Characters present in this chapter: Tita, Momma Elena, Chencha, the doctor, the revolutionaries, Pedro in a flashback, and two ranch hands
Recipe: Northern-style Chorizo
In this chapter, Tita finally broke.
She was tired of her mother's commands and constant scrutiny and was already unhappy because Pedro and Rosaura had moved away, taking Roberto with them. Her mother had her sent away because she was convinced Tita had gone mad, and really so had everyone else on the ranch. Arguably she's really just dealing with her grief in awful ways, and her mother isn't helping. It's revealed towards the end that Roberto had died from something he ate, and this is where Tita snaps. She yells at her mother, saying Momma Elena had killed Roberto by sending him off. She gets hit by her mother and then runs off. The revolutionaries coming and taking all the doves didn't help Tita's state of mind either. They came to collect what they could from the ranch and had almost used force to get inside the house, but Tita's mother scared them off pretty easily. Tita had found a baby dove and had wanted to raise it, though had ended up killing it after the news of the baby's death. She overfed the poor bird, hurting too much to notice it had died. The doctor was called soon after Chencha found Tita in that state, and he managed to convince Tita to come down from her hiding place in the bird area. He took her away to an asylum presumably, with Chencha running after the carriage to give Tita the bedspread as the carriage drove off. The analogy used at the end of the chapter really kinda darkened the mood. The bedspread was compared to a bride's train on her dress, which was... almost ironic because of the reason Tita was making the bedspread.
Someone help this poor girl. The things that have been happening have really affected her badly. She's still having the hallucinations/flashbacks, and they're affecting her performance in things she's usually good at. She very much needs a break and getting away from the ranch might help her greatly, though if she's going to San Antonio then it might only harm her more.
-Emily
Very good summary of the chapter! You included all of the major events that took place and explained them in great detail. But why didn't you focus more on the meaning behind the bedspread? I think there is a lot more implied meaning and that your should expand more on the subject. I think it would help to separate it from the main paragraph and then begin talking about it. Because when it's in the main paragraph it gets lost in the story and the reader is thinking, did they mention their symbol? Separating the text up will help with the flow and prevent confusion about the symbol and what your talking about won't get lost in the summary. But otherwise very good job with your summary and explanation of your symbol!
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