Acts of Communion are seen throughout literary works to represent the coming together of people. In the autobiography by Gerda Weissmann Klein called "All But My Life", she writes of her time in Europe as a young Jewish girl during World War II. She says that she will never forget the greatest gift that she ever received; a single raspberry from her friend. This is not a meal, of course, but this sharing of food had the same level of honor, if not more so, than an average meal. They were both starving, and near death, but her friend loved Gerda so much that she was willing to give up the rare food for her friend. This was an act of communion because in literature, eating food with others is symbolic for showing respect and tolerance for different people. Gerda's friend could have easily eaten the berry without Gerda even knew about it, but she truly respected and loved her enough to give her the gift.
Through her struggles in Nazi Europe, Gerda made a bet with a girl named Suse that was in her group for the long Death March. The bet was on how long the war was going to last. The reward for the winner was a quart of strawberries and cream that could be paid after the war. Gerda was hoping that she would win because she was hopeful that the war would not last too long. In the end, Gerda lost the bet, but was unable to pay her debt. Suse had died during the war, but Gerda never stopped feeling the guilt of not being able to reward her friend with a treat that they had dreamed about during times when they both were starving. These girls showed the highest level of honor and respect for each other simply by wanting to share their wealth of food with each other.
Through her struggles in Nazi Europe, Gerda made a bet with a girl named Suse that was in her group for the long Death March. The bet was on how long the war was going to last. The reward for the winner was a quart of strawberries and cream that could be paid after the war. Gerda was hoping that she would win because she was hopeful that the war would not last too long. In the end, Gerda lost the bet, but was unable to pay her debt. Suse had died during the war, but Gerda never stopped feeling the guilt of not being able to reward her friend with a treat that they had dreamed about during times when they both were starving. These girls showed the highest level of honor and respect for each other simply by wanting to share their wealth of food with each other.