and takes care of her. This is when he falls in love with Tita. When Tita gets better he proposes to her, and she accepts at that point thinking that John could have been a new beginning to her life. This is when the jealousy rises between John and Pedro, and we see the many differences between these two characters. They are also very important as it a gives the reader a good knowledge of how certain characters can differ.
Pedro has a major role in the novel, as he is Tita's true love. Pedro is a character who is very affectionate towards Tita and loves her even though he is married to Rosaura. He is also very passionate and longs for Tita every time he sees her at the ranch. It can also be seen that he is very jealous when he sees Tita with John. Pedro is also very persuasive and he tries his best to stop Tita from marrying john, 1"I think your idea of marrying John is a complete mistake. There's still time, don't make this mistake, please, don't agree to the marriage!" Here it can be seen that Pedro doesn't not want Tita to marry John, this shows that he is selfish in a way, and he does not want Tita to start a new life of her own.