'Goodnight, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.'.

But We Used a Condom!: Wally and Candy used a condom which turns out to have been sabotaged.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Arthur Rose is a charming hardworking apple picker who sexually abuses his own daughter.

But Homer returns to the orphanage as the new doctor and caretaker of the orphans like Dr. Larch is dead and Homer and Candy part ways due to her marriage to Wally.

Blessed with Suck: Homer, an orphaned teen with no medical license, just happens to be really great at performing abortions-something he is morally opposed to doing.

Then he snaps and makes a bunch of excuses.

Blatant Lies: Arthur denies it when Homer asks him questions, knowing about the sexual abuse Arthur inflicted on Rose.

Betty and Veronica: Wally (the Betty) and Homer (the Veronica) over Wally's wife Candy (the Archie).

Larch's medical and ethical practices to the quackery of the day while simultaneously examining how much these techniques have and have not changed. Most of the period medical information is taken from the notebook of John Irving's grandfather, a doctor from the same time period the story is set.

Artistic License – Medicine: Deconstructed.

Adapted Out: Many characters due to the Adaptation Distillation, but primarily Melony, Angel, and Nurse Caroline.Adaptation Distillation: The film leaves out quite a bit of the story, and takes place over a much shorter time period.Arthur Rose sexually abuses his own daughter Rose, leading to her becoming pregnant.Once they had beaten him, he couldn't stop crying so they returned him to St. The second couple to adopt Homer as a toddler got him to make noise by beating him.Larch if they could see someone else to adopt. The first couple that adopted Homer as an infant returned him because he didn't make any noise or cry.

The book was made into a 1999 film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Michael Caine, Tobey Maguire and Charlize Theron. The novel highlights the importance of personal convictions and purpose and weighs the two sides of the abortion debate. Larch raises Homer and trains him in obstetrics, but Homer is reluctant due to his mentor's performance of illegal abortions at the hospital, which Homer is morally opposed to. Wilbur Larch, and his two aides, Nurse Angela and Nurse Edna. Cloud's, and his caretakers: the resident doctor and head of the boy's division, Dr. It centers around the story of Homer Wells, an orphan in the Maine town of St. Referred to as his 'most didactic novel', The Cider House Rules (1985) is the sixth novel by John Irving.

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