Like Water For Chocolate Chaos
Chaos: The New Order
The will to defy order in society spurs chaos, but eventually, this chaos emerges as the new order. Chaos and order seem to contrast by definition. However, I hypothesize that chaos and order both reinforce each other after analyzing Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel, and Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood. Particularly, Like Water for Chocolate tells the life story of Tita de la Garza and her struggle to acquire her love, Pedro Muzquiz. The diction that Esquivel uses to narrate the preparation of specific Mexican dishes illustrate the emotions that the characters experience, and they reveal the adverse effects of unrequited love on our life. That is to say, each diverse dish represents a particular event of Tita’s life, and the recipes and remedies that …show more content…
The uproars in Tita’s life are tranquilized as the novel approaches an end. On the other hand, in Oryx and Crake, Atwood does not resolve the conflicts that arise in the life of Snowman, the narrator. Atwood terminates the novel with the destruction of modern day society and the dawn of a new civilization. Moreover, she stresses on the truth that scientific progress, regardless of its benefits, engenders severe consequences that we may not be able to control. Hence, it is best for us to put a halt to the further advancement of science and technology. When I was presented with the question, “To what extent does literature make order out of chaos, and to what extent does it make chaos out of order,” my primary thought was that order and chaos went hand in hand. The authors of my two novels scrutinize human nature to exhibit the chaos that can result from it. Notably, our misinterpretation of lust for love and unrequited love demolishes all relationships in our life, giving rise to depression. Though, along with our yearning for deeper connections, we also feel a need for scientific advancements. These tendencies are often explored by authors to exhibit how human
The will to defy order in society spurs chaos, but eventually, this chaos emerges as the new order. Chaos and order seem to contrast by definition. However, I hypothesize that chaos and order both reinforce each other after analyzing Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel, and Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood. Particularly, Like Water for Chocolate tells the life story of Tita de la Garza and her struggle to acquire her love, Pedro Muzquiz. The diction that Esquivel uses to narrate the preparation of specific Mexican dishes illustrate the emotions that the characters experience, and they reveal the adverse effects of unrequited love on our life. That is to say, each diverse dish represents a particular event of Tita’s life, and the recipes and remedies that …show more content…
The uproars in Tita’s life are tranquilized as the novel approaches an end. On the other hand, in Oryx and Crake, Atwood does not resolve the conflicts that arise in the life of Snowman, the narrator. Atwood terminates the novel with the destruction of modern day society and the dawn of a new civilization. Moreover, she stresses on the truth that scientific progress, regardless of its benefits, engenders severe consequences that we may not be able to control. Hence, it is best for us to put a halt to the further advancement of science and technology. When I was presented with the question, “To what extent does literature make order out of chaos, and to what extent does it make chaos out of order,” my primary thought was that order and chaos went hand in hand. The authors of my two novels scrutinize human nature to exhibit the chaos that can result from it. Notably, our misinterpretation of lust for love and unrequited love demolishes all relationships in our life, giving rise to depression. Though, along with our yearning for deeper connections, we also feel a need for scientific advancements. These tendencies are often explored by authors to exhibit how human