I have read several threads that he went back to the apple farm to be with Candy.. Can anyone tell us how it ended. Did her husband ever find out, did he move on after seeing she would never leave him.
shareYou should buy the book and read it.
shareI agree that you should buy the book and read it. There are several plot aspects that differ from the film and a couple of excellent characters from the book who don't make it into the film.
However if you aren't going to do that and want to know about Homer, Candy and Wally.......................... look below
Candy and Homer have a child called Angel whilst Wally is missing presumed dead. When Wally returns they pretend the child is an orphan that they adopted although it is strongly hinted that Wally knows the truth and is accepting of the fact, especially as his injuries make it impossible for him to father a child. Homer and Candy maintain their affair.
Further on Angel falls in love with Rose Rose before she gets pregnant by her father and it is Angel who discovers this and seeks out Homer to get him to carry out the abortion.
Boy this is a wild story, So Cindy and Homer keep up the affair and obviously the husband knows about it, yet Cindy stays the course and takes care of the husband for ever. When you say angel seeks out Homer i assume Homer has finally left. This must be a big issue as the husband know becomes the father of the kid as Homer watches from the sidelines. How did this play out.
I would assume Cindy loved Homer but was it also true she loved her husband or wa she just keeping up appearances. Thanks in advance for the info.
The biggest difference between the book and the film is that the film covers a passage of time that is at least 50 years longer than the book, there is far more information about Dr Larch growing up for example. They end in more or less the same place but 20 years later.
I think Homer and Candy's affair goes on for 15 years or something like that. Homer does leave and sees more of the world (not just the apple pickers) but returns to St Cloud's in much the same circumstances that you see in the film. By the end of the novel, Angel is at least a teenager, maybe older, and I don't recall how his growing up plays out in relation to any conflict between the 3 adults.
Another key difference is the absence from the film of a character called Melony who is Homer's (sort of) first girlfriend and best friend. She also plays a key role in making him return to the orphanage when she shames him about his relationship with Candy and Wally.
I would agree that with movie adaptations, that you should read the book to see what was retained and what was left out.
That being said, after just reading the paperback, which is almost 600 pages. The movie is a very good representation of the book. There were 2 small book references in the movie that I never caught on about. The naming of Little Dorritt and Vernon, the cranky old man from the orchards.
I thought the casting was spot on. I especially loved Delroy Lindo as Mr. Rose. I would have loved to see more scenes of Candy's dad. But again, there's only so much you can fit into a 2 hour movie.