Holes Louis Sachar

n ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar, between the book and the film, there are numerous differences, specifically in Chapter 30. For starters, on page 131 (Paragraph 3 and 4), when Zigzag claims that it his birthday, in the book he receives an additional carton of Orange Juice from Mr. Sir whereas in the film he doesn’t. On page 131 of the book (paragraph 8), whilst Zero dug Stanley’s hole for an hour or so, Stanley wanders around and occasionally sits somewhere off in the distance. Whereas, in the film, Zero and Stanley dig Stanley’s hole together, but he still gained rude comments from the other campers in Group D in both instances. Plus, Stanley isn’t fat or even slightly overweight whilst in the book he is so it’s as if Stanley is portrayed as a different character entirely!

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~ Winston Churchill. This quote defines what it is to be courageous, to be courageous is to persevere even if you know you will fail. This kind of courage is the courage which both Harold Crick in Stranger Than Fiction and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. In Stranger Than Fiction, an IRS agent, Harold Crick, with a monotonous life learns that you must not only survive, but you must truly live. This lesson is taught through a series of events that lead to his breaking out of his shell and truly living his life. The events are preliminarily put into action through Harold hearing the voice of the author of a book about his life. In To Kill A Mockingbird, a tomboyish six-year-old, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, discovers the true meaning of camaraderie and bravery. Her friendships are strong but her definition of courage is flawed. In the end, she realizes a great truth, that to really know someone, you have to imagine yourself in their shoes. Courage is important to these two characters, as they both discover what it really means to be brave and what the true definition of courage is. Courage is not always outspoken, sometimes courage is knowing that you will fail, but trying and failing anyway and then accepting your failure.

“Simon Birch” is an inspiring movie, written by John Irving. This story is about a boy named Simon who was born with a health condition which made him the smallest boy in town, but that did not stop him from accomplishing his dream, which was to be a hero. He believes God made him this way for a reason and he has faith that one day he will do something incredible. Throughout this movie Simon shows a great amount of heroic characteristics such as bravery, mental strength and faith in what he believes in. Simon faced many challenges throughout his life such as being bullied everyday by his peers and townspeople, being neglected his whole life by his parents, sneaking into places to help his best friend find his dad, people questioning his faith, beliefs and lastly experiencing a horrific bus accident which took away his life. The story states Simon Birch is a hero and he has shows multiple characteristic of being called a hero.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." A quote by Atticus Finch a loving single father of two children in a novel by Harper Lee. The story takes place during the 1930s and the Great Depression, in a small (made-up) town called Maycomb Alabama. Scout now an adult is narrating what she experienced and felt in ages 6-9. She gives details of her family, school, and just everything she goes through. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, she also talks about her brother Jem, who starts as a careless young boy that slowly starts getting more mature. Jem changing throughout the story helps show a little bit more of how the story develops and why character development is important in making a good novel.

“Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” Atticus Finch. This quote is proved to be true in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee as it demonstrates the true definition of courage. The book takes you along the journey of young girl, Scout Finch, during a time where colored people are thought less of. She experiences this first hand as her father, Atticus Finch, has been assigned to defend a colored man who has been accused of raping a white female. Scout along with her elder brother Jem, learn the definition of courage through some of the characters and how they act to the events that occur before and after the trial. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, many characters are great examples of trusting yourself when all odds are stacked against you. Throughout the novel the characters that display courage are Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.

One character named Hector, or Zero, is a friend of Stanley in the camp that didn't know how to read or write before Stanley taught him. Later in the story, Zero explains how his mother left him when he was very young, and ever since, he hasn't been able to learn how to read or write. He continues telling Stanley of how he lived on his own, without any guardians. Stanley Yelnats, another character went from a bullied kid because of his looks, to someone who made strong bonds and trusts with new friends. Stanley is strong, and would take any challenge to save his friends. This is shown when Stanley and Zero ran from the camp, and tried to get to a source of water on a mountain. Zero passes out, and Stanley "took hold of Zero's forearms and pulled him upright... He stood up, lifting Zero's worn-out body off the ground." Stanley later finds water, and quickly fed Zero the water. This shows how much Stanley cares about his friends, and how strong he is to save them. To sum up, a lot of the characters' backstories are very interesting, and explains a lot in the story. This is one reason why I believe you should read the book Holes.

Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” is a powerful exploration of courage. One can see the courage and bravery in Scout in situations that would normally be difficult for a girl in her age. The first situation is when a boy in her school named

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, there are many characters that demonstrate heroic qualities. The story is narrated by a young girl named Scout Finch who lives in Maycomb County Alabama in the 1930’s. There is a lot of racial prejudice in Maycomb County and Scout’s father, Atticus, is a lawyer defending a black man named Tom Robinson. In the novel, Atticus, Scout, and Scout’s brother Jem have to overcome many insults and bullying because Atticus is defending a black man. While the trial is going on, Scout and Jem befriend their mysterious neighbor whom they have never even seen. Through this friendship and the trial Scout and Jem are able to open their eyes to the injustices and prejudices of the people of Maycomb. Scout, Atticus, and Tom Robinson are all heroes in the small town of Maycomb.

True courage is expressed by self-sacrifice, as courage is not only defined as being ‘brave’, but by putting yourself before others for a reaching hand. Recalling Harper Lee’s six year old experiences in which courage played a major role in her ages, from an adult perspective in, To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM), has remained enormously popular since its publication in 1960. During the 1930s it was mainly a prejudicial society, as it took real courage and bravery to do what Atticus, Scout and Jem did through the uneasy circumstance they were faced with; Atticus Finch defending an African American man in court. Jem and Scouts courage and bravery has transformed throughout the novel as they mature, diversifying from the roots of their well astonishing father, Atticus Finch.

A main character, Atticus, is Scout's father, he is a mature man that prides himself on treating people with fairness regardless of race, he chose a career as a lawyer to help people in need in his own way.

People in the world are affected by the environment and their surrounding to react to them. Many characters in the book To Kill a Mockingbird reflect to this. People will respond to being courageous or be a coward when they need to be and they will all react differently. Scout shows courage when she fights Cecil Jacobs. She doesn’t fight like she normally would because she doesn’t want to stoop to the low level where Cecil Jacobs is. She shows cowardice when she decides to stand still when Bob had attacked Jem. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the author uses conflict, plot events, and character development to convey the idea that people can be courageous or a coward when they need to be and their reactions will be different to each problem.

Atticus Finch exemplifies the true meaning of bravery. In the novel Atticus is appointed to take on a case defending Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of rape. Atticus faced great hatred and ridicule for his choice to try and be

The protagonists are: Sam Meeker and Samuel Roberts, and the difference are that Sam is aggressive and serious; Samuel is polite and successful. Sam is very aggressive with his father by having a lot of discussions and not showing respect to his father. Sam is very serious because in the novel he never laughed for nothing and he never hot happy for something. Samuel Roberts was very polite because he always treated Nathaniel, Anne, Susannah, and Master Beacon with politeness. Samuel is very successful because when he wanted to be a shoemaker he could all thanks to Master Beacon, another reason why Samuel is very very successful is because when he wanted Susannah to love him she actually did loved

-Boy. Joe-Boy and Vinny are best friends even though Joe-Boy gives Vinny a hard time and messes with him. In the short story “The Ravine”, there are a lot of character traits that make it easy to write an essay.

When an author writes a story, one will introduce, analyze, and describe a character in a way that pertains to his or her personal style. Often times, a character’s personal attributes and distinctive qualities are represented at the beginning of the plot line. O’Brien’s use of characterization especially that of Jimmy Cross, forces the reader to analyze the text in depth, so that many other observations can be made. Characterization is an important part of this passage because it forces the reader to critically think about the struggles that these men are facing. This is important because it truly depicts the mindset of the soldiers during war.