The main character of the book is called stanley yelnats and has always had bad luck because of a curse that was brought upon his family by his greatgreatgrandfather. His real name is hector zeroni and his nickname is zero. His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. The multiple plot lines can be confusing at first, but it all comes together in the end. She is a mysterious and shady character during the first half of the book. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of yelnats. He had never spoken to the others, until stanley came to the camp, thats reason why he is called zero by the others. What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a.
After all, this is the lady who makes her own nail polish out of rattlesnake venom. In the book zigzag apologizes to stanley yelnats iv for beating him up at the end of the book. Stanley yelnats stanley is the unlikely hero of holes. There are also 2 antagonists, however they are both in the present day, they are. I absolutely love novels that come full circle, and holes by louis sachar is one of those novels. Igor barkov this character is a 57yearold pig farmer with fat cheeks who is raising a pig in order to win the right to marry a young girl. Hector zeroni zerothe fastest digger in camp, madame zeronis descendent. He claims that digging holes builds character, but the boys know theres more going on.
Unfairly sentenced to months of detention at camp green lake, he and his campmates are forced by the warden to dig holes in order to build character. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive. I want to tell you about the most interesting characterwell, i think so in holes. Stanley, who is in fact innocent, has been sent to camp green lake for stealing the shoes of a famous basketball player. National book award for young peoples literature and the 1999 newbery medal for the years most distinguished contribution to american literature for children. Characters stanley yelnats stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of yelnatses. His family has a history of bad luck, and accordingly, stanley is wrongfully convicted of stealing, and is sent to the detention center, camp green lake. Eventually, when zero becomes friends with stanley, the reader learns that zero is silent because he does not like answering questions and most likely because he is wary of people like mr. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. Madame zeroni is the greatgreatgreatgrandmother of hector zeroni, stanleys friend at camp green lake.
A list of all the characters in holes camp green lake characters. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. Aug 20, 1998 holes, louis sachar holes is a 1998 young adult mystery comedy novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. This character is a beautiful but emptyheaded young woman in latvia, with a father who plans to choose a suitor for this character based on which suitor has the best pig. This character is a math teacher at a middle school and uses a fat child and a skinny child to demonstrate a 3. Zero is another camper at camp green lake who becomes friends with stanley. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Stanleys family is cursed with bad luck, and although they do not have much money, they always try to remain hopeful and look on the bright side of things. Characters zero zeros real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of. Stanley yelnats iii this character is a wellmeaning inventor who never has any luck, and struggles to support his family with his. In the book holes by louis sachar, stanley yelnats is a young man who has been sent off to a sortof detention facility with dozens of other young men. Indeed, we do not see her for several chapters, although she is mentioned on the first page and her authoritative presence looms over camp green lake.
Winner of the newbery medal and the national book award. She is a descendent of charles and linda walker and is making the boys dig holes in an attempt to dig up kate barlows treasure. Holes southern california digital library overdrive. Sample character descriptions from harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Heres a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions. Sir gets recognized as marion sevillo, zigzag says marion, gee, i didnt know that was a mans name mr. 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. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which. Stanley is an overweight 14yearold boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully. Stanley is the downtrodden kid who gets kicked around by just about everyone and everything. The finished books contain 6 pages where students can list character traits for the main characters. Stanley yelnats iii this character is a wellmeaning inventor who never has any luck, and struggles to support his family with his bumbling explorations into tennisshoe recycling. What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp. It was later released on dvd and vhs on september 23, 2003.
The holes quotes below are all either spoken by the warden or refer to the warden. Stanley yelnats, overweight, lonely, and poor, has been arrested for a crime he didnt commit, and hes on a bus headed for camp green lake. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. He didnt get into the job because of his love of children hes looking for something buried in the dirt. The book s portrayal of the warden isnt entirely fair, of course that is, shes not exactly a threedimensional character. Theodore was arrested and sent to camp green lake for beating up two older boys at a movie theater, over a bucket of popcorn. The novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. Zero, or hector zeroni, is a serious, silent, mysterious boy who also lives in d tent. Character analysis katherine barlow is a sweet and intelligent woman who teaches in a oneroom school house on green lake one hundred and ten years before it becomes camp green lake. Oct 27, 2014 if you havent read the book holes, you are in for a real treat. Main characters stanley yelnats he is the fifteenyearold main character, the protagonist of the novel. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by zerohector zeroni or refer to zerohector zeroni. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Zero is the best digger and generally thought to be stupid.
