"Getting Launched"

     1st: When I first get or think of a topic to write about I try to research as much as I can on that topic or go back to a certain chapter in the book. After I start writing an outline to get an idea of what my flow is going to be for the paper. My third step would be creating topic senctes for each of my body paragraphs. I usually write my introduction until the end of my paper, because my thesis might change. For my fourth step I try to look for quotes or facts for about every paragrah. And finally I start writing my paper.

    One of the steps I would like to "try on" from John R. Trimble would be step two, because I think my subject is to broad and I would like to make it narrow and specific for my audience. Step four can help me create new paragraphs with simple questions that not only will I have, but perhaps my reader has as well. One step that can benefit my writing would be seven, because I would free write whatever I have to say and at the end get key points from there or opinions. The most important step would be five, because it has to do with the thesis and I learned that my thesis needs to be arguable.  

Traditional Tita

        Laura Esquirel's novel "Like Water for Chocolate" has many twist and turns, but overall one main theme would be love. Love revolves around the main character Tita and her brother-n-law Pedro. Their love story begins when Pedro proclaims his love to Tita at a party. That's not the only time Tita felt love toward someone; she loved the cook, which happened to be her nanny Nacha as if she were her own mother. Not only does that theme surround her, but also fear towards her mother. Tita was terrible scared of her mother, because Mama Elena was the authority figure in the household since Tita's father passed away. Everything had to be her mother's way and that's where the theme of tradition plays in. Tradition affected Tita the most, because she was torn from Pedro. Since Tita was the youngest child from her sister; her obligation was to tend to her mother's every need. Including in the kitchen where she got her first occupation as the house chef. Pedro and Tita were tied together once again since he always gave her compliments and even brought her roses to congratulate her on successful meals. During the middle of the story Tita felt mixed emotions coming from Pedro and at times she just wanted to give up all her feelings she had towards him. Especially when her nephew Roberto was born, but she had hope. Tita is a simple character at first, but as her story keeps on unfolding she becomes more interesting and the audience gets to know why she's that way. Her mother and sister try to stop her from getting close to Pedro, but as time goes on Tita becomes a stronger human being.