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    3 introduction: the novel ’Holes’ by Louis Sachar‚ communicates the strong character of stanley yelnats by using the language technique of dialogue to show how hes changes from being low self estemed and degraded‚ to a hero who is recognised in society. when stanley yelnats is framed for a crime he did not commit and is sent to camp green lake‚ a camp where boys dig holes all day as punishment‚ he discovers something hed never none about before‚ something hed actualli been waiting for but

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    Essay questions: how do the novel holes deal with the issue of power? . Intro: Holes‚ by Louis Sachar‚ are a very important novel for students to study when learning about power and justice. The novel explores these two themes closely as we are taken an a journey through \ around camp green lake with Stanley‚ a character who has been wrong fully accused of stealing a pair of sneakers. Through the techniques\ ideas of characterisation setting and themes‚ the author is successful in communicating

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    Holes Essay By Tanya Ilagan How would you feel if you had to put up with a family curse for the rest of your life? In this essay I will be discussing the plot‚ setting‚ characters‚ themes and point of view in the novel Holes written by Louis Sachar. The novel Holes is written in an omniscient view as the narrator constantly moves through three different time periods. The narrator describes the thoughts‚ actions and activities of the characters‚ especially Stanley as if there was a ‘fly on

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    is all the time a book about advancements; it is about personal growth. I agree with the interpretation because in all good books people change and mature. One work of literature that I have read which relates to the quote is the book Holes by Louis Sachar. Another book that supports the quote is the book‚ Monster‚ by Walter Dean Myers. The first example is from the story‚ Holes. The main character‚ Stanley III‚ steals a water truck to help his friend‚ Zero‚ but fails. Stanley Yelnats the third

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    Holes is a novel written by Louis Sachar published in 1998. The story revolves around Stanley Yelnats. He is falsely accused of stealing a pair of trainers‚ which were donated by Clyde Livingston “Sweet Feet” to a homeless shelter. When Stanley goes to trial he is given a choice between prison or Camp Green Lake. In a hurried decision him and his family choose Camp Green Lake without knowing that this place is a living nightmare‚ where you are forced to dig a 5ft wide and 5ft deep hole every day

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    “When you spend your hole life in a hole‚ the only way you can go is up” -Zero In this essay it will be demonstrated that it is possible to climb out of a “hole” if someone has the motivation and determination to do so. Stanley and Zero are example of this. Unfortunately this was not the case for Sam and Lewis (barf-bag). The novel “Holes” show that Stanley did endeavour to overcome his many challenges‚ Stanley show persistence in spite of how difficult or burdensome the mission seemed

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    After reading Holes I found that it was a very inspiring folk tale with many mysteries that tied together in the end. I valued the themes that Sachar wrote about because they are the values that many elementary students have. Students always want to fit in with everybody else‚ have nicknames for their best friends‚ and share their life stories without being judged. These are the main values that I found among the friendships at Camp Green Lake. The first value of fitting in with everyone else

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    thought. Zero was nobody.” (Sachar 81) If Stanley really valued Zero he wouldn’t think of him as a nobody. Stanley reveals Zero isn’t a priority as he thinks to himself‚ “After digging all day‚ he didn’t have the strength to try to teach Zero to read and write. He needed to

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    literary techniques

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    by putting more excitement in to the writing. Putting more dynamics in writing create more excitement. Without excitement‚ the writing will be monotonous. "He was standing in the middle of a lizard nest. He felt the scream explode inside of him" (Sachar). Stanley was standing in a pit full of yellow spotted lizards that can kill him in a single bite. This connects to what I’m saying of more excitement in writings. That is why literary techniques create dynamics by adding more excitement.

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    HOLES In the beginning of the novel Holes‚ by Louis Sachar‚ Stanley Yelnats is convicted of stealing a pair of sneakers that were supposed to be auctioned to supply a orphanage with money. He didn’t deliberately steal the sneakers they hit him in the head after Hector Zeroni stole them and saw the police so he threw them over the bridge. Later in the novel Stanley meets Hector and tells him why he is there and Hector describes what they look like. Stanley was convicted due to lack of evidence and

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