Conflict of Culture in Interest of Love

"'If he intends to ask for your hand, tell him not to bother. He'll be wasting his time and mine too. You know perfectly well that being the youngest daughter means you have to take care of me until the day I die.'"

Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate. Trans. Christensen, Carol. Christensen, Thomas. New York: Anchor Books, 1995: 10. Print.