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“[W]e must reject dualistic thought stemming from Plato such as �mind/body, self/other, culture/nature, good/evil, reason/ emotion�, in favor of a food-centered philosophy of the human being. How far is this true of Babette’s Feast and Like Water for Chocolate. Do you think Isak Dinesen and Laura Esquivel attempt to deconstruct this dualism in their respective literary texts, and how?Illustrate your answer by referring to direct quotations from the two works and supplementary resources. Cite all quotations by giving the page numbers parenthetically at the end of the sentence (prior to the end punctuation).
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use “Babette’s feast” by Isak Dinesen and “Like water for chocolate” by Laura Esquivel