Sam, an onion picker and an african american man, fell in love with kate barlow, the beautiful school teacher of green lake. This character is a beautiful but emptyheaded young woman in latvia, with a father who plans to choose a suitor for this character based on which suitor has the best pig. Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of celebrityowned tennis shoes that were donated to a childrens. What is the character description of the warden in holes. Hector zeroni zerothe fastest digger in camp, madame zeronis descendent.
Theodore was arrested and sent to camp green lake for beating up two older boys at a movie theater, over a bucket of popcorn. Elya never gives up looking for madame zeronis son, who was also in the united states, because he feels guilty about not fulfilling his promise to her. Stanley yelnats iii this character is a wellmeaning inventor who never has any luck, and struggles to support his family with his. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by stanley yelnats or refer to stanley yelnats. This excites readers and gives them a sense of accomplishment as they realize how each plot is intertwined. Igor barkov this character is a 57yearold pig farmer with fat cheeks who is raising a pig in order to win the right to marry a young girl. Pendanski, in particular, mocks and belittles zero at every turn. Stanley yelnats broke the curse by carring zero up big thumb. Identify the major characters in holes and type their names into the different title boxes. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous t. Out on the lake, rattlesnakes and scorpions find shade under rocks and in the holes dug by the campers. Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire.
Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit, zigzag, warden, kate barlow, sam, charles walker, elya yelnats, madame zeroni, stanley yelnats i, mrs. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by charles trout walker or refer to charles trout walker. When squid sees stanley sending a letter to his parents, he takes the letter, crumples it up, and throws it out saying to stanley they dont care, believe me, theyre. What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp. He is also the main protagonist of the holes sequel small steps before camp green lake. 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. 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.
Everyone in holes seems to be convinced that zero is a real nothing of a kid. Characters stanley yelnats stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. He used his experiences there to write his first book sideways stories from wayside school. 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. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas basically, its a place for kids who have committed cri. Holes has been perfectly written and perfectly edited if it needed editing, with a pleasing pace neither slow nor hurried and great characters. Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit. But as the book progresses he slowly grows physical strength from digging holes everyday and also personal strength as the stands up to the people who threaten him like the warden. Characters character list stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. As the story evolves, more of zero is discovered, and he is not who he once appeared to be.
Louis sachar has said in interviews that kate barlow is his favorite character in holes. Holes is a popular book by author louis sachar that has won several awards. Stanley first appears to be a innocent boy who doesnt stand up to his bullies or tries to stand out. Stanley is the downtrodden kid who gets kicked around by just about everyone and everything. The character of charles trout walker in holes from. She is great friends with elya yelnats, and she gives him a pig. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. What are the main characters and there descriptions for.
Stanleys family is cursed with bad luck, and although they do not have much money, they always try to remain. 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. The multiple plot lines can be confusing at first, but it all comes together in the end. The warden is the cruel antagonist in holes by louis sachar. He is overweight and is accustomed to having bad luck. Stanley is the protagonist of this story, a shy, unpopular high school student. He is fifteenyearold, the protagonist of the novel. The main character is a fifthgeneration stanley yelnats. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. At first he is presented as a strange character because he rarely speaks and always walks around with a scowl on his face. Heres a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions. Hes the nicer one of the two camp counselors, but he shows a very different side at different points in the novel. Kate barlow kate barlow is the schoolteacherturnedoutlaw who robbed stanleys great grandfather. For a main character in holes, there is little known about zero.
The holes quotes below are all either spoken by zerohector zeroni or refer to zerohector zeroni. This is a valuable tool for a book such as holes with three story plots taking place and many characters to remember. Shes obsessed with finding kissin kate barlows fortune, and wont let anything get in her way. Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading holes. Madame zeroni is the greatgreatgreatgrandmother of hector zeroni zero. A list of all the characters in holes camp green lake characters. Stanley yelnats present day before becoming a professional writer, louis sacher worked as a teachers aid at an elementary school. Before you read vocabulary building comprehension questions language activities. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a. Friendship is a pretty big deal in holes without this driving force, things might have turned out much differently. Character profile for stanley yelnats from holes holes. Characters xray xray is the unofficial head of the group of boys in tent d at camp green lake.
The character of stanley yelnats in holes from litcharts. The yelnats family stanley yelnats iv caveman the protagonist of holes. I absolutely love novels that come full circle, and holes by louis sachar is one of those novels. The character of the warden in holes from litcharts the. Zero, or hector zeroni, is a serious, silent, mysterious boy who also lives in d tent. Being bitten by a scorpion or even a rattlesnake is not the worst thing that can happen to you. In the book zigzag apologizes to stanley yelnats iv for beating him up at the end of the book.
Main characters stanley yelnats he is the fifteenyearold main character, the protagonist of the novel. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by mr. Immediately download the holes summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching holes. He identifies the people who threaten him, like the warden, and while he tries not to get in trouble he also stands up for his own right and the rights of his friends and family. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office mar 19, 2020 the thirstiest literary characters, ranked apr, 2020 6 book scenes that were too disturbing for the movie adaptation apr 7, 2020. Stanley is an overweight 14yearold boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions.
Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas. Elya yelnats, madame zeroni, stanley yelnats i, mrs. English, ela, reading for holes by louis sachar possible spoiler alert. Stanley yelnats he is the fifteenyearold main character, the protagonist of the novel. 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. At camp green lake he received the nickname squid for farting a lot. 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. 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. Stanley, who is in fact innocent, has been sent to camp green lake for stealing the shoes of a famous basketball player. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on several chapters of holes and is comprised of five of the following different activities.
According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. However when the parts come together, holes turns into a puzzle, or mystery book. Madame zeroni a gypsy who cursed the yelnats family. Stanley yelnats caveman he is the 4th stanley in his family. In the book, stanley starts out being overweight, but eventually loses. The reader is never quite given all of the details needed to solve the puzzle until the very end. Holes is such an amusing book with some unusual characters.
Who are the main characters of holes by louis sachar. What are the main characters and there descriptions for the. A character description of stanley yelnats education. Stanley believes that he is in the wrong place at the wrong time because his family was afflicted with an old gypsy curse, because his greatgreatgrandfather, who lived in latvia, failed to carry a crippled gypsy woman up a mountain in exchange for the pig she had given him. Basically, its a place for kids who have committed crimes. Teaching ideas for holes by louis sachar book units teacher. This character is a math teacher at a middle school and uses a fat child and a skinny child to demonstrate a 3. He was arrested for stealing shoes and was sent to camp green lake. Stanley yelnats is the main protagonist in the young adult novel holes, written by louis sachar and published in 1998. There are also 2 antagonists, however they are both in the present day, they are.
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. While intelligent and kind by nature, the murder of her beloved sam turns kate into a violent outlaw who lives on the wrong side of the law. Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character. The yelnatses blame their latvian ancestor elya yelnats damien luvara, who was cursed after breaking a promise. Just click on the image below to download the free. 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. Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits. Okay, maybe thats obvious, but its also a key part of the story, so well take a look. The luckiest of the yelnats ancestors, stanley yelnats i allan kolman, lost his fortune when outlaw kissin kate barlow stole his treasure chest. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is.
Choose a character to represent each of the story characters. His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. When stanley yelnats iv arrived at camp green lake, the two didnt talk much. Holes by louis sachar character descriptions, character analysis and. She lived on green lake one hundred and ten years ago, when there was still water in it. It features a boy named stanley and his journey to find answers about the holes he has to dig. Stanley, the protagonist of the novel, is a friendless, self conscious, overweight fifteenyearold. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by the warden or refer to the warden. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive. Pendanski, the tent counselor, d stands for diligent. Create each mini book from a single piece of paper, folded to form a book. At the end of the novel, when the curse is broken, stanley yelnats iii is.
Stanley yelnats iv shia labeouf is a goodhearted teenager born to a luckless family that has been cursed for generations. The creators of sparknotes holes characters from litcharts. 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. Igor barkov offered his largest pig but elya and igors pigs both weighed the same so. Students connect the characteristics describing stanley yelnats to their correct quotation from the novel.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. What makes stanley finally break out of his shell, of course, and decide to go for the big one, is his concern for zero. Pendanski is a complex character in holes by louis sachar. As the book progresses, stanley slowly develops physical strength and mental strength. Holes literature characters 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. The finished books contain 6 pages where students can list character traits for the main characters.
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 iv is the protagonist character in the novel holes. Sir gets recognized as marion sevillo, zigzag says marion, gee, i didnt know that was a mans name mr. Stanley, the protagonist of the novel, is a friendless, selfconscious, overweight fifteenyearold. Holes by louis sachar suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Xray decides that stanley will be called caveman and fixes the order of the line for water. Stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. Stanley is a teenage boy who was arrested for a crime he didnt commit.
The present day parts of the story are narrated like an adventure. Myra menke the beautiful girl who elya wanted to marry. If i were a high school english teacher, i would pick this book for my students. The novel holes written by louis sachar deals with a boy called stanley yelnats who was sent to camp green lake. Eventually, when zero becomes friends with stanley, the reader learns that zero is silent because he does not like answering questions and most likely because he is wary of people like mr. Pendanski kate sam charles linda kate kate sam sam charles charles linda linda characters campers stanley hector alan.
This can then be used as a scaffold to form a more detailed written analysis of stanley yelnats character. Campers staff early stanley hector alan theodore rex jose rickey brian louis stanley stanley hector hector alan alan theodore theodore rex rex jose jose rickey rickey brian brian louis louis louise marion mr. Occupants armpit theodore johnson barfbag louis caveman stanley yelnats iv magnet jose squid alan twitch brian xray rex washburn zero hector zeroni zigzag ricky. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Hes the smallest boy in the group other than zero, but hes still the big man on campus.
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