Stanley's Irresponsibility In Holes By Louis Sachar

When Stanley first got to Camp Green Lake he was timid, apprehensive, and hesitant, but now he’s dauntless, sympathetic, and worthy.

He is a very dominating: he overpowers his timid wife, Stella, constantly, to keep her from leaving him. He is very proud of his American heritage, several times referencing to his being in the United States Army and is enraged when Blanche calls him "common," or a "Polack." He seems incapable of refinement, and does everything whole-heartedly: he claims to love Stella thoroughly and hates Blanche vehemently. Stanley is honest to the point of brutality, and he does not care about offending others. Further, He even brags to Mitch about raping Blanche. He despises Blanche because they are opposites. His hatred of Blanche is so great that he rapes her, causing her final mental breakdown.

We first meet Stanley at the beginning of scene one, we get an idea of Stanley's character from the stage directions that come before his first piece of speech. These stage directions prior to his dialogue say ‘[bellowing]’, the verb ‘bellowing’ is a very powerful word and immediately gives the impression that Stanley is aggressive, especially compared to the contrasting stage directions that describe Stella such as ‘[mildly]’.

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

aggression of Stanley (who is based on his father). His father- similar to Stanley- was very

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

Stanley is insecure at the beginning for many different reasons. One reason why I think he's insecure is the part from the book that says, “ No one liked him and the truth was he especially didn’t like himself.” (Sachar 186) Although this part may be from a later part in the book it still proves that he was insecure of the way he thinks about himself. My second evidence that shows his insecurity is the part that says, “He didn't have any friends at home. He was overweight and the kids at school tease him about his size.” (Sachar 7) Sachar shows Stanley’s insecurity with this quote because it shows that he’s insecure with making friends at home and was bullied

is true in the extreme for Stanley, he does what he wishes and disregards the consequences. It is not a motto he actually employs towards the remaining characters; thinking only of himself, he does not care if anyone else is "comfortable" or not. Through dialogue such as this, Williams asserts to the reader/audience the fact that Stanley inherently fails to take into account the repercussions his own requirements and desires have on others. He is in total control and the only person endowed with power; therefore the only person he takes into consideration - and the only person his wife is allowed to take

Tennessee Williams’ theme in A Streetcar Named Desire is “A plea for the understanding of the delicate people.” His character Stanley depicts a person who believes in brutality, his place as a man, and his ability to rule over others. These traits influence Stanley who is callous and doesn’t understand delicate people. Stanley is a brutal person who who hurts delicate people. “He advances and disappears.

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.”

Have you ever been bullied in school? That's what happened to Stanley In Holes, Stanley is overweight, so he has a hard time at school, but when he gets arrested for a crime he didn't do he finally finds out what real friendship is. Stanley changes from having no friends to having a best friend because of how Sachar describes him in school by being bullied, at home by not having lots of money, and at Camp Green Lake where he learns how to have friends. In the beginning of the novel, Stanley is not popular.

At the beginning, Stanley is a very compassionate and empathetic person, even showing empathy for the bus driver when going to camp, (page 13) even though he’s on the way to a juvenile correctional facility. Though, he was often a pushover and very insecure. In chapter 13, page 63, he gave X-Ray his own discovery, the K.B. tube, just because he was desperate for a friendship and didn’t want to get on his bad side.

Stanley is an extremely barbaric person who expresses his brutality in many ways. He is a

The first character trait Stanley shows is that he shows is kindness. He shows this by giving something he found in the hole he dug to X-Ray. “I think I might have found something.” said Stanley. “Instead of showing it to Zig-Zag, he gave the tube to X-Ray.” Stanley was being kind and letting X-Ray have the day off for “finding” what Stanley found. This was very kind because digging the holes in Camp Green Lake on very harsh in conditions was not easy at all. It was a very big deal to get the day off and he gave

To begin,Stanley’s Physical environment isn’t a positive place to be in. For one thing there is a big lack of nature.