Holes By Louis Sachar
Holes
In the novel, Holes, written by Louis Sachar we meet the main protagonist named Stanley Yelnats. Who is in a juvenile detention centre called Camp Green Lake “ a camp for bad boys”. From which Stanley goes on a self-discovering journey. From becoming a “nobody” to a “somebody”. But how did Stanley just change his character?
When Stanley first arrived in Camp Green Lake he was a “nobody” and was not like the other boys there. They were all “bad boys”. But Stanley was a different sort of boy. He was completely the opposite of the boys there. He's an overweight boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully, Derrick Dunne. He was not violent and was a kind and loving character. Yet how did Stanley get into Camp Green Lake? Stanley is just very unlucky. He says it's because of his no-good, dirty, rotten, pig-stealing, great-great grandfather. But Stanley’s dad always tells him “I learn from failure”. In Camp Green Lake, they have to dig holes, because the Warden claims the work builds character. And this made Stanley change a lot. He had more self-confidence and was physically stronger. …show more content…
Including both appearance and attitude. Instead of being overweight and weak now his body is no longer fat and his muscles have strengthened. And then picked up a nickname called “Caveman”. For his big, strong demeanour. This also gained Stanley self-confidence and feels like he is a “somebody” for the first time. So this forms a friendship with Zero, the quiet kid in camp. Through all the pain and tiredness of digging holes all day in the sun, he realises that Zero has a strong friendship with him. Helping each other out through learning how to read, and through helping each other out in digging holes. “He was the one teaching Zero to read. And by the time Stanley had left Camp Green Lake he was a different
In the novel, Holes, written by Louis Sachar we meet the main protagonist named Stanley Yelnats. Who is in a juvenile detention centre called Camp Green Lake “ a camp for bad boys”. From which Stanley goes on a self-discovering journey. From becoming a “nobody” to a “somebody”. But how did Stanley just change his character?
When Stanley first arrived in Camp Green Lake he was a “nobody” and was not like the other boys there. They were all “bad boys”. But Stanley was a different sort of boy. He was completely the opposite of the boys there. He's an overweight boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully, Derrick Dunne. He was not violent and was a kind and loving character. Yet how did Stanley get into Camp Green Lake? Stanley is just very unlucky. He says it's because of his no-good, dirty, rotten, pig-stealing, great-great grandfather. But Stanley’s dad always tells him “I learn from failure”. In Camp Green Lake, they have to dig holes, because the Warden claims the work builds character. And this made Stanley change a lot. He had more self-confidence and was physically stronger. …show more content…
Including both appearance and attitude. Instead of being overweight and weak now his body is no longer fat and his muscles have strengthened. And then picked up a nickname called “Caveman”. For his big, strong demeanour. This also gained Stanley self-confidence and feels like he is a “somebody” for the first time. So this forms a friendship with Zero, the quiet kid in camp. Through all the pain and tiredness of digging holes all day in the sun, he realises that Zero has a strong friendship with him. Helping each other out through learning how to read, and through helping each other out in digging holes. “He was the one teaching Zero to read. And by the time Stanley had left Camp Green Lake he was a different