Unfairly sentenced to months of detention at camp green lake, he and his campmates are forced by the warden to dig holes in order to build character. Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas. As the title indicates, it is a guide to surviving the juvenile detention facility camp green lake, presented in character by the protagonist stanley. This novel is about a young man named stanley yelnats and his experience at a place called camp green lake, which is a detention facility where boys are. Theodore was arrested and sent to camp green lake for beating up two older boys at a movie theater, over a bucket of popcorn. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. 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. Stanleys troubles start long before the false conviction on theft and his sentencing to camp green lake. He is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile corrections facility which is ironically. In a camp for bad boys camp green lake there is a smoothtalking, unofficial leader of the d tent delinquents, xray. He has never been to summer camp because his family is poor, so when he is tried for a crime and the judge tells him he can either go to the.
He has never been to summer camp because his family is poor, so when he is tried. Overweight kid with a lot of bad luck, convicted of a crime he didnt commit, sent to camp green lake juvenile detention center. Pendanski and if they give it to the warden and she likes it then you can get the rest of the day off. Walkerthe terrifying woman who runs camp green lake. Small pieces of stanleys family history and the history of green lake are revealed bit by bit. The lawyer who gets stanley out of camp green lake. Sir is smoking cigarettes once again an indication of a character weakness. Characterization of stanley yelnats holes stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake by louis. Stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. Camp counselor at green lake, eats sunflower seeds because he quit smoking.
Stanley, who is in fact innocent, has been sent to camp green lake for. Shes a tall, redhaired woman who is soft spoken but. Although his age is not mentioned, he must be of middle. Stanley yelnats caveman he is the 4th stanley in his family. Hired by stanleys father after he makes money finding a cure for foot odour. The newbery medalwinning book, holes, was written by louis sachar, and first published in 1998. A list of all the characters in holes camp green lake characters. A story passed from generation to generation says that elya, his greatgreat grandfather failed to fulfill a promise to an old gypsy woman, who cursed him and his family.
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. She is a short woman, hispanic with straight black hair and dark eyes. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake is a 2003 novel for young adults by louis sachar, first published by yearling books random house. The setting in a book refers to both the time and place in which it takes place. After being mistakenly convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, stanley is sent to camp green lake. What is the character description of the warden in holes. Rules at camp green lake dont upset the warden dont go near the wardens cabin dont back answer the supervisor 4 minute showers only. He is an overweight boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully, derrick dunne. Stanley yelnats, the protagonist, thinks that camp green lake will be like a summer camp. Pendanski believe about the boys at camp green lake in holes, by louis sachar.
Dont worry they will be washed from time to time 4. Qualified staff camp green lake has medical and counseling staff available on site 247. Stanley yelnats, stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake, p. The town shriveled and dried up along with the lake, and the people who lived there. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp greenlake holes book. When he arrives at camp green lake, he quickly understands what he needs to do to survive. Pendanski, the warden, xray they all push stanley around, just like everyone else always has. 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. 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. Stanley yelnats is the main character in the book holes by louis sachar. By the time stanley and zero return to camp green lake to dig up the suitcase, mr. Main characters stanley yelnats he is the fifteenyearold main character, the protagonist of the novel.
Now stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys detention center, camp green lake, where the warden makes the boys build character by spending all day, every day, digging holes five feet wide and five feet deep. In the book holes by louis sacher, they are digging holes at camp green lake, the juvinile correction camp, because the camp warden believes it helps them gain character but later in the story. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus. Pendanski tells stanley early on, the person youve got to worry about is the warden. The warden, the novels villain, owns and runs camp green lake in the. Stanley yelnats believes his family has been cursed. Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. His favorite catchphrase is to say that camp green lake isnt a girl scout camp, and he loves telling campers that theyre not in the girl scouts anymore. Nonviolent and generally kind, stanley has a difficult time in school and at the camp. Stanley yelnats is the main character in the novel. Stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck.
