Well, I don't want to seem sequential in the order in which I post my blogs in respect to the chapters, but I must say, chapter 2 "Nice To Eat With You: Acts Of Communion", was indeed intriguing. In addition, one thing I have observed in this chapter, as well as many others is that the content of them can surprise you if you don't expect it from the chapter title. So when I saw the chapter title for chapter 2, honestly, I was intimidated but it turned out that what the chapter had to say was easily understandable after a good reading and thorough analysis following the reading. But due to my ever so immense interest in biblical studies, religion, I thought I'd find this chapter very interesting, and it was, only to find out that Foster wasn't exactly referring to the consumption of the Welch's grape juice bland crackers on Sunday Morning, but was proposing a greater notion, which leads me to something else.

    "Sometimes a meal is just a meal, and eating with others is simply eating with others", says Thomas. What I admire so much about Fosters choice of words and sentence structure here is that before he goes into detail or contrasts this notion, he proposes the idea to the reader in such a way that somewhat instills a sense of ethos in the readers considering there's a sense of realism and believe it or not, intellectualism affiliated with it. "Eating with others" is a form of communing, stemming from the root word commune. and often times when we use the word "communion" we associate it with a religious ritual, which by definition communion is "a Christian ceremony in which break is broken and wine is drunk as a way of showing devotion to Jesus Christ", or something synonymous. However, what Mr. Foster was explaining in chapter 2 is there are communions of all kinds as far as literature is involved and it can be used in different ways in regards to the story being told.

      I found this particularly intriguing because I'm all about making things personal, and most of all shaping them to fit you and whatever you may be trying to do whether it be a novel, clothing line, blog, story, etc. So more or less I really admire the way in which Thomas Foster shaped the term to fit its relevance in the world of literature, novels, and stories. As told my the author, literary communion consists of indication of character interaction, the enabling of characters to overcome an adversity, indifference or obstacle, and then obviously a shared experience. This was a great analogy and I liked the way he executed his idea. However, I question the relevance of the statement as it pertains to everyday readers. Perhaps if that is an idea he felt had to be conveyed, he should have went about executing that in a different way. In my opinion, a more colloquial yet insightful anecdote would have been better. Nevertheless, I see myself learning a lot from this book and I look forward to what more the book has to offer and if it changes the way I read. I'm ready for the journey!