Title
"In the Breaking of the Bread": Holy and Secular Communion in "Big Two-Hearted River"
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Discusses the role of food as a psychological symbol for Nick’s healing process. Comments on the evolution from processed to more natural foods over the course of the story, reflecting Nick’s physical hunger for nourishment and emotional hunger for personal progress. Theorizes that Nick’s approach toward nature and the sustenance it provides echoes the “spiritual union” of Holy Communion.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
33
Issue
1
Date
Fall 2013
Pages
65-72
COinS
Citation
Benca, Goretti M. V. ‘“In the Breaking of the Bread’: Holy and Secular Communion in ‘Big Two-Hearted River.’” Hemingway Review 33, no. 1 (Fall 2013): 65-72.