Homer Wells lives at the St. Cloud’s orphanage run by Dr. Larch. Larch has raised Homer since he was a little boy and while he was raising him the thing Larch most important lesson that Larch teaches Homer is that he always has a choice as to what he is going to do. An example of Homer making a difficult decision and thinking for himself is, “It’s his choice –if it’s a fetus, to him that’s fine. It’s a baby to me thought Homer. If Larch has a choice, I have a choice too.” (Irving 169) Larch’s wisdom, rubs off on Homer because Larch makes the decision to perform abortions on women, since he believes that it is the right thing to do since women are the one carrying the baby and should be able to choose whether or not they keep it. The whole idea …show more content…
This is until he meets Candy when this changes for him. When Candy and Wally meet Homer for the first time, they are shocked that he has not enjoyed such simple things that the average Joe enjoys such as drive-in movies. It says, “Homer’s never been to a drive-in before” (Irving 254). Candy is a character that is changing Homer emotionally because she is one of the first people that allow Homer to enjoy something that isn’t related to the human basic needs, such as eat, sleep, and sex. When Candy enters Homer’s life, he is able to go out in the world and enjoy things that an average person would be able to enjoy, in this case the drive-in movies. One might say that Wally was the one that really changed Homer, but it was Candy who was around Homer more and influenced more, since Wally eventually went to fight for his country. This experience translates into a relationship Debra, which is much more affectionate than the relationship he had with Melony. Once Candy enters Homer’s life, she makes Homer a better emotionally since he finally begins to understand how you can enjoy yourself besides having to eat, sleep, or having …show more content…
An example of this is when Agnes says, “I have loved you all my life” (Dickens 370) Agnes taught David a very important lesson despite the fact that she does not directly teach him the lesson. David learns that some of the best things are right in front of you and you just have to acknowledge it. Agnes was always there for David from the beginning, and even though she loved him she would still listen to his problems about other women. In the end, David marries Agnes because he realizes that she is the one that is always there for him and that she is the one that he was meant to be with, but he never realized it all this time. Agnes indirectly teaches David one of life’s most important lessons throughout the