Holes, By Louis Sachar: A Literary Analysis

Friendship is one of the key character traits in the novella. For instance, friendship would be Lennie and George, their friendship is what holds them together and although Lennie is not smart, George still accompanies him as a friend. Continuously as George play more tricks on Lennie he began to see how Lennie didn't care for the tricks, he knew he had a friend. Another example would be Candy and his pet. How candy has had his dog for a while describing how he had his dog since he was a puppy; and how they had herded sheep together. Even though everyone else hated the

“I’ll teach you how to write if you want.” pg. 96 This quote shows that Stanley is willing to teach Zero after he digs his hole for him, and feels he should do something for him. “I just reached into the glass and took them.” pg. 184 “I was walking home when the sneakers fell from the sky.” pg. 23 Zero changed Stanley's life because he took the shoes from the homeless shelter and threw them over the overpass it hit Stanley causing the cops to think he stole them. When he went to Camp Green Lake, a lot of parts in his life changed. His family's fortune and the curse that has been with his family for centuries was removed too. This all happened because of Hector Zeroni (Zero). Stanley changes a lot in the novel, but how he is, in the end, is a whole lot different from the

When climbing “Big Thumb,” stanley wanted to take a break and just rest for the remainder of the day, but he decides “As long as Zero could keep going, he could keep going too.” (Sachar 168) He had a choice to give up for the day and rest, but he saw that Zero was still going even though he was in worse condition than him. Stanley saw the steadfastness in Zero and it motivated him to keep climbing up the mountain. As Stanley and Zero faced challenges when traveling up the mountain, they ended up making an agreement to help each other, when needed. When Zero helped Stanley in a time of need, Zero ended up with “... deep gashes in both hands. He had held on the metal blade of the shovel, keeping it in place, as Stanley climbed. (Sachar 166) Zero’s decision to help Stanley out, even if it meant getting hurt in the process, showed that he was willing to sacrifice himself. Zero’s ability to sacrifice himself for a friend taught Stanley selflessness. When Stanley ended up getting blamed for stealing Mr.Sir’s sunflower seeds, he was surprised to see his hole had been dug for him when he returned. “Why’d you help me? Stanley asked. Zero turned around. You didn’t steal the sunflower seeds.” (Sachar 96) At this point, Stanley is realizing each boy’s true colors. Zero didn’t have to dig the hole for him. Anyone but Zero should have dug the hole for Stanley because both Stanley and Zero didn’t have a part in stealing Mr.Sir’s seeds. This is a great representation of Zero’s selflessness. As you can see, Zero played a huge part in influencing Stanley. Zero represented a steadfast and selfless character, which rubbed off on

As soon as I saw the Elephant I knew with certainty that I ought not shoot him?

Have you ever been falsely accused of something you didn't do? Well, this happens in the realistic fiction book, Holes by Louis Sachar. I strongly believe that you should read this well developed book, for it has fascinating characters, the great message, and the astounding plot. The 14 year old and main protagonist of the story named Stanley Yelnats goes through a series of unfortunate events that leads him into an abusive camp. He is overweight, lonely in school, and gets bullied frequently. In the camp, the requirement every day is to dig a hole five feet deep, and five feet across in every direction. Because of the many kids in the camp, the landscape is full of holes, and looks dry and beat up. Stanley eventually finds out there is more

The true meaning of friendship can make a person think or do things for someone they never thought they would do. In the story, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows many good qualities in men who have so little such as their dreams, caring for each other, and their sacrifices. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship.

A Friendship is made up by caring for someone special to you, It’s looking out for them, hanging out with them, and trusting them.

The main character's name is Stanley Yelnats. At first, you see stanley as an alright kid who has made a bad decision stealing. “ I stole some sneakers” (pg 22). Throughout the rest of the story you find that stanley is nice and always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. “He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time all thanks to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather” (Pg 7). At school before camp Green Lake he was bullied and treated bad. “he didn’t have any friends at home, he was overweight” (pg 7). At camp Green Lake Stanley made a new friend, his best friend “Zero”. He get’s along great with Zero and teaches him how to read. “I’ll try

In the book Holes, written by Louis Sachar, there are multiple subplots that are all intertwined. In particular, the Elya and Madame Zeroni subplot is tied very closely with the main plot of the book. Madame Zeroni gives Elya a family lullaby that is actually about his future descendent, Stanley and Madame Zeroni’s future descendent, Zero. The “if only” song in Holes foreshadows Stanley and Zero’s character development.

When characters struggle, their true personalities shine through, leaving them with their true friends who were the ones who stood by them in a time of change. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie struggles with a new job, but has a goal in mind and a promise to George. This promise keeps Lennie from spiraling off, George keeps Lennie going. I believe George and Lennie had a true friendship which was shown through the challenges they faced. Of Mice and Men and “Friendship in an Age of Economics” by Todd May, show not only true friendships, but different types of friendships and how they help characters make decisions.

In the novel Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck presents the idea that friendship is a strong connection between people helping each other through tough life situations. True friendship bonds never break even through the toughest situations in life, a true friend will always be there no matter what. George and Lennie would always

It is not always about what is on the outside but what is on the inside. He has always been loving and caring but through this rough time in his life it is shown a lot. He shows this side to his family and also his new friends. After Stanley was done taking the blame for the spilt sunflower seeds and zero digging Stanley’s hole for him, Stanley showed Zero he cared for him; he agreed to teach him to read. “I’ll try to teach you to read if you want,” Stanley offered. “I don’t know how to teach, but I’m not worn-out today, since you dug a lot of my hole.” (Sachar, 96.) Stanley was grateful for what Zero had done for him and wanted to repay the favor and help him out as well. When Stanley left for camp his mom gave him pen and paper so he could write her and tell her how it was going. By writing to his mom and telling her that he was okay, even though he lied about what he was doing he showed he cared for his parents. “Dear Mom and Dad, Camp is hard, but challenging. We’ve been running obstacle courses, and have to swim long distances on the lake. Tomorrow we learn” (Sachar, 81.) As the story comes to an end Stanley really cares about Zero and refuses to leave camp without him. He gets his lawyer to ask for files and after the Attorney General could not find his files they took Zero home with them. “C’mon Stanley,” said his lawyer. “Your parents are waiting.” Stanley stayed where he was.”

Stanley knows that Zero feels Sick, while he feels fine, so he doesn’t want to give up before Zero does. Now that Stanley has Zero as a friend, he becomes more trustworthy, and

The first verse of the song in Louis Sachar’s Holes is about wanting things that you do not have, and it represents Stanley Yelnats’ bad luck and how he wishes that he had more in life at the beginning of the story. It helps the reader understand how Stanley behaves and thinks about things in his life. First, Stanley believes that he is always affected by bad luck, which he thinks causes the shoes to drop on his head and make him go to jail for stealing (9 - 10, 25). Stanley thinks that his bad luck causes a lot of bad things to happen in his life, like going to jail and being sent to Camp Green Lake. Secondly, Stanley as a young child always wished that his family could have enough money to send him to camp.

Friendship is not simply a "relationship", knowing someone, conversing with that person, or dealing with that person in business, school, or in casual acquaintance. True friendship is not just a "relationship", but self-sacrificing love. A friend is also one who supports, sympathizes, and is a person in whom you can confide. There are unique qualities that a person must have to be considered a friend.