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| The title refers to the rules to be obeyed by apple-pickers living in the cider house. For years they have never even read, let alone observed the rules. When they are read out loud, their arbitrary and paternalistic nature offends the workers. They complain: “Somebody who don’t live here made them rules. Them rules ain’t for us. They think we’re dumb niggers so we need dumb rules”. | The title refers to the rules to be obeyed by apple-pickers living in the cider house. For years they have never even read, let alone observed the rules. When they are read out loud, their arbitrary and paternalistic nature offends the workers. They complain: “Somebody who don’t live here made them rules. Them rules ain’t for us. They think we’re dumb niggers so we need dumb rules”. | ||
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The Cider House Rules is a novel by John Irving. It was made into a movie starring Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, and Delroy Lindo. It deals with, among other things, abortion, adoption, race, and apples.
The title refers to the rules to be obeyed by apple-pickers living in the cider house. For years they have never even read, let alone observed the rules. When they are read out loud, their arbitrary and paternalistic nature offends the workers. They complain: “Somebody who don’t live here made them rules. Them rules ain’t for us. They think we’re dumb niggers so we need dumb rules”.