Blog 7

In the film Chocolat Vianna opens a chocolate shop in the countryside in France. The film shows how she guys from being a nobody to a valued citizen of the town. Chocolate has always been apart of her culture as we learn that she comes from a background of mayan descent. Vianna can be classified as a Shaman who's duty is to provide spiritual healing.We discover this because she shown using the chocolate for healing and medical purposes. Mayans used this as a spiritual practice. She connects with her heritage through the use of chocolate. Another way we discover that Vianna has Mayan descent is through her habits. She has a tendency to wander around like her ancestors used to. Vianna is able to diagnose her customers issues and then be able to prescribe them the correct cure for their issues. Vianna also helps people without prescribing chocolate as a treatment. She begins teaching Josephine and gives Josephine back her dignity.