Like Water For Chocolate Mama Elena Character Traits

“I won’t stand for disobedience, nor am I going to allow you to ruin your sister's wedding, with your acting like a victim.” Mama Elena is a character from the book Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. Mama Elena is a ranch owner and a mother of three girls, whose father died of a heart attack. Mama Elena also had a lover who fathered her middle child and was killed. Her husband’s heart attack was brought on upon him hearing this news. Mama Elena is an abusive, evil, and stubborn old woman who’s life goes downhill and dies a painful death. Mama Elena is an abusive woman because she beats Tita frequently. “Mama Elena read the look on her face and flew into a rage, giving Tita a tremendous slap that left her rolling in the dirt by the rooster, which had died from the bungled operation.” Once, Mama Elena beat Tita to the point that Tita had to spend a week recovering. “The night of the wedding reception she had gotten a tremendous hiding from Mama Elena, like no beating before or since. She spent two weeks in bed recovering from her bruises.” …show more content…
“Mama Elena was merciless, killing with a single blow. But then again not always. For Tita she had made an exception; she had been killing her a little at a time since she was a child, and she still hadn't quite finished her off.” She would not even show sadness when she heard of the death of her grandson. “Sit down and get back to work. I don't want any tears. Poor child, I hope the Good Lord has taken him in all his glory, but we can't give in to sorrow; there's work to do. First work, then do as you please, except crying, do you