John And Stanley Character Analysis

Stanley, appears to be a lover one minute and a scoundrel the next. Stanley is a man that likes control. He works while his wife stays home and cooks. He has poker parties at his house and barks orders at his wife.

After all this happened at Stanley’s years at school, Stanley got arrested and got sent to Camp Green Lake where he had to dig holes, which he was very weak which made it difficult. “He tried to jam [the shovel] into the earth, but the blade banged against the ground and bounced off without making a dent” (page 26). When you jam a shovel into the earth, something has to come out. Stanley did this, but he did not even leave a dent in the earth, which shows he is weak and not that good of a digger. After going to camp and digging many holes, he met a boy named, Hector Zeroni (Zero), and he slowly had a friend relationship with Zero.

In the novel In The Lake of the Woods O’Brien wrote “He didn’t talk much. Even his wife I don’t think she knew the first damn thing about him … well, about any of it. The man just kept everything buried” (qtd. in O’Brien, 8) which, in a way, shows readers how much the past has and is still affecting John Wade. He has gone through fighting in a war and has seen death, and even caused it in some cases, and even though he survived it still sticks with him and influences his actions. Many things affect the actions of John Wade, including the Vietnam war, his father's death, and losing the election.

Stanley was always shy and never tried to make friends before Camp Green Lake. He always tried to blame stuff on someone else. “Stanley wouldn't take up for himself when people bullied him.”(Sacher ,7) Derrick Dune and his teacher bullied him by making fun of his weight, and Stanley never said anything to his parents, or the principal. “Stanley never had any friends.” (Sacher pg. 7) If Stanley ha never gone to Camp Green Lake, he wouldn't have any friends, and he wouldn't have become self confident. “It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.” (Sacher pg.7) Stanley always blamed on his great, great, grandfather, because he didn't want to admit his actions. After Stanley met Zero everything changed.

Everyone knows it's best not to talk back to the Warden. That is everyone, except for Stanley, “ Excuse me?” said the Warden. “All it matter is that the hole get’s dug, so does it matter who digs it” said Stanley. This is what he said when he was confronting the Warden to protect himself and Zero. Zero was digging Stanley hole as a part of a deal, but Stanley and Zero both knew that they should be digging their own hole. They knew what the did was wrong but they were remaining loyal to each other. Before Stanley and Zero became great friends Stanley learned something about Zero. Zer was not able to read or write. Stanley took that opportunity as a chance to care for Zero. “ I can teach you to read if you want.” This shows that Stanley cared for Zero he couldn't do anything else for him so he could at least help him to read and write. After Zero got in trouble, He ran away. Stanley knew he just had to do something for his friend “He ran to go find Zero” This shows how loyal Stanley is. Stanley could have just stayed back at camp but he cared so much about Zero that he risked his life to go see if he was ok. Zero helped stanley become a better person from what he was before. There was more to follow their

But he mainly changes due to his friendship with Zero. At the beginning of the novel, Stanley is appeared to be unlucky, unappreciated, and discouraged. Although by the end, Stanley is more self-confident, successful, and knowledgeable.

In “ To Kill A Mockingbird” the main conflict is the Tom Robinson case. Tom Robinson was accused of beating and raping Mayella Violet Ewell. The people of Maycomb see Tom in two different ways. There is the public view of Tom and the private view of him. The public view would include the people of Maycomb who do not know Tom at a personal level, while the private view would be his family, Calpurnia, and the other African Americans in the town of Maycomb. The public see Tom as a dangerous man. For instance in the book it states “ I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella” (Lee 231)! Mayella even said that “ He got me round the neck, cussin’ me a’ sayin’ dirt- I fought and’ hollered, but he had me round the neck. He hit me agin a’ agin” (Lee 241). Both Mayella and Bob Ewell make the people in the court believe that Tom is some sort of killer or dangerous man who should be lynched. Even Scout thought that “Tom Robinson’s powerful shoulders rippled under his thin shirt” (Lee 248). Tom was very built, and that did not help his case. Before Tom even gave his testimony most people in the court and jury believed he was guilty. Furthermore, The public view of Tom Robinson also includes that he is an abusive man that takes advantage of woman. Such as when Mayella said “I got somethin’ to say a’ I ain’t say no more.

