Holes By Louis Sachar Essay

Being in the wrong place at the wrong time all the time is real bad luck or can really lead you to believe in a curse from generations ago from your no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather. Louis Sachar has contributed to American literature by writing children’s books, in which his greatest strength as a writer is his creation of imagery that produces imagery in the reader’s head. In the novel Holes, by Louis Sachar one of Sachar’s themes of the novel is that obstructing promises can be a crucial characteristic depicting the way one will live the rest of his life, for example being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sachar certifies this through his use of imagery, repetition, and situational irony. Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow, New York on March 20, 1954. He lived in East Meadow until he was in third grade, which is when he moved to Tustin, California. His family life consists of his wife whom he married in 1985, and his only child, Carla who is now 26 years old. His father passed away during his first year of college. Louis Sachar is best known for his children’s books. He has won the 1998 United States National Book Award for Young People. He has also won the 1999 Newberry Medal for contributing the most to American literature for children. Louis Sachar is known for one of his famous themes of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the novel Holes Stanley Yelnats has a serious case of bad luck because of this curse his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather is accused of stealing a pair of sneakers donated by the
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