Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion Chapter Two: Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion
Sigmund Freud Anecdote “Sometimes a cigar, is just a cigar”
What is a “Communion”? Definition: the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared. Foster’s Definition: Communion is not always holy. When people share a meal together, it is an act of communion.
Communion in Literature Communion’s create a “I’m with you, I like you, we form a community together” mentality. Meal scenes are boring and uninteresting. “Sharing of bread, not splitting of heads” Communion embeds purpose in literature.
What to remember Communions are not always holy. Purpose. Messages often hidden in communions. Don’t take everything at face value: dig into it.