Some of the real life issues prominent in my story right now are abuse and fear. The little boy, Homer Wells, was born by parents who didn't want him. He was sent to an orphanage. The orphanage kept him for a while, and he was an unusually quiet baby; he hardly ever cried, unlike most other babies in the room with him. When a family finally had the urge to adopt him, Dr. Larch, the founder of the orphanage, interviewed that family and assumed that they were a great family to keep their little Homer, and he decided to allow them to take him home.
Now that I've given a little background knowledge, I can answer a simple question:
"What does this work tell us about the nature of right and wrong?"
By the way the boy, Homer, was treated in his new home (he was abused horribly and starved and not treated in his illnesses / wounds) and by the way of life of the people living in their town (unhappy, angry, miserable and abusive; not caring about other peoples' lives) the author is showing the reader that he believes all people are born evil, and some can be taught to be nice and hide their evilness, but you can't stop it always. Like Dr. Larch, he was a good man who cared about the kids in the adoption center, but wasn't always the man he is today. Neither were the nurses there. I think the author is teaching us here that some people change, and some simply do not. We have to accept that now, and work around it like Dr. Larch in taking care of society as we best see fit.
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