After all, he goes through life with his mouth closed and his head down: he's not the kind of kid that you really notice much. This Holes worksheet is great for your students to write a description about the main character, Stanley Yelnats. Here at Shmoop, we think writing to your mom regularly is a pretty sweet thing to do. 3 0 obj endobj Despite his shortcomings, he's someone you'd absolutely want on your team. <>/OutputIntents[<>] /Metadata 507 0 R/ViewerPreferences 508 0 R>> Mit einer gekonnten Mischung aus Spannung, Geheimnis, Lebensweisheiten und Humor unterhält sowohl jung als auch alt. With his characteristic one-shouldered shrug and his absolute no-commitment attitude, he's managed to barely get by in life. endobj
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<> In fact, Stanley's such a nice kid that he even feels sorry for the bus driver who has to drive him to Camp Green Lake (4.16). ©British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by Charlotte Hurley and has been adapted by EAL Nexus. So what's his problem, anyway? In fact, when we first meet Stanley, he's a bit like a leaf blowing in the wind. Stanley and Zero finally dig up a suitcase and just as they are preparing to leave a light shines in their faces and they find the Warden standing in front of them.
But as the narrator tells us, "[h]is muscles and hands weren't the only parts of his body that had toughened over the past several weeks. %���� �@M��8�8� /���& 3���y�[��^j�H!�b�8�R�b��`!��b���G��|�n1G����H�!$������D ���� Stanley's full name is Stanley Yelnats IV and nickname at Camp Green Lake was Caveman. Zero finds frosted flakes, which he and Stanley both find revoltingly sweet after more than a week of eating only onions. Shmoop's pretty impressed with this, even if it wasn't the best idea in the world.But despite his quiet kindness, Stanley never gets a break. <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 720 540] /Contents 4 0 R/StructParents 0>> %PDF-1.7 When he arrives at Camp Green Lake things don't get any better for him: now he just has a lot more people around to bully him. Stanley is the downtrodden kid who gets kicked around by just about everyone and everything. And he is the main character in Holes. He may be our hero, but he's not exactly the hero type, is he? Stanley has to go to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the desert of Texas, because he is wrongly accused for stealing the sneakers of the famous baseball player Clyde “Sweet Feet” Livingston. 2 0 obj Stanley Yelnats Biggest Loser. �w��ls # *�w�����Ly��6⇂I�+�+URk��Tiɬ�c�eh{w�,SץN��'h��:�rq ��D�5�^ ��6��$:�L��;$&P��x�^��-������EM��Σ��%����&��~#Y�f0�� �ݢ(��_S�-R��w�D��D� ����6����4��;����%Lp�����"�`�t Xd��V��3���O��(��l���/wE�3�&0��ow�+�1��"G�@5�� Stanley Yelnats is the main character in the book Holes by Louis Sachar. He has no friends, and he's regularly bullied by a kid half his size. First, he finds the gold tube and gives it to X-Ray so that X-Ray can get the day off. He will stick with you until the end, through thick and thin: and Influenced by the harsh way of life at Camp Green Lake, he totally snubs Zero when the little guy asks him for help learning to read.Can we blame him for this? Life isn't easy for this guy, and he needs to adapt to his situation. {����\�9P��m Or was he just trying to protect himself by putting up a wall in the midst of a bad situation?Or is this all a moot point, since he eventually goes soft and decides to help out little Zero?What makes Stanley finally break out of his shell, of course, and decide to go for the big one, is his concern for Zero. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions.
Heck, he runs off into the desert, risking his life (literally) for his friend. Really – we're asking. Holes by Louis Sachar Stanley’s feelings Cards and substitution table Subject(s): English Age group(s): 12 –14 Topic: English literature EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from Shmoop and verify that you are over the age of 13. Bottom line: things aren't great for our buddy Stan. Stanley kind of gets a 'tude. Should Stanley have stood up against the harsh world of Camp Green Lake and shown some compassion toward Zero right off the bat? stream