Nice To Eat With We By Thomas Connell
Chantel Wares
Mrs. Joyner
English Honors 2
11 August 2015
“Clay” and “Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion” In the short story, “Clay” by James Joyce, Maria is maid and has plans that night to go see her family. Before she can go see her family and friends, she has to meet up for tea and lunch with other women. They all connect around this tea, but eventually grow with each other. Maria then goes to meet with her family, hoping that Joe had not been drinking. Over the course of the day and night, they learn common ground to relate upon. Thomas C. Foster’s chapter, “Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion” relates to this short story, since the eating and tea drinking are common ground they share which allows for the bonding of people. In Foster’s chapter concerning Communion, he …show more content…
If you do not think you have anything in common with someone, you will always have eating in common. Communion allows the writer to express the tension or love that is occurring at the dinner table which establishes the bonds between certain characters and how one person feels about the other. We can also establish the character’s likes and dislikes (Foster 10). For example, Maria is sitting at the table drinking tea with the women and these women are laughing and having a great time: “There was a great deal of laughing and joking during the meal” (Joyce 2). These scene that our writer has created allows us to understand the bond that lies between Maria and the other women. Maria seems to enjoy having their company and they make her smile every time. It doesn’t seem to have any tension which means that these frequent tea get togethers have made their relationships stronger with one another. Another example displaying the importance of understanding communion comes about when Maria goes over to Joe’s house and seems very awkward, but understanding: “Maria had never seen Joe so nice to her as he
Mrs. Joyner
English Honors 2
11 August 2015
“Clay” and “Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion” In the short story, “Clay” by James Joyce, Maria is maid and has plans that night to go see her family. Before she can go see her family and friends, she has to meet up for tea and lunch with other women. They all connect around this tea, but eventually grow with each other. Maria then goes to meet with her family, hoping that Joe had not been drinking. Over the course of the day and night, they learn common ground to relate upon. Thomas C. Foster’s chapter, “Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion” relates to this short story, since the eating and tea drinking are common ground they share which allows for the bonding of people. In Foster’s chapter concerning Communion, he …show more content…
If you do not think you have anything in common with someone, you will always have eating in common. Communion allows the writer to express the tension or love that is occurring at the dinner table which establishes the bonds between certain characters and how one person feels about the other. We can also establish the character’s likes and dislikes (Foster 10). For example, Maria is sitting at the table drinking tea with the women and these women are laughing and having a great time: “There was a great deal of laughing and joking during the meal” (Joyce 2). These scene that our writer has created allows us to understand the bond that lies between Maria and the other women. Maria seems to enjoy having their company and they make her smile every time. It doesn’t seem to have any tension which means that these frequent tea get togethers have made their relationships stronger with one another. Another example displaying the importance of understanding communion comes about when Maria goes over to Joe’s house and seems very awkward, but understanding: “Maria had never seen Joe so nice to her as he