- Title
- "In the Breaking of the Bread": Holy and Secular Communion in "Big Two-Hearted River"
- Author/Creator
- Goretti M. V. Benca
- Publication Details
- Hemingway Review, Vol.33(1), pp.65-72
- 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.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015132023803691
Journal article
"In the Breaking of the Bread": Holy and Secular Communion in "Big Two-Hearted River"
Hemingway Review, Vol.33(1), pp.65-72
10/01/2013
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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