In the novel, Like Water for Chocolate, Tita is a victim of a horrid tradition that forbids her from marrying, so that she can take care of her mother until she dies. Mama Elena upholds the De La Garza family tradition where the youngest daughter must care for her mother till the day death comes and without any distractions, such as marriage. In this situation, their tradition needs to be changed so that everyone is happy and gets what they want. While Mama Elena benefits from the tradition, Tita will be alone and depressed for the rest of her life. This tradition not only ruins lives but can also be impractical as …show more content…
Traditions that I have observed over the course of my lifetime from my own culture were always pleasant, especially one that includes red eggs. Usually in a Chinese family, when a newborn baby reaches one month of age, that important day is celebrated with red eggs. The eggs are hard boiled and dyed with the lucky color red symbolizing prosperity and good fortune; and for some families even, each birthday after that will always be served with some red eggs. The red egg tradition does not have a damaging impact on anyone’s life and is even healthy for you. Another tradition that I have experienced is one that I created with my best friend, Eileen; our tradition is to go to Six Flags every year which we have maintained since middle school. To me, this custom is meaningful to our friendship and we both value and enjoy