The yelnats family has been hit by bad luck for generations, believing that there was a curse laid upon stanleys greatgreatgrandfather by a gypsy more than a hundred years ago. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. At the end of the novel, when the curse is broken, stanley yelnats iii is. Discusses the writing, characters, plot, and themes of this 1999 newbery awardwinning book. And it was all down to the incredible acting of khleo thomas, the young actor who portrayed the character all those years ago. His family has a history of bad luck, and accordingly, stanley is wrongfully convicted of stealing, and is sent to the detention center, camp green lake. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by the warden or refer to the warden. Nonviolent and generally kind, stanley has a difficult time in.
Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character. Stanley yelnats iv stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Stanley is the protagonist of this story, a shy, unpopular high school student. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character.
Stanley the main character of the book is called stanley yelnats and has always had bad luck because of a curse that was brought upon his family by his greatgreatgrandfather. There are also 2 antagonists, however they are both in the present day, they are. Holes is a novel published on august 20, 1998, by farrar, straus and giroux in the united states and bloomsbury in the united. Shmoop guide to holes protagonist, antagonist, foil, guide, mentor, and character roles. The outcast a character banished from a social group for some real or imagined crime against his fellow man, usually destined to wander from place to place. Stanley yelnats x ray squid magnet zero armpit zig zag kate barlow mr. Holes by louis sachar antagonists setting the setting in this book is camp green lake, which ironically is a flat desert with no water within hundreds of miles. Hector zeroni zero zero starts the story as a boy who doesnt say anything, and all he does is eat, sleep, and dig holes.
What are the main characters and there descriptions for. Stanley also helps zero in studies for him to improve. He was working louis sachar pronounced sacker, born march 20, 1954, is an american author of childrens books. A book report on the book holes by louis sachar essay. Zero is the nickname all the other boys have given to him. Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. If stanley and his father werent always hopeful, then it wouldnt hurt so much every time their hopes were crushed.
Holes 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this tentative and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment and redemption. Holes is a 2003 liveaction film directed by andrew davis and screenplay adapted by louis sachar, whose original novel of the same name it was based on, with shia labeouf as the lead role of stanley yelnats. All three of my kids read this in middle school and ive read it myself. Have students track various character traits, important quotes, and more while reading. April 18, 2003 dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, young stanley yelnats is sent to camp green lake, a. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is sent to the camp green lake juvenile detention center. Stanley is overweight at the outset of the book but gradually loses weight at camp green lake, where he and all of the other boys are expected to dig holes daily. Stanley befriends zero and zero may help him to remove all the bad luck. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. Symbol archetypes character archetype light vs darkness. The creators of sparknotes holes characters from litcharts. Free holes character map worksheet by storyboard that tpt. The novel called holes by louis sachar mainly takes place at camp green lake, a detention center for boys.
Light usually suggests hope renewal, or intellectual. Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature essays. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. It used to be a big lake full of water until it stopped raining there forever. Stanley is the downtrodden kid who gets kicked around by just about everyone and everything. The film was produced by walden media and released by walt disney pictures. As stanleys father liked to say, i learn from failure. Jan 21, 2009 stanley is overweight at the outset of the book but gradually loses weight at camp green lake, where he and all of the other boys are expected to dig holes daily.
Zero, or hector zeroni, is a serious, silent, mysterious boy who also lives in d tent. Sam, an onion picker and an african american man, fell in love with kate barlow, the beautiful school teacher of green lake. What are the names and nicknames of the characters in the. He was a kind and caring man who treated everyone with respect, and it is easy to see why kate barlow fell in love with him, too. Here are the prominent characters in the book, holes. Louis sachar has said in interviews that kate barlow is his favorite character in holes. Louis sachars book holes, winner of the 1999 newbery medal, the national book award, and the boston globehorn book award, is also an ala best book for young adults, an ala. List five character traits of stanley, the protagonist of. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux.
Main characters stanley yelnats he is the fifteenyearold main character, the protagonist of the novel. According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. My name isnt zero you know, it is hector zeroni as stanleys helping zero so much i think that the curse could get off him. A book report on the book holes by louis sachar essay sample. The holes characters chapter of this holes study guide course is the most efficient way to study the characters from the novel holes by louis sachar. I apologize in advance for any incorrect information. Stanley yelnats broke the curse by carring zero up big thumb. Holes by louis sachar book summary minute book report. A reading guide to holes by louis sacharby monique vescia. Analysis and discussion of characters in louis sachars holes. Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit, zigzag, warden, kate barlow, sam. Stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. Holes book meet all the main characters 2 flashcards. One of the characters most of us remember from the movie holes is zero.
Igor barkov offered his largest pig but elya and igors pigs both weighed the same so. April 18, 2003 dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, young stanley yelnats is sent to camp green lake, a very weird place thats not green and. He attributes this bad luck to his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreat. Use this great character map worksheet to engage your students in the classroom. Stanley yelnats iv is a goodhearted teenager born to a luckless family who have been cursed for hundreds of.
The main character of the book is called stanley yelnats and has always had bad luck because of. What are details to describe the characters in the book. He is overweight and is accustomed to having bad luck. Stanley yelnats iv is an overweight teenage boy from a poor family, whose future fortune depends on his inventor father discovering the secret to curing bad foot odor. Based on the movie thats based on the book by louis sachar. He is fifteenyearold, the protagonist of the novel. Stanleys greatgreatgrandfather did not honor a promise he made to an old woman with magical powers, and misfortune has followed him and his descendants ever since. Stanley has a strong belief that his family is chronically unlucky, and believes that the source of this misfortune is a curse that was placed on his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather, elya yelnats. They all attribute this lack of success to stanleys.
The character of the warden in holes from litcharts the. It has mystery to keep you entertained and the main characters are great examples of good triumphing over evil. This worksheet is adaptable to suit your specific needs in the classroom. Who are the main characters of holes by louis sachar. A list of all the characters in holes camp green lake characters.
Madame zeroni a gypsy who cursed the yelnats family. Holes quotes by louis sachar meet your next favorite book. Stanley is the fourteenyearold protagonist of the novel, who has been wrongfully imprisoned at a labor camp in texas for. Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit. Stanley yelnats caveman he is the 4th stanley in his family. Throughout holes, fate plays an important role in the lives of all of the characters. Myra menke the beautiful girl who elya wanted to marry. He was arrested for stealing shoes and was sent to camp green lake. The book centers on an unlucky teenage boy named stanley yelnats, who is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in texas, after being falsely accused of theft. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive. Holes book meet all the main characters 2 flickr creative commons images some images used in this set are licensed under the creative commons through. She is great friends with elya yelnats, and she gives him a pig. This is a quick book summary of holes by louis sachar.
Holes is such an amusing book with some unusual characters. While he does grow a bit more hardened as time goes on, hes still by far the nicest camper. But all that time digging holes slimmed him down and built up his muscles. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by mr. Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit, zigzag, warden, kate barlow, sam, charles walker, elya yelnats, madame zeroni, stanley yelnats i, mrs. Caveman stanley yelnats iva teenage white overweight average weight in the movie boy who was falsely accused of stealing clyde livingstons shoes which got him sent to camp green lake.
He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his e. Identify the major characters in holes and type their names into the different title boxes. Madame zeroni is the greatgreatgreatgrandmother of hector zeroni zero. This was one of the most interesting characters in the book, and to see him brought to life in such amazing style was a joy to watch. Despite their awful luck, they always remained hopeful. Charles walker, elya yelnats, madame zeroni, stanley yelnats i, mrs. Stanley yelnats, the main character in holes by louis sachar, possesses many character traits.
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