Williams really portrays Stanley as a very animalistic yet strong headed character, even though him and his wife Stella are living in a lower class community Stanley still works hard to support his family. Williams really illustrates how men acted during those times through his characterization of Stanley. Stanley loved Stella and took care of her, but there were many times that he became abusive and brutal. The times when he would get very violent with her, would lead to her leaving for a few hours, but he was manipulative and call and scream for her to come back. Stella realized there was no other option than to go back to him, because he did take care of her and he did love her. This whole theme throughout the novel depicts how women were

Stanley represents the accepted normative man gender role. He lacks emotions instead relying on pure animalistic instincts. Blanche describes Stanley as a wild beast saying “there’s something downright – bestial – about him… something – sub-human – something not quite to the stage of humanity yet” (1807). He craves only primal desires and interacts with Stella almost exclusively sexually. In addition to this, Stanley exhibits extreme aggression just as a wild animal would. These traits are exemplified in his interactions with Stella. Stanley holds an apparent position of power over Stella. Stanley manipulates Stella creating a dependency within her. Williams shows this dependency in act I, scene 3 after Stanley drunkenly hits Stella after losing at poker showing a display of masculine aggression.

Stanley considers himself an unlucky person. He thinks that he and his family have been cursed because of his “no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.” Stanley is unlucky because he does not have any friends at school, his teachers sometimes make hurtful comments about him, his family is poor, he lives in a small apartment, and his father is an unsuccessful inventor. What makes Stanley feel really unlucky is that he’s being punished for a crime he did not commit. Stanley did not steal Clyde Livingston’s shoes. He happened to be walking under an overpass when the shoes fell on him. Unfortunately, since the shoes happened to be in his hands when the police showed up, he was found guilty and sent to Camp Green Lake. On page 7, the author points out that Stanley has this unlucky trait about him by stating that

One day he finds a gold lipstick tube with the initials K.B. inscribed on the side of it. As a result, The Warden of the camp forces them to dig around where he found it, which makes Stanley suspicious of what they’re here to look for. Overtime Stanley befriends Hector Zeroni or “Zero” and teaches him to read and write. One day, Hector runs away into the desert after the staff humiliates him and Stanley chases after him three days later. Once Stanley finds Zero dehydrated under an old flipped over boat, he convinces him to walk towards the mountain that looked like a hand giving a thumbs up. Once at the base of the mountain, Zero is too weak and dehydrated to move on so Stanley carried him up, even though he’s still overweight and dehydrated. They eventually reach the top where they discover water and an onion field. They eat and rest on onions for a week before deciding to return to camp to look for what the Warden desired. They dig and dig until they eventually find the treasure chest with Stanley’s name on it, or the fortune that kissin Kate stole from his great grandfather and buried. Then, it’s revealed that the Wardens ancestors, the Walkers, have been looking for the treasure Kate Barlow hid for generations which is why she

Stanley is a boy who goes to a juvenile detention center after being accused of stealing Clyde Livingston’s shoes. Everyday Every day he’s there he has to dig a hole to learn character. Several centuries before he arrives, every day he’s there he has to dig a hole to learn character. Several centuries before he arrives, his grandfather, Stanley Yelnats how to curse put on him after not walking bottoms are only up the mountain for a drink in the stream. In Camp Green Lake. In this story, Stanley changes a lot. When he comes from big and weak to skinny and strong. He also has a big personality change during his time at Camp Green Lake as well as a life-changing discovery.

In the film, although nobody is concerned about Stanley accident except for Zero when quid angrily accidentally hits Stanley with his shovel. It is because boys in camp D didn’t accept Stanley as a member as their group. Later on, all boys become friends, they work together to help Stanley steals Mr. Sir’s water truck in order to run away to seek Zero. Finally, Stanley only remember their help and tolerate their indifference. He sincerely invited all his friends in camp D to participates Zero and his party unlike the original book states that: “ there was a small party at Yelnats house. Except for Stanley and Hector, everyone there was adult.”(231) Through his change, reviewers can feel precious friendship that people can forgive others when they are friends.

Stanley’s surroundings are terrible and are not so good. You would think digging holes are fun, but for Stanley they aren’t. He has to dig holes every day for eighteen months. You could only get a break if you find something good. Also, if you would hear the word “Camp Green Lake” you would think it would be an amazing place to go, but it’s not. That’s the place where you dig holes for eighteen months. That’s where the bad boys go to raise their act. There are three reasons why stanley is living in a not so good life.

So Stanley had the choice of going to jail or going to camp green lake, he chose camp green lake. Camp green lake is a place where troubled kids go and dig holes every day. So for the first few days he digs his hole a day, its not that easy. Later on that week Stanley meets this boy named “Zero”, the people in the camp called him zero because he wouldn't talk at all to them. Stanley and zero become good friends over the time. Stanley then receives a letter from his parents and he think zero is reading it but zero can't read, zero wanted to be taught to read. At first Stanley said no but zero said he would help him dig part of his hole everyday so he wouldn't be so tired to tutor him.