Christmas Pie By Getthar Analysis

The concept that food prompts a sense of communion is prominent in both Laura Esquivel’s “January: Christmas Rolls” and Getta Kothar’s “If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?”. Throughout both of the stories, the female protagonists contemplate rebellion of their expected traditional customs and question why their lives have to be the way they are. The preparation and consumption of food is always the setting for when they ponder the contesting views in their lives and try to make decisions for themselves that will hopefully satisfy everyone. Throughout “January: Christmas Rolls” Tita has an almost supernatural relationship with food. Since her birth, which was in the kitchen, Tita has been a food prodigy and food has been an important factor in all aspects of her life. Tita’s family would spend special days gathering and cooking. Cooking helps to unify her family and is in the center when a conflict arises. Tita has fallen in love with a young man named Pedro and expresses to her mother that Pedro would like to ask for her hand in marriage. This causes a sense of alarm in her mother and causes her to stop cooking and stop talking to Tita for a while. Tita knows that her responsibility as the youngest daughter is to eternally care for her mother but she wants experience love. Tita met Pedro during Christmas dinner, which is when the Christmas rolls are made, and the Christmas rolls are
During the story the Christmas rolls symbolize important times and also promote time for the family to be together. Tita and the other women in her family are preparing food as well as discussing the future of Tita and