Setting

The book, Like Water for Chocolate, is set in past time Mexico during a time of turbulence and upheaval. This time period is set during the Mexican Revolution when it has just begun. The main part of the novel is set on the De La Garza ranch in a more rural part of Mexico. In the middle, the setting changes from the main character, Tita, living in the De La Garza's ranch to moving in with the village doctor John Brown. Tita spends most of her time in the kitchen of the small ranch house, cooking and cleaning which is where most of the events occur.