Cider House Rules Essay

Homer quit his job, went back to school, and won the County Science Fair. He was sent to Indianapolis for the National Science Fair. His dad was disappointed again that Homer went back to building rockets. He was the only one in town who didn't believe in Homer and his friends. His father helped him out when all of Homer's rocket supplies were stolen in Indianapolis the night before the science fair. His father made him

On the other hand, later, in the middle of the book, Mother Maria Marthe reveals she was never planning on paying Homer to begin with, even though, these were the terms Homer thought he would originally be working on. After this, Homer went through a short time truly considering leaving the nuns, because he thought the work was so unreasonable for one man and outrageous, since he wouldn’t receive any benefits. The audience soon realizes that he actually continues and accepts help from other volunteers. From experience in my life and those of others, I can say that sometimes doing the right thing or completing a task you do not want to do like finishing your homework can sound hard and miserable at first, yet we soon realize that when we do the task, it does not only benefit ourselves, but those around

death, there is a discovery of Homer’s dead body laying in the bed upstairs. It appears

Homer realizes at one point in the story that though he had very little material item or luxuries with the nuns, he had more important things; he had people who cared about him and made him happy. Being an african american man in his time, Homer faces many people who tell him that he can’t achieve what he aspires to do because of his race. He proves those people wrong by returning even after he leaves and completing the Church. Although Homer thought he could finish the Church on his own, he also must deal with the mental obstacle of asking for help when he needs it. He found that he still had a sense of pride in knowing he built the church, but he realizes that he did not do it completely on his own. Others helped to make the building and decorating easier and more efficient. Although Homer and the nuns developed the dream, it was made possible with a couple helping

            Homer draws upon vocabulary cleverly throughout the book painting dramatic pictures into the reader's mind, and thus revealing and enhancing major themes throughout the novel.

On one hand, Christians would see the fact that the Simpson home burned and that Homer was saved by Flanders as divine retribution and a second chance by God for Homer’s refusal to attend weekly services. On the other, atheists would say that the fact that Homer saw God in his dreams would be simply another instance of people using easily explained natural phenomena to reinforce their biases and confirmation bias when Homer reinforces his belief in God by being saved by Flanders (Confirmation Bias). Nevertheless, the show accommodates many different cultures and beliefs. Pinksy says “individually, family members represent a spectrum of belief, from Homer's fear-based neo-paganism, to Marge's true belief, to Lisa's disenchantment with mainline, socially conscious Protestantism, in favor of Buddhism” as well as the fundamentalist Flanders family. He also adds that “other, non-Protestant denominations and faiths also figure in episodes—Catholicism, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism (but not Islam)” (Pinsky). Regardless, the show has been criticized by Christians since its

Additionally, when Homer’s father said “I've been mad as hell at you. But it's the first time in your life I've been ashamed of you.” Imperils Homer’s emotional and mental well being a substantial amount. Especially when one knows the odds of becoming successful coming from a town like ‘Coalwood’ is little to slim. The support of family members is remarkably crucial in times of making difficult decisions such as choosing to work in a coal mine or choosing to find another path to success. In spite of this, Homer managed to be persistent throughout his work, and with indefatigability continued to pursue his dream to be a rocket building engineer. When Homer’s rocket got purloined while he was at the ‘national science fair’ his mother defended him by saying “Homer has gotten a lot of help from the people in this town. They've helped him build his rockets. They've watched him fly 'em. But not you. You never showed up, not even once” (October Sky, Elsie Hickam). She had undoubtedly contributed to the process of Homer resolving the austerity between his father. Primarily when she said “I'm not asking you to believe in it, but he's your son, for God's sake. And I am asking you to help him.” That day John Hickam had

Elsia complete a significant role in Homer juniors life because she has provided him with so much hope she has been extremely supportive despite the fact that she knows it

Homer is a very small town in Alaska, during this time Alaska was voting for illegal immigration.

On the very first page of Lilies of the Field, Homer's mother describes him as “2/3 amiable and 1/3 plain devil.” After those first few pages, Homer grew gradually and dramatically in the way that he interacted with others. It is noticeable in how he thinks of his work with the nuns. At first, he simply wanted to do them a favor, but it soon changed to wanting to escape, and then finally accepting and enjoying his experience. Even though Homer is Baptist, I saw his spiritual being grow as quickly as the chapel did.

They are interested but fearful to get involved in someone's life that is troubled or different than theirs. The townspeople's curiosity is shown through their inquiries about the smell at Emily's house, the watching of the comings and goings of Tobe, who is Emily's Negro servant, and their observing the buggy rides that Emily is having with Homer. Despite the curiosity of the residents, not one of them reaches out a compassionate hand to Emily. While the townspeople choose to stay on the outer circle of human contact, Homer, on the other hand, pursues his curiosity and engages in a personal friendship with Emily. Faulkner tells the reader how Homer takes Emily for buggy rides and, according to the townspeople, has been seen going into Emily's house. Homer has really stirred up the gossips of the town as they discuss whether or not it is proper for Emily to so closely relate to a Northerner, who is considered below her social class. While Homer develops a relationship with Emily, he does not realize what emotional state Emily is in and does not offer the help this poor distraught lady so desperately needs. Homer, knowingly or not, misses an opportunity to change Emily's life forever. Faulkner may be suggesting that just being involved in someone's life casually falls short of how human beings should be involved in others' lives.

It is shown and based on research that Homer has Intermittent Explosive disorder. Intermittent Explosive disorder is a condition that is characterized to unable resist aggressive behavior which can cause assault or property damage. Signs and symptoms in this disorder are irritability, rage, aggressive impulsive acts, racing thoughts during aggressive acts, despair and remorse after actions, and can cause divorce, job loss and suspension from school. (Psychology Today, 2015) . Homer has angry outbursts, implusive and gets into fights and has a share of destructive behavior. He often strangles his son Bart when he gets angry which is linked to his anger behavior. Homer most of the time regrets his decisions after he commits them (Pearce, 2015). An example to show that Homer has this anger disorder, in the episode I am Furious (Yellow), Bart makes a comic book series of

suggests that Homer Barron is a fun loving person. While, Emily comes out of the house very few times, and is never seen having fun with people. When Emily proposed Homer Barron for marriage, Homer refuses to marry Emily, as he did not wanted to overtaken by time and become dull as Emily would have wished. Thus, Emily poisons Homer Barron and killed him and kept him forever with her.

In the episode of “The Secret to Successful Marriage”, Marge decided to kick Homer out of the house because he didn’t keep his promise and continued to tell other people about her secrets. She even came to father Lovejoy to get an advice, who then tells her to get a divorce. For Homer, without Marge by his side, his clothes are tattered and he’s living in Bart’s treehouse. He admitted that he couldn’t live without Marge and told her just how useless he is without her. Eventually, Homer was allowed to move back in the house, but he didn’t get to save even a little bit of face.

The 1999 film, “Cider House Rules” is a touching story of morality, issues of life/death, and the violence and suppression to which women are concerned with, but the law unjustly dictates. The title of the film, after digesting the movie, suggests rules are hard to dictate for a home, when someone has never lived in it. Philosophical ethics is the attempt to offer a rational response to the question of how humans should best live. Aristotle regarded ethics and politics as two related but separate fields of study, since ethics examines the good of the individual, while politics examines the good of the city-state (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotelian_ethics). This movie touches on the different scenarios of lives that make everyone such individuals, sharing a glimpse of the massive decisions the individuals must make in their life and how people are impacted on society as a whole.