Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Thus Spoke Zarathustra, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Rethinking Morality
The Superman and the Will to Power
Death of God and Christianity
Eternal Recurrence
Summary
Analysis
At this point, the prophet steps forward and interrupts Zarathustra, reminding him that Zarathustra has promised them all a meal. The guests agree to lend a hand in preparing spiced lamb and other delicacies. Those who belong to Zarathustra, after all, must be feast merrily. They enjoy a long meal which the history books call “The Last Supper,” and their supper conversation is of the Higher Man.
The German word Abendmahl is the traditional term for Holy Communion, or Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples. Nietzsche obviously alludes to that Last Supper and even suggests that this Supper is the real one—that is, one that’s more significant for humanity—so it ought to be remembered.
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