Larch become an ether addict? Explain how it was administered.ġ1. What happened to Wilbur Larch’s family the same year he became a doctor?ġ0. How did the consequences of the disease affect Wilbur Larch both physically, mentally and spiritually?Ĩ. Eames, the prostitute, beg Wilbur to do? Why was this a bit ironic?ħ. Who was smoking a cigar when he woke up the next morning in the prostitute’s bedroom?Ħ. How did Wilbur Larch catch the gonorrhea that spurred his interest in bacteria at Harvard Medical School?ĥ. Why was Wilbur Larch a “whale of a student”?Ĥ. What was so ironical regarding Wilbur Larch's father and the Prohibition Movement and temperance reform?ģ.
How was this significant to his choice of careers?Ģ. Explain Wilbur Larch's family background. Larch first say to Homer when he had returned to St Cloud's after the tragic accident? Chapter 2 The Lord's Work Read moreġ. What was it about the Winkles that impressed Dr. Larch think Homer would really fit this type of life?ġ9. The fourth foster family who want to adopt Homer, Billy and Grant Winkle are fanatically sports oriented. Larch’s nightly readings to the orphans from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and David Copperfield such an essential routine?ġ8.
What did he experience at Three Miles Falls?ġ7. Larch think it necessary to withhold love at the orphanage? How did he make an orphan of Homer?ġ6. What lie initiated Homer’s return to the orphanage from the Drapers?ġ5. What sad memory is Homer forced to recall in order to fall asleep at the Draper’s?ġ4. In which ways was Homer put to “use” at the orphanage? Why didn’t he feel “of use” at the Drapers?ġ3. What did routine mean to the orphans of St Cloud's?ġ2. Larch both obstetrician and abortionist?ġ1. Explain Homer’s experiences with the four foster homes and how he ended up remaining at St. Why did one of the left behind prostitutes write a letter to the officials of the state of Maine? How did the letter affect Dr. Wilbur Larch., why was the enemy of the Maine forests the Ramses Paper Company?ħ. What did it evolve into affecting the lives of its workers?Ħ. Larch inform the families who adopted the children of the names the nurses at the orphanage had given them?ĥ. Cloud’s? Explain how Homer Wells received his name and why he was able to keep it.Ĥ. Where and when does the story take place?Ģ. (Editor's Note: We suggest that you follow the Comprehension Questions 1-7 and 8-11 as a guide while reading the novel)Ĭhapter 1 The Boy Who Belonged to St. Cloud's and carry on the medical traditions after Dr. This procedure is a precursor to his greatest decision whether or not to return to St. However, in the end he must choose between either leaving a girl to bear a baby by her own father or performing an abortion on her. Homer falls in love with Candy and while Wally is "missing in action", Homer even fathers her child. There is a huge range of characters, where their histories and harsh milieus are minutely described. They both work at and Ocean View Apple Orchard, the second setting in the novel. Larch's views on abortion, Homer tries to escape by driving off with a beautiful couple, Candy Kendall and Wally Worthington, who come to St. Larch sends them to sleep with his," Good night- you Princes of Maine, you Kings of New England!". The orphans are lulled to sleep each night by readings from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, Great Expectations and Charlotte Brontë's, Jane Eyre. There is a natural gloomy depression over the rural setting of St. Homer becomes both his protégé and surrogate son, whom he tries to protect from harm by creating a fictitious heart condition for him. Larch attacks the existing, puritan views on abortions. After personally experiencing the plight of women who have undergone illegal abortions, as well as and the sad lives of abandoned children, Dr. Cloud's to fit his personal views and philosophies on the meanings of "being of use", the spiritual and physical needs of the orphans, as well as his own wishful imaginings of their lives. Under the influence of ether fumes, he rewrites The Brief History of St. Its prolonged use turns him into an ether addict. He has to inhale ether to withstand the pain he suffers from catching gonorrhea as a young man. Wilbur Larch who is both an obstetrician as well as covert abortionist. Cloud's, which is both an orphanage and an abortion clinic. Irving centers on the life and development of Homer Wells, one of the orphans at St.
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