Holes is a 1998 novel by Louis Sachar, American author of children's books. Sachar also wrote the screenplay for the movie. Sachar published a companion novel, Small Steps (2006) about Armpit, one of the characters in Holes. ... Stanley's attorney (Roma Maffia) drives up with his release papers. Warden Walker tries to claim that the chest is ...
Asst. Attorney General: Alex Daniels ... Texas Ranger #1: Tom Brainard ... Texas Ranger #2: Haleigh Ann Trickett ... Young Warden: Siobhan Fallon Hogan ... Stanley's Mother: Henry Winkler ... Stanley's Father: Nathan Davis ... Grandfather (as Nate Davis) Rick Worthy ... Male Officer: Mary Jo Mecca ... Female Officer
Stanley gradually develops the self-confidence necessary to disregard the opinions of the majority of the boys and form a friendship with Zero, the least popular kid in the camp. Although the cruelty of those around him initially causes Stanley to become hard and treat Zero with contempt, he eventually realizes that what he is doing and he and ...
Determined to find Zero, Stanley steals Mr Sir's water truck, while Twitch tells him how to start the truck - Twitch had gotten arrested for joyriding in a stolen Mustang. Stanley starts driving, but soon drives into a hole and makes the truck get stuck. Stanley flees from the scene, where he eventually finds a boat that says "Mary Lou" on it.
– Ms. Morengo is Stanley Yelnats IV's lawyer who got hired by Tiffany Yelnats to get Stanley out of Camp Green Lake after they got the money by selling the foot odor cure that Stanley Yelnats III made with peaches and onions. Later, she brought Attorney General of Texas to help get Stanley out of Camp Green Lake. Later, Armpit asks her for a pen and paper, and then Mr. Sir gets …
The car the warden drives is a 1958 Chrysler Saratoga.
Mr. Sir's (Marion Sevillo) truck was a 1994 Ford F-350.
Twitch (Brian) - the boy who replaces Zero, does a lot of fidgeting. The Warden - She runs Camp Green Lake. She is also known to be violent and abusive (when she slashed Mr. Sir).
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Stanley gradually develops the self-confidence necessary to disregard the opinions of the majority of the boys and form a friendship with Zero, the least popular kid in the camp. Although the cruelty of those around him initially causes Stanley to become hard and treat Zero with contempt, he eventually realizes that what he is doing and he ...
Stanley shares these traits with his family and although he does not have a lot of self-confidence, he is not easily depressed, a characteristic that helps him adjust to the horrendous conditions of Camp Green Lake. As the book progresses, Stanley slowly develops physical strength and personal strength.
Stanley Yelnats Character Analysis in Holes | SparkNotes. Stanley is the protagonist of Holes, although he is an unlikely hero. He is an overweight boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully, Derrick Dunne.
So Stanley carried Hector up the mountain, unknowingly fulfilling part of the promise to Madame Zeroni . They finally made it to the top of the mountain that situates "God's Thumb", where there was an uphill stream and, surprisingly, a field of large, sweet onions.
After Camp Green Lake. When Stanley and Hector were at Stanley's house, they open the treasure chest filled with jewels, deeds, and other valuable items. The Yelnats’ split the money with Hector, which he uses to hire an investigation team to locate his mother.
When Stanley and Hector were at Stanley's house, they open the treasure chest filled with jewels, deeds, and other valuable items. The Yelnats’ split the money with Hector, which he uses to hire an investigation team to locate his mother.
While he does this, Zero looks at it over Stanley's shoulders, causing Stanley to tell Zero that he does not like people reading his letters. However, Zero reveals that he is illiterate and cannot read, and asks Stanley to teach him, Stanley was reluctant, as he's not a teacher, and he's tired from digging holes all day.
In D-Tent, Stanley was reading a letter from his mother. While he does this, Zero looks at it over Stanley's shoulders, causing Stanley to tell Zero that he does not like people reading his letters. However, Zero reveals that he is illiterate and cannot read, and asks Stanley to teach him, Stanley was reluctant, as he's not a teacher, and he's tired from digging holes all day.
While walking home, a pair of shoes flew off a bridge and hit Stanley in the head, knocking him to the ground. As his father was trying to develop a foot odour repellent, Stanley decided to take the shoe home. Coincidentally, they had been donated to the children's orphanage by the baseball player Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston who was the original owner of the shoes. When the police caught Stanley, believing he had stolen them, he was sentenced to eighteen months at Camp Green Lake.
