Like water for chocolate what causes mama elena's death

Within a month, Mama Elena dies. The cause of her ailments and eventual death is revealed to be massive doses of ipecac ( an emetic she took when she feared poisoning), not Tita's cooking. Despite the endless cruelty that she suffered at the hands of Mama elena, Tita is moved to great sorrow by her mother's death.

Well based on the summary,   the setting plays a big role in char. development since the cat has been spoiled and babied her whole life she has to figure out how to survive on there own for the first time. and since winter is coming the cat is faced with lots of dangers and troubles. but, like you said with the storm that brought an invasion of rats, since she is   a cat shell figure out how to kill and get food and the storm is the best way to learn right. can you mark me brainliest pls! read more on -