Cider House Rules takes place during World War II. The film opens in a New England orphanage in the early 1940s, where Dr. Larch takes a special interest in a young boy named Homer Wells after he returns for the second time after his adoptive parents take him back . His first foster parents thought he should keep quiet, then his second foster family beat him. Larch realizes that an orphan who returned twice had very little chance of being adopted again. Larch then begins teaching Wells the basics of the medical profession. Under Larch's instruction, Homer becomes a highly skilled doctor who delivers babies and performs illegal abortions. Dr. Larch generally only performs abortions on women who have been raped or who have become pregnant for another complicated reason. Although Homer performs abortions without age discrimination, he must nevertheless feel that partial-birth abortion is morally right and just. The major theme of the Cider House Rules is the right to choose. Most importantly, a woman's right to choose whether or not she wants to have a child. The purpose of the film is not to prove whether abortion is a good or bad thing, but to make a statement that women deserve the right to choose for themselves. The other main characters in the film besides Dr. Larch and Homer Wells are Rose Rose, Mr. Rose, Candy and Wally. In the movie Candy Kendall and Wally Worthington. These characters were introduced when Candy and Wally went to the orphanage with the intention of having an illegal abortion. When it comes time for the abortion, Dr. Larch tries to sue Wells to do it. When the idea of ​​performing an illegal abortion for a woman who could easily afford to take care of one and also had a loving husband, he was unsure... middle of paper ... see what made him had happened, he then proclaims that if she had come to you four months ago and asked for an abortion, you would have done nothing and that is what nording gives you. Overall, The Cider House Rules was a very well-made film with many important issues, lessons, and beliefs. . Ultimately, I think the major point of the film is that while there are rules created by society, individuals can often change or create their own set of rules by which they ultimately act and live. Throughout the film, abortion is seen as a very complex set of rules that the characters in the film set for themselves. I think the moral of the cider house rules is that everyone must define their own personal beliefs in order to do what is morally right. Even though society imposes a set of rules, ultimately each person must decide how they should act and live..