When he asked Stanley what "Mare-Yelo" meant, Stanley and Zero went outside of the makeshift shelter and realized it was "Mary Lou" (The name of Sam 's beloved mule). Stanley looked at the mountain in the distance, it's odd stone outcropping resembling a thumb.
He does his best to keep to himself and is soon given the nickname Caveman due to his size. As everyone seems selfish, cruel, and power-hungry, Stanley tries to stay on the good side of those in power including X-Ray, his unit’s de-facto leader, to whom Stanley promises to give anything interesting he finds.
Stanley felt a little dizzy. He could see a small pile of dirt. It took him a moment to realize that it was the dirt which had been on his shovel when he was hit. He scooped it up, then Zigzag dug his shovel into the ground underneath where "Stanley's dirt" had been.
His family has been unlucky for generations, which he believes to be the fault of the Yelnats family curse (though he also insists he doesn't actually believe in the curse). At Camp Green Lake, Stanley is forced to dig a huge hole every day and report anything interesting he finds to the Warden.
When Stanley finds Zero, he carries the weak boy up the mountain, helps him drink, and sings him an old family lullaby —which appears to break the family curse.
Stanley Yelnats. Stanley is the fourteen-year-old protagonist of the novel, who has been wrongfully imprisoned at a labor camp in Texas for stealing a famous athlete’s sneakers.
Part 2, Chapter 31 Quotes. He knew he never should have let Zero dig part of his hole for him. He still could've taught him to read. If Zero could dig all day and still have the strength to learn, then he should have been able to dig all day and still have the strength to teach.
Stanley and Zero eventually return to Camp Green Lake, where they discover a suitcase full of valuable things and are rescued from the Warden and a yellow-spotted lizard's nest by Ms. Morengo, Stanley's lawyer.
If he fails to do so, Madame Zeroni tells him that he and his family, "will be cursed for always and eternity.". In the present day, Stanley Yelnats IV is wrongfully convicted of stealing a pair of sneakers that were donated to charity by a famous baseball player named Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston.
Zero asks Stanley to teach him how to read and in exchange Zero digs Stanley's holes during the day. One day, Pendanski mocks Zero for his stupidity. Zero retaliates by hitting Pendanski with a shovel before running off into the desert. After a few days, Stanley runs off into the desert to search for Zero.
Barlow refuses and tells them to dig for the treasure, after which Barlow dies from a self-inflicted lizard bite. In the present, Stanley and Zero, whose real name is Hector Zeroni, form a close friendship. Zero asks Stanley to teach him how to read and in exchange Zero digs Stanley's holes during the day.
Madame Zeroni agrees and instructs him to carry a baby pig up a mountain each day. Elya is to have the pig drink from the stream at the top of the mountain while he sings to it. When the pig is grown, Elya must carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain so that she too can drink from the stream.
Stanley Yelnats IV lives in a town in Texas with his mother, father, and grandfather. His father is an inventor who is unsuccessfully trying to create a shoe spray to eliminate foot odor. The Yelnats family has a history of bad luck, which they blame on Stanley's great-great-grandfather, Elya Yelnats. As a young man in Latvia, Elya asks a fortune teller named Madame Zeroni to help him win the hand of a beautiful local woman. Madame Zeroni agrees and instructs him to carry a baby pig up a mountain each day. Elya is to have the pig drink from the stream at the top of the mountain while he sings to it. When the pig is grown, Elya must carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain so that she too can drink from the stream. If he fails to do so, Madame Zeroni tells him that he and his family, "will be cursed for always and eternity."
Stanley is told that digging holes will help him and his fellow inmates build character. Stanley meets his fellow prisoners, who all go by nicknames. He is assigned to a cabin with Zero, Zig-Zag, Armpit, Squid, X-Ray, and Magnet. They spend each day together digging holes in the desert.
Back at camp, Stanley accidentally gets into a fight with another prisoner and earns the nickname, Caveman. After taking the blame for Magnet stealing Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds, Stanley is taken to the warden's house by Mr. Sir as punishment.
Days later, when Stanley and Zero do unearth the first Stanley's suitcase that Kate Barlow buried in the desert, the Warden engages in a standoff for more than twelve hours with the boys, who are surrounded by yellow-spotted lizards.
