Much has happened since my last blog! First of all, Tita completely disobeyed Mama Elena by screaming and yelling at her for all the mean things she has done. She had a mental break down, and Mama ordered Dr. John to put her into an insane asylum. Instead of listening to Mama, John took care of her until she discovered herself again. He is so caring, and loves her dearly!
Tita eventually goes back to the ranch, ironically, to take care of Mama Elena. Mama and Chencha were raped and attacked by some of the revolutionaries, leaving Chencha an emotional wreck and Mama severely injured. Eventually, Mama died. She believed Tita was poisoning her food, so she took antibiotics after every meal. Which, in the end, poisoned her!
Pedro and Rosaura come back to live on the ranch after Mama’s death. Rosaura is pregnant again and has a baby girl named Esperanza. Because of complications, Rosaura will not be able to have another child. It kills Tita to hear that Rosaura would keep the cruel tradition of the youngest daughter will not marry, in order to take care of her mother till death.
The most scandalous event was Pedro and Tita made love. They keep their affair going for a long time, until Tita realizes she is pregnant! How could she have been so careless? She can’t run away with Pedro. He has a child, she has a niece. They would hurt Rosaura terribly. And as much as she despises her sister, she could never hurt her the way she has hurt Tita! And what would Tita do about her engagement to John? He was gone, getting his grandmother for the wedding. What was Tita doing? Preparing for the wedding, no, sleeping with another man.
Luckily Gertrudis has come back for a week. She is now married to the man she ran away with, and a general in the revolutionary army. Tita confides her secretes to her sister, but all her sister can think about is her favorite desert about to burn on the stove. What is Tita going to do?
These events in the novel are creating immense hurdles for Tita to jump. Yes, she has lost and found herself all in the past 100 pages. Now she must show her morals and ethics. I believe her true self would not run away with Pedro, but by herself. She will leave with the mess she has made, and try to leave as many hearts in tack as possible. Although she does have that respect for others, in stories the main character does not always do as they should-just like Tita should not have been sleeping with Pedro. I am excited to read and finish this novel, to see the progress Tita has made. Discovering herself without the negative influences and abuses on Mama Elena is an amazing accomplishment. She gives young ladies hope, who have been physically and or verbally abused by a parent and feels trapped.
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