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Laura EsquivelA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. What important social and political changes were taking place in Mexico in the early 20th century?
Teaching Suggestion: Like Water for Chocolate takes place during a pivotal time in Mexican history, and its plot can be read as a commentary on this period. Students may know little about Mexican history. If so, you might encourage them to make logical guesses as a schema-activation exercise. Then, you might offer students the resources below, asking them to revise their answers based on their new knowledge.
2. What does the term “magical realism” mean? What works of literature or film are you familiar with in this genre? How does magical realism differ from other genres, like science fiction, horror, and fantasy?
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