The Warden tells the counselors that their story is simple: Stanley tried to run away, fell in... (full context) Not long before 4:30am, the Warden sends the counselors to the tents to deal with the campers.
Stanley calmly explains his deal with Zero to the Warden and suggests that Zero learning to read is building his character, just like digging holes.... (full context) The Warden says that nobody will dig anyone else's hole and that Zero's reading lessons must stop.... (full context) Part 2, Chapter 31.
Though it's never confirmed, the boys of Tent D tell Stanley that the Warden has hidden cameras and microphones around the camp to constantly spy on the teenage inmates . Stanley discovers relatively quickly that the Warden is looking for something specific in the desert.
The timeline below shows where the character The Warden appears in Holes. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Part 1, Chapter 1. ...under two oak trees with a hammock strung between—though that shade is "owned" by the Warden.
Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Random House edition of Holes published in 1998. Part 1, Chapter 11 Quotes. The more he thought about it, the more he was glad that he agreed to let X-Ray have anything he might find.
The Warden. The Warden, the novel's villain, owns and runs Camp Green Lake in the Texas desert. She's a tall, red-haired woman who is soft spoken but nasty: she knows that she's the most powerful person at camp and uses this to intimidate anyone who challenges or bothers her, children and adults alike.
Stanley is angry with everyone, including himself. He regrets having Zero dig his hole for him . He considers ways to help Zero but can not think of any that do not involve retribution from the Warden. He hopes that Zero will travel to the mountain that looks like a thumb. Mr. Pendanski and the Warden ask Stanley if he knows where Zero is and then they discuss how they will change Zero's records so that no one will ever find him. Mr. Peandanski and the Warden say that they do not want anyone in the A.G.'s office to know about Zero. In the end they decide that no one will care about Zero.
The boys tell the Warden that Zero has been digging some of Stanley's hole. Stanley explains that he's teaching Zero to read and Mr. Pendanski says, " You might as well try to teach this shovel to read! It's got more brains than Zero.".
It tastes like peaches. Zero and Stanley have to break the top off the last bottle of sploosh because it is sealed very tightly.
Chapter 34. Stanley walks towards the thumb mountain but is exhausted. He sees something in the dirt and finds that it is part of a boat named Mary Lou. There is a hole under the boat and Zero is in it.
A new boy, who was arrested for stealing cars, is assigned to Zero's cot. His name is Brian but X-Ray names him Twitch because he fidgets. Stanley continues to worry about Zero and when Mr. Sir drives in the truck to give them water, Stanley impulsively decides to steal it.
He encounters many holes as he walks, and a family of yellow-spotted lizards in one of them. He runs away from the lizards and later finds one sunflower seed in a burlap bag.
The book follows the story of the Yelnats family over a period of five generations, culminating in the period of Stanley Yelnats IV. There are various themes explored in Holes, the most prominent one being how young Stanley redeems the curse that has been upon his family for generations.
Despite the bad luck and unfortunate family history, Stanley gains self-confidence and luck due to his friendliness and good nature. At Camp Green Lake, Stanley keeps to himself and does what is required of him. “He learns how to dig his holes. He tries not to antagonize anyone.” (Marshall, 2010).
Stanley Yelnats, the main character, is a fifteen year old boy whose family has a history of bad luck, believed to be caused by a curse placed upon his great-great-grandfather. He is poor, friendless, overweight, self-conscious, constantly picked on and innocent of a crime for which he is sent to a correctional facility.
For this reason, he is excited at the prospect of going to camp, much as he sees the rich kids do. In addition, Stanley is friendless, both at home and at school. He hopes to make new friends at the camp. His weight is also a sensitive topic for Stanley, one which other kids at school tease him about.
9). By the end of his stay at Camp Green Lake, through his genuine friendship with Zero, Stanley is self-confident and assured , and his family is free of the curse.
Although the judge does not believe in his innocence, “that’s exactly what happened.” (Sachar, 2002). It is clear that Stanley’s luck has never come knocking. In fact, the author states how Stanley and his father, and his father before him seem to be followed by bad luck wherever they go.
Stanley’s great-great-grandfather, Elya Yelnats, was cursed by Madame Zeroni for failing to keep up with his end of the deal.