“My Eucharist to the people of District 11”:bread, sacrifice and thanksgiving in The Hunger Games

Bloomfield, Jem

Abstract

The imagery of bread in The Hunger Games provides an opportunity to read the novel within a Christian tradition alert to themes of suffering, sacrifice and solidarity. This article examines how the novel “re-enchants” bread as both a site of ideological conflict and potential social healing, and draws out how this relates to the book’s place within consumer capitalism and Young Adult fiction. It also considers how a Christian interpretation might connect to current tensions around inclusion and identity.

Citation

Bloomfield, J. (2017). “My Eucharist to the people of District 11”:bread, sacrifice and thanksgiving in The Hunger Games. Theology, 120(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0040571X16684430

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 14, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Apr 24, 2017
• Publication Date: May 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 10, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 24, 2017
• Journal: Theology
• Print ISSN: 0040-571X
• Electronic ISSN: 2044-2696
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 120
• Issue: 3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0040571X16684430
• Keywords: popular culture and theology, Eucharist, Hunger Games, dystopia, blessing, Bible and literature
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/857217
• Publisher URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0040571X16684430
• Contract Date: Aug 10, 2016