Choose a meal from a literary work and apply the ideas of Chapter 2 to this literary depiction.Chapter 2 referring to the "Nice to Eat With You:...

Foster states that "breaking bread together is an act of
sharing and peace" and that usually we are "quite particular about those with whom we
break bread."  He also states that "a failed meal is a bad sign" (Foster 8, 11). With
those thoughts in mind, you need to think about a meal scene and consider what the
author was trying to convey by having these characters together and what happens at the
meal.  Search for thematic connections.

To use an example
from the previous post -- in To Kill a Mockingbird the meal with
Walter Cunningham reinforces the Lee's message about the importance of acceptance of
others and learning to walk in another man's shoes before passing
judgement.

Another example from The Great
Gatsby would be the dinner party at Tom's house at the beginning of Chapter
7.  All of the major characters are gathered, but tensions are running high because Tom
recognizes Daisy and Gatsby's relationship.  The meal "fails" when Tom suddenly
announces that they should all quit this dinner and head to the city to get away from
the heat.  This plot development is the beginning of the end of Gatsby's dream of
recapuring the love of Daisy.

Foster, Thomas. 
How to Read Literature Like a Professor. New York:  Harper,
2003.