Welcome to the Como agua para chocolate reading assistant!
The themes of Chapter 4 in Siempre adelante are: "Hospitality" and
"Hispanic food."
Food plays an integral role in the Hispanic culture. Food brings
people together in the market to carefully purchase the freshest ingredients,
food brings people together in the kitchen to lovingly prepare a meal,
and food brings people together in the dining room to share a meal and
converse about life. 
Food brings people together.
It is interesting to discuss and compare the attitudes
toward food in both the Hispanic and the American cultures.
For example, do you typically share meals with your family? Or, is
there a food that "makes you happy"? Do you know any phrases which
make reference to food (for example, "The way to a man's heart is through
his stomach") ?
The novel "Como agua para chocolate"
(one of the reading selections for this chapter) is related to these themes,
as it deals with the significance of food, and love, in the life of a Mexican
family. Food has some very interesting powers in this novel!
Let's explore . . .
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