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    main character‚ Stanley III‚ steals a water truck to help his friend‚ Zero‚ but fails. Stanley Yelnats the third has a family who is cursed because of the original Stanley Yelnats back in the old days. Stanley Yelnats the third was sent to Camp Green Lake after he was accused of stealing a famous baseball player’s shoes from a homeless shelter. Stanley continued to dig holes at Camp Green Lake until he came across a mysterious lipstick tube‚ which led to new discoveries. Stanley is a boy who lacked

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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 campStanley discovers that it is actually a barren and desolate wasteland

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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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    Holes Essay: Intro: In the Film Holes different filmic conventions are used to portray characters and construct atmosphere. The film is about a young boy named Stanley Yelnats who follows a journey like his great great great grandfather did. He was sent to Camp Green Lakes for a crime that he did not commit and when he arrived at camp he uncovered some of his family secrets. Techniques such as camera angles‚ sound effects and color constructs the characters and atmosphere in the film which creates

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    situation at Camp Green Lake was connected to the history of ‘Kissin’ Kate Barlow‚ a schoolteacher turned bandit who robbed his great-grandfather and buried her treasure somewhere on the lake. The boys are forced to dig holes because of this and the person overseeing them is the Warden‚ who is the granddaughter of Mr. Charles Walker who was‚ in a way‚ responsible for Kate Barlow’s death. Stanley meeting Zero‚ Zero turning out to be Madame Zeroni’s great-great-great-grandson and Stanley helping to carry

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    whether you believe or not” (Sachar 41). The book I read was Holes by Louis Sachar. This book is about a boy‚ named Stanley Yelnats‚ who is ‘cursed’ with bad luck. The ‘curse’ started with Stanley’s no-good pig stealing great great grandfather. During the early parts of the story‚ Stanley is arrested and sent to Camp Green Lake where boys go to ‘build character’. While at Camp Green Lake‚ the boy had to dig five foot by five-foot holes. They said this was to ‘build character’; however it was not. This

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    this book is anything but a boring story. In the novel Holes‚ by Louis Sachar‚ it tells the story of a young teenage aged boy named Stanley Yelnats who is wrongly accused of stealing Clyde Livingston’s shoes and sent to a juvenile correctional camp. The camp is called Camp Green Lake. He is sent to camp to supposedly build his character and reform his ways. While at camp‚ he makes a friend and develops many new‚ interesting character traits. In the setting and plot‚ the author tries to explain how

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    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 Hector later admits to stealing them. Stanley was a

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    Holes Comparative Essay

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    The novel "Holes" composed by the author Louis Sachar and the movie adaptation directed by Andrew Davis deal with many issues. Throughout the text‚ Sachar explores both the physical and inner journey of the protagonist‚ Stanley Yelnats as he grows and develops into a mature person. The texts also convey the idea of fate and destiny and the role that family and tradition play in our understanding of ourselves. Sachar and Davies use various techniques to convey their meaning. www.bookrags.com"Holes

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    and inspiring stories for the reader to enjoy. These two John Newberry Awarded books will definitely prove themselves why they deserved their award. THEME The two books gave the importance of fate or destiny. The Giver’s Jonas and Holes’ Stanley both had their own fate. Jonas’ community was passive. They had their fate decided by the “Elders” who practically runs the whole community. The children until the grow up can be designated as a Nurturer‚ Birthmother‚ a Laborer‚ Instructor‚ Caretaker

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