Compare And Contrast Claiborne And Esquivel

In conclusion, these films displayed the lives of two totally different women in completely different families struggling to gain control of their lives from a domineering figure. Like Water for Chocolate, is a love story, however Esquivel skillfully tangles the story of a young women struggling to gain control of her life from her abusive mother, whereas, Dolores Claiborne is a murder drama which portrays the story of a women struggling to gain back control from her abusive husband and the effects of his murder. Esquivel and King skillfully used literary devices to draw viewers into the stories, and build on our sympathies toward the protagonists. Each writer successfully used their own unique style to create two different movies that share
a similar theme.