Why Is Stanley Unlucky

“Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” In the novel, Stanley thought that his luck couldn't get any worse, day by day his luck was getting better. Through the influence of Zeros friendship, Stanley changes from insecure and unlucky to confident and lucky. At the rise of the novel, Stanley is insecure, and unlucky. Stanley is insecure in the starting point of the book “ Stanley weighed three times as much as the other boy… She was unaware of how much embarrassment she had caused.” (Sachar 7) This evidence shows that Stanley is known for his weight, he gets made fun of, and he is insecure about it. Stanley is unlucky “ A patrol car pulled alongside him. Stanley was arrested.” (Sachar 24) The evidence shows that Stanley is unlucky because he got arrested for a crime he did not do. Stanley has changed a lot since day one. Stanley never had any friends until he met Zero, now he can be himself and learn from Zero. Stanley can be his true self around Zero “What do you think is up there?” asked Zero, “Probably an Italian restaurant. I think I'll get a pepperoni pizza.” (Sachar 163) This text evidence shows that Stanley has a funny side but only shows it around Zero. Stanley is influenced by Zero “ As long as Zero could keep going, he could keep going too.” (Sachar 162) The evidence from this quote
Stanley is extremely confident “Stanley took hold of Zeros forearms and pulled him upright. He stood up lifting Zeros worn out body off the ground.” (Sachar 170) The evidence shows that Stanley is confident because he knows he is able to save Zero’s life and carry him up to big thumb. Stanley is lucky “ Stanley and Zero each received less than a million dollars, but not a lot less.” (Sachar 230) This evidence shows that finding the hidden treasure paid off, they got lucky that they found it before the warden. Stanley changed from insecure to confident throughout the