Holes: A Literary Analysis

Foster would classify geography as any setting or any detail of a situation pertaining to the surroundings of the character or characters. Geography in literature can then be very symbolic He stated that geography has four different aspects. Geography defines a character, develops a character, affect the plot, and can be used as a symbol.

To begin, Foster made it clear that no matter what type of story it is, geography is there and it shapes the story. Whether it’s humans, land, canoeing, or sailing it’s geography. Not many people realize that geography is as big as it is. Writers use geography to represent what is going on in their lives and to show their personality. In poetry, writers use a better sense of people as geography. While in books and stories, the writer can take their time showing people the land. Foster states that no matter what it is, where it happened, or how it happened, it happened due to geography and writers have to show that. Foster explains, “Geography in literature can also be more. It can be revelatory of virtually any element in the work” (Foster 174). This statement shows that writers need to have a better understanding of what the geography is like before writing, and how important is to get a visual idea of the story. Moreover, geography’s impact is also shown throughout The Crucible.

What does geography mean to a work of literature? In the two texts, “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller, and “Geography Matters…” from the book, “How to Read Literature Like a Professor,” the authors describe how characters, moods, and themes are impacted by geography. First, Miller writes about many characters, but specifically three: Tituba, Abigail Williams, and Judge Danforth, who all have completely different views on their Puritan culture, based on their separate hometown geographies. Second, the author of the chapter from “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” explains how this geography can impact these characters and their environments. Lastly, my life has been impacted by my hometown in similar ways. *Thesis*

Did you know a story about neighbors tearing each other apart and a teenage girl trying to save her family are actually very alike stories? They both have some themes that are the same. The theme is the “big idea” or the main message the author is trying to get across. A Wrinkle in Time is a book about a young teenage girl trying to save her family from a mind controlling evil called IT. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is a play about a flash and bang that causes some un-normal thing. The neighbors accuse each other for the mysterious things to the point where they destroy each other. Whether it’s a story about tearing each other down or saving your family, stories can have alike themes but can also be very different at the same time.

All the Broken Pieces, written by Ann E. Burg, is a verse novel about a young Vietnamese boy named Matt Pin who was rescued from the Vietnam war and adopted by an American family. The Vietnam war had a negative impact on Matt’s life, leaving him feeling guilty and abandoned. Although he was adopted by a loving family, being Vietnamese in America during this time period made him feel lonely.

What is love? Is love the easy, effortless romance of a never-ending honeymoon? Or is it a constant struggle - a war between the extremes of irrevocable love and absolute loathing? Tim O'Brien's novel In the Lake of the Woods presents many types of relationships - whether familial, friendly, or romantic - in a perspective that allows the nature of love to be examined. Through the eyes of John Wade, the reader explores his relationships, particularly those with his father, his wife Kathy, and his fellow soldiers in Vietnam. Ultimately, the decision about the nature of love is left open for the reader to ponder; however, John Wade's story presents a strong case for the idea that love is a war rather than a peaceful getaway.

The stories The Leap, The Trip and Contents of a Deadman’s Pocket share many similarities and differences through various elements of literature. These stories use their themes, settings, conflicts and characters to convey the similarities and differences that are found in each story.

TO BILLY: Yes. The piece speaks of the dangers of human passivity, with a writing style similar to that of Ray Bradbury. With some revisions, I would recommend accepting the piece for the magazine.

“Why Geography Matters” is a 282 page book, including the epilogue, written by Harm de Blij. It was published in New york, New York in 2005. Over the Summer I read and finished this book. This book is full of amazing facts and knowledge that pertain to , what geography is, how it effected past societies, how it will affect future societies, and how geography is a crucial part in our society. In the following summarization of “Why Geography Matters”, i will explain three main points that embody what this book is about, and what it tries to teach.

Holes has a very strong dystopia and this dystopia is placed at Camp Green Lake. “The land was barren and desolate. He could see a few rundown buildings and some tents. Farther away there was a cabin beneath to tall trees. Those two trees were the only plant life he could see.” (Sachar 11) Camp Green Lake is the dystopia because it is very hot and it seems like a desert. There is no plant life and no water at the lake. If you look at it there is just a bunch of holes. They

Virtuosity in heartened companionship would survive against any dispute or struggle and true friendship would represent strength in times of unfortunate mishaps and danger. In the novel “Holes”, written by Louis Sachar, the leading protagonist, particularly Stanley Yelnats, scrutinizes the prominence of sophisticated friendship and demonstrates it through the intrepid confronting of circumstances of inflicting tribulations and life trials. In addition, the meaningful connotation of friendship encompasses the profound companionship of Stanley and Zero, the unauthorized love connection of Sam and Kate Barlow and the hero-like partnership existing between the D-Tent boys. Through the consequential exemplification of the significance of friendship,

How often do we read books? Not textbooks, but books that provide us with an insight into the world? It seems for many of us reading a book occurred the last time as far back as high school. While many people rarely or never open books, others read often or always. MAIN ARGUMENT: The value of literature lies in its relevance to contemporary society because books provide us with detailed accounts of human experiences and help understand other people, their emotions and desires. This claim can be well supported with the evidence from two well-known literary works: Stephen Crane’s The Open Boat and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Purloined Letter.”

According to Cassegard, “Few things are as striking in the protagonists of Murakami as their loneliness, even when they are with other people.” (p. 83) Cassegard is saying that Murakami’s protagonists are always perceived to be lonely even when interacting with others. For example, when the protagonist in The Year of Spaghetti is talking to the girl on the phone, he makes up a lie so that he can hang up with her because he does not

In many families, parents want their children to become their ideals of who they should be, whether it is the social class they lie in or the education they have both academically and socially. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe describes how Okonkwo had ideals of what he wanted his children to be, both in the position of his clan and how they act; although, that does not mean it is prerequisite to live up to his principles. The author develops the theme that others should not be one’s ideals, they should be who they wish to become, through the exposition of the plot, the rising action of the plot, the characterization of actions and the falling action of the plot.

One might think what does geography have to do with films? Geography is much more than just the location of the film. According the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the definition of geography is, “a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface”. Geography can be found all throughout entirety of the film. From the location of the film, the people in the film, the clothes the people wear, to even the interactions and behavior of the people towards one another. Some geographical elements specifically