Stanley Yelnats Change In Holes

As the camera follows Stanley's shovel breaking through the dry earth, the sound of the clinking metal against the rocks creates a sense of isolation and alienation. The diegetic sound of the boys' heavy breathing and the rhythmic thud of their shovels hitting the ground intensifies the physical and emotional toll of their labor, further emphasizing Stanley's journey into the unknown. As Stanley navigates through the challenges and tribulations of life at Camp Green Lake, he eventually reaches the stage of the supreme ordeal, where he faces his biggest test and undergoes a profound transformation. In Holes, Stanley's supreme ordeal comes in the form of a confrontation with the cruel and tyrannical warden, who holds the key to uncovering the truth about his family's curse.

The novel begins with Stanley being wrongly accused of stealing a pair of sneakers owned by a famous baseball player. Due to his adversity, Stanley is sent to a juvenile detention facility ironically named Camp Green Lake. This camp resides in the middle of a desert, and is composed of disobedient kid who are forced to dig holes to“build character”. Stanley possess several Christlike traits, such as: his wounded and blistered hands from digging so many holes, the agony he possessed from dehydration and all of the physical labor he was subjected to, Stanley’s optimistic and self sacrificing character who risked death to save his friend Zero, Stanley’s patient and cordialness with other kids, (this trait is especially displayed when he is teaching his friend Zero to read) Stanley’s kindheartedly when he shared his sparing amounts of food and water with Zero, Stanley use of humble transportation due to his family's reduced budget, Stanley was last seen with the thieving kids of the camp and the thieving camp administrators, and finally,when Stanley returned to the camp, full of kids who committed several crimes and freed them from their grueling jobs of digging holes. In conclusion, characters, such as Stanley Yelnats IV are paralleled to Jesus Christ to exemplify their suffering, hopefulness, and other divine character

He is overweight and at home kids and teachers say mean things about his weight. His math teacher, Mrs. Bell, once taught ratios by comparing Stanley to a boy who weighed one third as much as he did. Stanley had been arrested on the day of the ratio lesson for a crime he did not commit. Stanley and his family always seem to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and they blame their bad luck on Stanley's no-good-dirty-rotten- pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. This great-great-grandfather had stolen a pig from a Gypsy who only had one leg.

(pg 8). Additionally, the author shows that the Yelnats’s curse causes Stanley to spend time in Camp Green Lake; however, Stanley didn’t perform the crime. Furthermore, the author uses hyperbole to show that Stanley is having to do an impossible task

Stanley’s dirty- rotten- pig- stealing- great- grandfather, made his whole family have bad luck. Stanley has bad luck, but is always hopeful. Stanley changes from hopeful and not popular to brave and popular because of how sachar describes him before he goes to camp, his great friendship with Zero and when he returns home.

Although Stanley Yelnats, from the book "Holes" and Gen from "The Thief" are both main characters, they have different backgrounds, goals, and personalities. Stanley is a teenager coming from a family cursed by misfortune. Unjustly accused of theft, he gets put in Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center. Despite his situation, Stanley displays kindness, strength and compassion. Alongside making friendships with inmates, he remains authentic to himself while striving to break his family's curse and prove his innocence.

To emphasize how unlucky Stanley was, the author states that Stanley took the sneakers and started running home, but got caught by the police who was just asking him why he was running. The officer then arrested Stanley, because of his

Stanley possesses an animalistic physical vigor that is evident in his love of work and fighting. One characteristic of Stanley is his rudeness and cruelty. Stanley’s animosity toward Blanche manifests itself in all of his actions toward her—his investigations of her past, his birthday gift to her, his sabotage of her relationship with Mitch. Scene eight mentions Blanche's birthday party, and surprisingly, she receives a gift from Stanley. This gift, however, is not one that most people would appreciate.

He is then pushed to the ground for using the wrong name for one of the boys, yet Stanley still thanks the boy for helping him find the water spigot, showing his polite nature (Holes, 00:12:50). Later in the story, he befriends the shy kid, nicknamed Zero. He is fast at digging holes, so he helps Stanley dig them so they have more time and Stanley can teach him to read (Holes, 01:05:03). This act of helping someone even less fortunate than him learn to read demonstrates his sympathy for Zero and caring for those around him, emphasizing his key trait. Stanley exhibits dynamic characteristics as he gains status and confidence through the story as he fights through his external conflicts.

Stanley’s actions are intense and mostly uncalled for, Stanley is heavily motivated by the past and

From his very first appearance, Stanley is revealed to be a brutal, even barbaric man. In Scene One, the audience is introduced to Stanley as he hurls a bloody package at Stella with a shout of “Meat! (2). Simple, forceful, and grotesque, this action is reminiscent of a caveman, and shows the audience Stanley’s true nature from the very beginning. Clearly, he is not the Platonic image of an enlightened man.

In the beginning of the novel Stanley is innocent and weak because he didn't steal the shoes and is not that strong.

He also stands up for himself and his fellow friends. He used to be very careful before he spoke because he did not wanted to create trouble. “I’m not looking for trouble,” Stanley said. “I’m just tired that’s all.” (page 44), “He nervously went towards her. “Mr. Pendanski and I have been having a discussion. Have you taken a drink since Mr. Pendanski last filled your canteen?” Stanley didn’t want to cause trouble for Mr Pendanski. “I still got plenty left.” he said. “Excuse me.” He stopped. “Yeah, I drank some.” “Thank you. May I see your canteen please.” (page 67). As it mentions in the novel clearly that he was not looking for any trouble and that he did not want to cause any trouble for anyone because at that time he did not know how to stand up for yourself and continue growing. But later on, he gets to know everyone a little better. So he decided to show everyone the real him. “He went over to his hole, and to his surprise it was nearly finished. He stared at it, amazed. It didn’t make sense. Or perhaps it did. He smiled. Since he had taken the blame for the sunflower seeds, he realized the other boys had dug his hole for him. (page 94) “I’m teaching him to read and write.” said Stanley. “It’s sort of a trade. The hole still gets dug, so what does it matter who digs it.” “Excuse me?” said the Warden. “Isn’t it more important for him to learn to read” asked Stanley. “Doesn’t

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A year later, his father remarried a woman from “hell” and she was one of the reasons why Stanley became destructive. She was selfish and only cared for her and her seven children. She physically and emotionally abused Stanley by severely beating him many times and blaming him for senseless things. She also neglected him and his two other siblings while she gave her children the best of everything with Stanley’s father money. For example, his stepmother would save food and feed her own children and let Stanley and his siblings