Melony Relationship

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 thing 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) This quote is showing the audience that Homer is changing as person mentally, and for the better. In the past, Homer just stood around and took orders from people, like Dr. Larch. Larch tells Homer that is should become a doctor and gives him a bunch of books to study off of, so when Homer decides that he will no longer perform abortions it was a very big change in his
In chapter three, Melony and Homer have a sexual relationship though it was an all physical relationship and had no affection in the relationship. This relationship allows Homer to view women for whom they are instead on objectifying them. This is due to the fact that Homer has sex with Melony a lot and eventually stops finding it enjoyable due to the fact that it was something they did because they were bored instead of doing it for love. When he begins to lose interest in having sex with Melony that is when he starts viewing women differently. This experience allows him to make the decision that women who get impregnated wrongfully should be allowed to get abortions. Another example of Homer accepting women for who they are instead of objectifying them is when Homer decides to date Debra. This is because Debra is a bit bigger than most women and some men are not into that, but Homer does not seem to really care about that, instead he likes her for who she is, and that is thanks to Melony showing him that there is more to a woman then just