«The Cider House Rules" - one of the most famous works of John Winslow Irving, American author and screenwriter.He was born in 1942 in New Hampshire, he was undergoing training at several universities: Iowa, Vienna, Pittsburgh.Irving's literary career took off immediately after the publication of his first book, it was called "Freedom for the bears."Novelist then just turned 26 years old.Despite such a young age of the author, the novel was accepted by readers more than favorably (in particular, its highly praised by Kurt Vonnegut).However, the true recognition Irving received after the publication of the 1978 novel "The world through the eyes Garp", for it has been handed over to the writer National Book Award.This moment proved to be a turning point in his life, and of the serious academic writer Irving moved into the category of creators.Some of his works ("The Cider House Rules", "A Prayer for Owen Meany") have been successfully screened for the writer received several prestigious film awards.
George Irving, "The Cider House Rules»
The book was published in 1985 and almost immediately hit the bestseller list.It is written in the genre of epic novel and tells the story of events in Manx orphanage.It was there that was born the central character of the story - Homer Wells.He does not know his parents, so the boy's father Wilbur Larch replaces gynecologist.Man cares about Homer and teaches him everything he knows.Kindness, compassion, capacity for compassion - these are the basic precepts, give the child a child.When Homer grows up, he begins to dream of travel, other cities and countries.The turning point in the plot of the novel "The Cider House Rules" is the appearance Candy Kendall, this dazzling beauty blonde pregnant by a military pilot Wally Warrington makes a shelter abortion.Yielding to the entreaties of Homer, they agree to take him, the young man passionate about Kandy, but the idyll does not last long, and in the end the girl, moved by compassion and a sense of duty, is Wally.
«The Cider House Rules": developments
doctor who has raised the protagonist, all the while hoping that he will take his place, because the authorities could at any time send a man opposed to abortion.This can not be allowed, because such a turn would inevitably lead to the fact that women will risk their lives trying to get rid of an unwanted child.
Problems
Most critics praised "The Cider House Rules."The book supposedly different gripping storyline and a deep social problems.One of the central themes of the work was the problem of abortion.Modern literary scholars draw a parallel with the novel "Oliver Twist," Dickens (motives shelter, abandoned child, loneliness).
screen adaptation
In 1999, Irving wrote his own novel for the screenplay for the film (later he will get for this film award "Oscar").By the way, the novelist has left a role for himself, he played the stationmaster, and his son became Major Colin Winslow.The image of Homer was brilliantly embodied Tobey Maguire.
