Comparing Like Water for Chocolate and One Day in the Life of Ivan Deni

ilk Water for Chocolate and ace Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Like Water for Chocolate (LWC) written by Laura Esquivel and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (ODLID) written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, argon two very different types of aloneegorys with more evident discrepancies than similarities. The first novel LWC, splendidly grislyustrates the c arer of a young Mexican campesina named Tita whom lives under the dominating rule of her mother. The second novel ODLID, originally a Russian publication, demonstrates the life and hardships of a middle-aged man named Ivan Denisovich in a Soviet run low camp in Siberia. The themes revolve around both protagonists, Tita and Ivan, whom each fixate the overall tone of the novels. The dominant theme in both novels is the burdensomeness the protagonists are exposed to on a daily basis. Consequently, the characters and the plots also arrest aspects of oppression such as parental censorship and personal ill trea tment. The characters, theme, and plots correlate with one another and also are associated with the cultural primer coat of each novel, ODLID from Russia and LWC from Mexico. The influence shade has on the development of the characters, theme, and plots sets the stage for seeming(a) similarities and differences between both novels. The primary examples of cultural influences in LWC and in ODLID, are the mindsets of the protagonists. The cultures influence the rather listless conduct of the protagonists by establishing precincts that cripple their internal aspirations. Initially, Titas conduct is influenced by the Mexican culture. She demonstrates a submissive behavior towards her mother. This is explained by Mexican culture of the early nineteen ... ...al influences. In LWC, the Mexican culture plays huge role in the novel introducing the reader to a incomparable lifestyle packed with cooking, love affairs, attractive dramas, and oppressed dreams. In ODLID, the R ussian culture also flavors the novel by creating a very matt and listless stage on which Ivan Denisovichs daily routine is delineated as realistic as possible. It would be tedious to point out all the ways, in which culture influences each novel, but it is important to take into key out the prominent role culture plays in the formation of the individual novels. Like Water for Chocolate (LWC) written by Laura Esquivel and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (ODLID) written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn do not barely exemplify great pieces of literature, instead they also serve as tools to use out and comprehend the cultures they were built upon.