Significance of mothers and motherhood in Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel AND Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Examine the significance of mothers and motherhood in Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel AND Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. What kind of a mother is Mama Elena? What does she represent in Like Water for Chocolate? What kind of a mother is Eriko Tanabe? What does she represent in Kitchen? What do the differences between the two characters inform us about the essence and nature of motherhood? Explain in detail. Your answer should be 750-1000 words long (3-4 pages), and should include the citation of various examples from both novels (i.e. citing three quotations per novel, and writing down the page numbers, where the quotations are printed, in each novel).