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
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Plot:The story Holes is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats. His whole family (except forhis mother) believes that the Yelnats family is under a curse. They always have bad luck. One day after Stanley is walking home from school‚ a pair of shoes fell from an overpassand hit him on the head. They were the shoes of a famous baseball player‚ ClydeLivingston. Stanley did not know‚ so he kept them and got arrested because hesupposedly stole them. He ends up going to a juvenile camp‚ Camp Green Lake. Hispunishment
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yourself until you’re tested. The book "Holes" by Louis Sachar tells a story of Stanley Yelnats‚ who happened to be under a curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather. Throughout the days in Camp Green Lake‚ he was able to discover the real history of his family. I enjoyed reading the adventures in this book even though the ending seems a bit unrealistic. In personal opinion‚ there were several different purposes of Louis Sachar writing this novel. First of all
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The novel holes by Louis Sachar showcases many major teen issues‚ in particular crime‚ affecting today’s youth. Teen crime is when an individual under the age of the majority acts against the law. Teen crime features very clearly in the novel and Sachar displays the consequences‚ effects and examples of the issue throughout the novel. This issue will be explored through an analysis of the setting‚ plot and characters in the text‚ holes. My first support to this claim will be setting. Sachar has set
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The opening of Holes is effective for many reasons. There are more than just a few techniques that authors use to entice readers and I am going to be looking at those that Holes author Louis Sachar used. The first sentence of the first chapter is very interesting as it is a contradictory phrase that confuses the reader and throws them off guard. A boy named Stanley Yelnats has been sent to a place named Camp Green Lake. However‚ confusingly‚ the first sentence simply states ‘there is no lake at
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“ He smiled. It was a family joke. Whenever anything went wrong they would always blame it on Stanley’s no-good-dirty-rotten-great-great- grandfather.” In Louis Sachar’s book Holes‚ a boy named Stanley is falsely arrested and sent to Camp Green Lake accused of stealing a pair of sneakers.While at Camp‚ Stanley went through a lot of changes. Three of which caught my eye. Stanley has experienced lots of changes‚ but the most obvious one was his external strength. Text evidence from page7 says
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text that jumps through different time periods‚ then ultimately emerges at the end. The author of Holes‚ Sachar used a non-linear text with three different narrative threads occurring through different generations and eras. She doesn’t complete the thread as she leaves each chapter on a cliff hanger‚ which leaves the reader with suspense. The three narrative thread captivates the reader and allows the reader to picture three different stories. 2. The majority of Holes is written in third person. A
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In the story hole by Louis Sachar Mr. pendanski one of the camp counselors at camp green lake sets a supportive tone in the story. He first sets the tone in the story when he says‚ “No‚” said Mr. Pendanski. “That person is you‚ Stanley. You’re the reason you are here. You’re responsible for yourself. You messed up your life‚ and it’s up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you - for any of you.” This quote helps to develop the tone of support. It shows that Mr. Pendanski is trying
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Sacrificial Friendship In the book holes‚ written by Louis Sachar‚ Stanley Yelnats the main character is a poor‚ friendless‚ over weighted boy who is constantly bullied at school. He is arrest one day for a crime that did not commit. Stanley is therefore condemned to jail or to be sent to a place called Camp Green Lake for eighteen months as he is unable to prove his innocence. Stanley chooses Camp Green Lake. But upon arriving in the camp‚ Stanley discovers that it is actually a barren and desolate
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Imagine sand in your eyes and glaring heat taking you down one second at a time‚ all while digging a 5 foot wide by 5 foot deep hole. That’s the life of Stanley Yelnats IV in the book “Holes” by Louis Sachar. The book “Holes” is a mystery comedy novel released on August 20th‚ 1989. The book “Holes” Starts off with a teenager named Stanley Yelnats IV. Stanley and his family have had bad luck ever since his no good dirty rotten pig-stealing great great grandfather Elya Yelnats made a promise he did
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