Homer Wells

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Homer Wells is the compassionate, orphaned protagonist of John Irving's novel "The Cider House Rules," who is raised in an orphanage and struggles to define his own moral path.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn The Cider House Rules (1999 film) NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Cider House Rules NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium film adaptation
novel
associatedWith the cider house rules NERFINISHED
centralThemeRelation abortion ethics
family and belonging
moral autonomy
countryOfFictionalResidence United States NERFINISHED
createdBy John Irving NERFINISHED
createdInYear 1985
fictionalUniverse The Cider House Rules universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Cider House Rules (novel) NERFINISHED
gender male
guardian Dr. Wilbur Larch NERFINISHED
hasOccupation apple orchard worker
medical assistant
hasRelationshipWith Candy Kendall NERFINISHED
Wally Worthington NERFINISHED
hasTrait compassionate
independent
morally conflicted
isOrphan true
languageOfWork English
learnsFrom Dr. Wilbur Larch NERFINISHED
literaryGenre realist fiction
literaryWorkAuthor John Irving NERFINISHED
moralConflictWith abortion
moralDevelopmentArc from obedience to self-determined ethics
moralRole questioner of institutional rules
narrativeFunction focal character
nationality American (fictional)
portrayedBy Tobey Maguire NERFINISHED
protagonistOf The Cider House Rules NERFINISHED
raisedAt St. Cloud’s Orphanage NERFINISHED
raisedByInstitution orphanage
setting Maine NERFINISHED
symbolizes search for personal ethics
the right to choose one’s path
timePeriod 20th century
trainedIn obstetrics (informally)
performing abortions (informally)
worksAt apple orchard at Ocean View NERFINISHED

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