The main character is a fifthgeneration stanley yelnats. This excites readers and gives them a sense of accomplishment as they realize how each plot is intertwined. Sir is a counselor at camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility for boys thats out in the middle of the desert. Stanley yelnats he is the fifteenyearold main character, the protagonist of the novel. Basically, its a place for kids who have committed crimes. He is an overweight boy who does not have many friends and often gets picked and bullied by a boy in his school derrick dune. Characterization of stanley yelnats holes stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. Being bitten by a scorpion or even a rattlesnake is not the worst thing that can happen to you. A bulletin blue ribbon book a school library journal best book of the year louis sachar is the popular author of small steps, stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake, theres a boy in the girls bathroom, dogs dont tell jokes, and the marvin redpost series, among many others. Out on the lake, rattlesnakes and scorpions find shade under rocks and in the holes dug by the campers. A character description of stanley yelnats education.
Now stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys detention center, camp green lake, where the warden makes the boys build character by spending all. He is also the main protagonist of the holes sequel small steps. The reader is never quite given all of the details needed to solve the puzzle until the very end. Rowling scholastic, 1998 he was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Holes by louis sachar antagonists setting the setting in this book is camp green lake, which ironically is a flat desert with no water within hundreds of miles. Madame zeroni a gypsy who cursed the yelnats family. Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas.
Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of celebrityowned tennis shoes. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of others. Camp green lake characters caveman stanley yelnats iv a teenage white overweight average weight in the movie boy who was falsely accused of stealing clyde livingstons shoes which got him sent to camp green lake. What is the character description of the warden in holes. Caveman stanley yelnats iva teenage white overweight average weight in the movie boy who was falsely accused of stealing clyde livingstons shoes which got him sent to camp green lake. This novel is set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of stanley yelnats, an unfortunate, unlucky. While intelligent and kind by nature, the murder of her beloved sam turns kate into a violent outlaw who lives on the. Xray rules the roost through his connections with other campers, a.
Kate barlow she lived on green lake one hundred and ten years ago, when there was still water in it. She falls in love with sam, the man who sells onions in the town, because he is kind, strong, and smart. For a main character in holes, there is little known about zero. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. An unlikely leader, xray in holes may be one of the smallest campers, but he makes up for it in his charm and cunning ways. Stanley has to go to camp green lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the desert of texas, because he is wrongly accused for stealing the sneakers of the famous baseball player clyde sweet.
Relating personal experiences creative and critical thinking 1. The present day parts of the story are narrated like an adventure. As the story evolves, more of zero is discovered, and he is not who he once appeared to be. Stanley yelnats is the main protagonist in the young adult novel holes, written by louis sachar and published in 1998. At the end of the novel, when the curse is broken, stanley yelnats iii is. Stanley yelnats is the main character and the protagonist of the novel holes. Teaching ideas for holes by louis sachar book units teacher. At first he is presented as a strange character because he rarely speaks and always walks around with a scowl on his face. This study guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of holes. Contentsshow holes character list a list of all the characters in holes. The bus hit a small bump and the guard sat up, instantly alert.
Create each mini book from a single piece of paper, folded to form a book. Character profile for stanley yelnats from holes holes. He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned or lost him when he was still small. The film stars sigourney weaver, jon voight, patricia arquette, tim blake nelson and shia labeouf. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions. In the book holes by louis sacher, they are digging holes at camp green lake, the juvinile correction camp, because the camp warden believes it helps them gain character but later in the story. Stanley is the protagonist of this story, a shy, unpopular high school student. However when the parts come together, holes turns into a puzzle, or mystery book. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is. Elya never gives up looking for madame zeronis son, who was also in the united states, because he feels guilty about not fulfilling his promise to her. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. Zerohector zeroni character analysis in holes litcharts. Madame zeroni is the greatgreatgreatgrandmother of hector zeroni zero. The book centers on an unlucky teenage boy named stanley yelnats, who is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in texas, after being falsely accused of theft.
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