The story starts in the kitchen where the man was going to cook a dinner for his son and himself. He was about to try out a new Italian recipe called “Chicken cacciatore” when he received a disapproving remark regarding the dish from his son. Having heard this he suddenly recalls similar event that had happened when he was fifteen and disapproved his father’s cooking by calling it “too spicy”. At the same moment, peeling and chopping potatoes, he realizes that even though he was born and grew up in Peru. As he reflects on his parents, we learn that he is a single parent who has learned how to provide a family atmosphere for his son. As he reflects on his past, we learn about the importance of his own family. Peru the place where papas originated, he doesn’t know much about the history of this magnificent vegetable which grows underground without seeing a light and yet it tastes so good. The potato had been adopted by different cultures throughout the world and remains one of the main ingredients of dishes. He also tries to explain why varieties of potatoes has been lost and never seen again. The father tries to teach his child about history, culture, and family through his cultural food by cooking the papas (potatoes). The Potato in his hand is a symbol of his past and that connects to his childhood. The potatoes represent an unfinished history, a link with his father, an awareness of the inevitable cycle of parental love and parent/child conflict.
Ye, Ilyssa. Las Papas. Studymode, 2013. Web. <http://www.studymode.com/essays/Las-Papas-1523257.html>.
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