St. Cloud’s orphanage
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St. Cloud’s orphanage is the fictional Maine orphanage in John Irving’s novel *The Cider House Rules*, where much of the story’s moral and emotional drama unfolds.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional orphanage ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | film adaptation of The Cider House Rules ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Cider House Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | John Irving’s recurring themes of unconventional families ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Homer Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | plot of The Cider House Rules ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | John Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Cider House Rules (1985 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInStory |
home for orphans
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illegal abortion clinic ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
contrast to the cider house setting later in the novel
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site of ethical instruction for Homer Wells ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
abortion ethics
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family and belonging ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ orphanhood ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
place of origin for Homer Wells
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primary setting in early parts of The Cider House Rules ⓘ |
| runByCharacter | Dr. Wilbur Larch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
alternative family
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institutional care ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | first half of the 20th century ⓘ |
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