Blog Task #3:

Indigenous Culture in Like Water For Chocolate

Answer the following questions in full sentences. Use textual evidence wherever possible, being as
specific as you can!

1. Based on Archeologist Dr. Jago Coopers documentary Lost Kingdoms of South America: People of
the Clouds, what interesting facts can you recall about the people, culture and landscape of South
America?

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2. Chapter 6 of LWFC demonstrates the relationship between Indigenous culture and Western
influences in South America. Find a quotation in Chapter 6 that provides us with a window into this
relationship. Write a short paragraph explaining the significance of this quotation.

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3. Despite the overwhelming presence of new religious beliefs in the Americas, The Native American
Code of Ethics is much older than many of these religions; some believe it to be over 10,000 years old!
Follow this link to read the Native American Code of Ethics and read through them. Choose one law
that Morning Light demonstrates, and one that you think Tita would benefit most from following.
Explain your reasoning.

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4. Chapter 6 of LWFC has an extended metaphor. What is an extended metaphor? Write a

paragraph identifying the extended metaphor, using quotations to describe how the metaphor connects
to Tita in LWFC.

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