Theme

Theme = =
 * The theme consists of recalling heritage, family, and past time.
 * As she speaks throughout the story, she seems pessimistic about the things about to happen.
 * Even though she ends up making the tortillas, along with them being burnt and crooked, she can't help but deny that they were any good, despite people's comments at the party.
 * Later she speaks of her father, mother, and her past life.