Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel - Magic Realism in Chapter 1.

Note: This essay is based on the first three paragraphs of the novel.
The style Esquivel uses to begin this novel can be seen throughout the whole novel, on the very beginning of each chapter. She begins by telling us about food and slowly puts this food into the story to then continue writing about the actual story.
Another style the writer uses is the one of communicating and relating to the reader; for example when she writes, "which is so annoying!" and "I don't know whether that's ever happened to you". This particular style makes the reader identify with the writer, creating a sort o…