Do Cider House Rules Apply in Real Life?

As a High School Senior, I often say “I can’t wait to get outta here” or “Wait until I got my own place”. It wasn’t after viewing “Cider House Rules” (several times) that I realized that I was taking my blessings for granted. So many of us live with our mother and father or who ever, and honestly don’t appreciate them. Homer’s struggle to find himself and to escape the boundaries …

…cracked up to be. Homer realizes that the orphanage is where he is needed. We all want to gain our independence and feel like a Man (or Woman). As young people its almost instinctive for us to want to get away from “Mom and Dad” or who ever is in control. Just like Homer, after “sowing our oats” we come to greater appreciate where home actually is, and we’ll be glad to get there.