The two boys spend a week at the lush green top of the mountain. Hector zeroni, smallest of camp members, digs holes fastest. Another camper at camp green lake, stanly friend, best digger, thought to be stupid by counselors and other. If they find anything unusual, they are supposed to report it. 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. Make hard copies of the causeandeffect graphic organizer printable for the class.
Now stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys detention center, camp green lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. However when the parts come together, holes turns into a puzzle, or mystery book. You will have to pairs of clothes, one for work and one for rest. Sam the onion man sells onion tonics to the townspeople of green lake. Rules at camp green lake digging holes with stanley. Pendanski, a counselor at camp green lake, is an interesting character in holes by louis sachar. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is sent to the camp green lake juvenile detention center. The main character of the book is called stanley yelnats and has always had bad luck. Much of the praise for the book has centered around its complex plot. Around the end, he has achieved selfconfidence and skinnyness. The rec room in camp green lake is so beaten up that the sign has been replaced by one reading. Now stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys detention center, camp green lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day, digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. It is the second in a series inaugurated in 1998 by the awardwinning holes. However, as stanley explains, the awardwinning book caught the attention of gettough politicians who liked the notion of hard work and discipline.
In the book holes by louis sachar, there are three distinct periods of time. Pendanski and if they give it to the warden and she likes it. Stanley is wrongly convicted of a crime and sentenced to a juvenile detention facility called camp green lake, where a series of good choices and improbable coincidences lead him to defeat the curse and bring good fortune back to his family. Shes a tall, redhaired woman who is soft spoken but nasty. The creators of sparknotes holes characters from litcharts. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by stanley yelnats or refer to stanley yelnats. Zero zero is another camper at camp green lake who becomes friends with stanley. Jan 21, 2009 at the end of the book, when camp green lake is closed down and the other boys cheer stanley, xray is seen hanging back, and then leaving by himself. Character building individual and group interaction en.
A flashlight readers activity on the computers students will use. Cause and effect with the treasure of green lake scholastic. His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. At camp green lake he finds it much easier to fit in, and within a couple. Stanley yelnats iv has been cursed because his greatgreatgrandfather made a big mistake. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake 2003 and small steps 2006 are. Stanley yelnats iv stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. What are the main characters and there descriptions for. If students have limited access to computers, you can print hard copies of the activity screens or complete the activity as a class using the. Basically, its a place for kids who have committed crimes. Early in the novel, the narrator gives a description of stanley yelnats prior to his incarceration at camp green lake. Stanley yelnats iv is a goodhearted teenager born to a luckless family who have been cursed for hundreds of.
Contentsshow holes character list a list of all the characters in holes. It followed stanley yelnats, who was falsely accused of theft, and sent to a desert boot camp. The boys are supposed to dig holes at the camp in the hopes that they will build character and abide by the law. Stanley and zero have to face the danger of precipices as they scale gods thumb. Of course, camp green lake has no lake and hardly anything is green. Zero responds wordlessly by measuring his hole, showing his pride in besting the standards with meticulous work. Apr 01, 2002 stanley yelnats, stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake, p. The warden, the novels villain, owns and runs camp green lake in the texas desert. In stanleys first days at camp green lake, the narrator describes zero as the smallest kid in the group, but also the quickest hole digger. He is fifteenyearold, the protagonist of the novel. Stanley, who is in fact innocent, has been sent to camp green lake for stealing the shoes of a famous basketball player.
Occupants armpit theodore johnson barfbag louis caveman stanley yelnats iv magnet jose squid alan twitch brian xray rex washburn zero hector zeroni zigzag ricky. The film was produced by walden media and released by walt disney pictures. Through his experience at the hellish camp green lake. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his e. Pendanski, the two counselors who monitor the boys activities. Shes the one who calls the shots at camp green lake, the one whose cruelty sets the tone for the camp s horrible treatment of the boys. Pendanski, the tent counselor, d stands for diligent.
He was arrested for stealing shoes and was sent to camp green lake. Sir appears intimidating to the boys at camp green lake, his tough, mean demeanor is a facade. Pendanski comes off as a caring individual, but sometimes he shows a. Read about how this protagonist overcomes his familys curse and learns more about himself at the same time.
Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a. Residents of green lake seek out both doc hawthorns services as well as sams onion potions, and neither man is bothered by this arrangement. When he arrives at camp green lake, he quickly understands what he needs to do. Female descendant of the walker family, ruthless and cruel. Camp green lake characters caveman stanley yelnats iv a 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. The modernday story of stanleys life is interwoven with the story of camp green lake a hundred and ten years before, when it was a green, beautiful place and a thriving town.
What are the main characters and there descriptions for the. During these periods of time many things change throughout the decades, including major and minor things. He is very tall and has a long neck and long blonde hair that stood up from his head. Never has the wit, timing, creativity and sensitive styling of louis sachar been better than in this miniature novel disguised as a survival guide. Newbery medal winners holes louis sachar biography book summary. It quickly becomes apparent that there is a lot more to the digging of the holes than the mere punishment character building of the camp s residents. After coming down, the two friends go back to camp green lake and find the treasure. According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. The character of the warden in holes from litcharts the creators. Aug 20, 1998 stanley yelnats is falsely accused of stealing a pair of sneakers and set to camp green lake, for criminal boys. My evidence comes from the quotes on page 145 chapters 32. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of yelnats. He, for having been at the camp the longest in his group, has the privilege of using the shortest shovel and standing at the head of the line for water.
Ricky was sent to camp green lake for setting off fire crackers at school that ended up setting off the fire alarm. Hector zeroni zero zero starts the story as a boy who doesnt say anything, and all he does is eat, sleep, and dig holes. At the beginning of the book, caveman has quite a low self esteem and is overweight. Stanley wins xrays approval by becoming enmeshed in the routine that is already established at camp green lake. The reader is never quite given all of the details needed to solve the puzzle until the very end.
You are entering camp green lake 1 there is no lake at camp green lake. Camp green lake was a juvenile delinquent detention camp which had once used to be a town, located near green lake, a natural tidal lake in calhoun county of texas. Holes characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The holes of the title are 5 feet in diameter and five feet deep and one must be dug, in the bed of a dried up lake, by each resident of the camp. The story began with the place, and the characters and plot grew out of it. In chapter 44, stanley and zero sneak back to the camp in search of kissin kate barlows buried treasure, which is what the warden has been trying to find for decades at camp green lake. Hes especially grumpy because, when stanley arrives, mr. Boys who have committed crimes are sent to camp green lake. Twitch is a new prisoner at camp green lake and is known for stealing. Doc hawthorn himself uses an onion cream for balding. Stanley has to go to camp green lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the desert of texas, because he is wrongly accused for stealing the sneakers of the famous baseball player clyde sweet. At camp green lake he finds it much easier to fit in, and within a couple days of arriving already has a nickname and a few friends.
He follows the rules without question and he needs xray, the unofficial leader of the boys, to think he is a good guy. Holes is set mostly in present day camp green lake, a detention camp for boys. Stanley yelnats, overweight, lonely, and poor, has been arrested for a crime he didnt commit, and hes on a bus headed for camp green lake. In this scene, stanley observes zeros speed with envy. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake by. As he gets used to life at camp green lake, stanley begins to figure out how to survive. Zero becomes too weak to continue, so stanley carries him up thereby fulfilling his greatgreatgrandfathers promise, albeit several generations late, and breaking the curse.
He is also the main protagonist of the holes sequel small steps before camp green lake. 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. Stanley yelnats character analysis in holes litcharts. See more ideas about holes movie, green lake and movies. 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. The lake had once used to be a town, but now its a juvenile delinquent detention camp. Holes by louis sachar character descriptions, character analysis and. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake is a spinoff of holes by louis sachar. Camp green lake boosts more sun filled days than anywhere else in southern california. When he arrives at camp green lake things dont get any better for him. Grade 57at the end of holes farrar, 1998, camp green lake seemed destined to become a girl scout camp. The physical labor at the camp the endless digging of huge holes in the desert is exhausting for him at first, but he has the mental resilience to push through, and eventually becomes physically stronger as well. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.
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