The main character is a fifthgeneration stanley yelnats. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Stanley s family is cursed with bad luck, and although they do not have much money, they always try to remain hopeful and look on the bright side of things. Thus the family is poor and lives in an apartment that smelt of old sneakers, as the he was trying to figure out a new way to. Character profile for stanley yelnats from holes holes. When stanley yelnats iv arrived at camp green lake, the two didnt talk much. Stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck.
He is an overweight boy who does not have many friends and often gets picked and. What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp. A list of all the characters in holes camp green lake characters. A character description of stanley yelnats education seattle pi. Stanley is the downtrodden kid who gets kicked around by just about everyone and everything. The young adult novel, holes, by louis sachar, is an exciting story where its difficult for the reader to predict what is going to happen next sachar is a great writer who has written many excellent books. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is sent to the camp.
Shmoop guide to holes protagonist, antagonist, foil, guide, mentor, and character roles. The first stanley yelnats is the son of elya yelnats and the greatgrandfather of the protagonist stanley. Stanleys family is cursed with bad luck, and although they do not have much money, they always try to remain hopeful and look on the bright side of things. Stanley yelnats is the main character in the book holes by louis sachar. Stanley is surprised to see holes all around the wardens house as mr. Sir in holes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Stanley is a goodnatured, kind, middleschool student who is ridiculed by classmates because he. 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. I absolutely love novels that come full circle, and holes by louis sachar is one of those novels. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his e. All characters stanley yelnats zerohector zeroni the warden miss katherinekissin kate barlow elya yelnats madame zeroni sam mr. Stanleys family is cursed with bad luck and although they do not have much money they always try to remain hopeful and look on the. Though you lack self confidence, you are a natural born survivor who is able to adapt to come out shining in any situation. The character of stanley yelnats in holes from litcharts.
Long before the main plot of holes begins, stanley yelnats i makes a fortune in the stock market but loses it all when he gets robbed in the desert by kissin kate barlow. Stanley is the fourteenyearold protagonist of the novel, who has been wrongfully imprisoned at a labor camp in texas for stealing a famous. He is married to tiffany yelnats, they have a son named stanley yelnats iv. Stanley yelnats, the main character in holes by louis sachar, possesses many character traits. Dear mom, in my last letter i lied to you, but the truth is i want to leave this camp as soon as possible. Stanley yelnats i is the greatgrandfather of stanley yelnats iv. Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of celebrityowned tennis shoes that were donated to a childrens orphanage, so he is sent to an allboys juvenile. 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. The character of stanley yelnats in holes from litcharts the.
Holes tells the story of stanley yelnats, a boy unjustly sent to a boys detention center at camp green lake. Sachar wants us to like him because he is the main guy and not in many books like the macbeth from shakespeare the main guy is a villain. We have to sleep in a small cot which smells like expired sour milk. The plot explores the history of the area and how the actions of several characters in the past have affected stanleys life in. Stanley carries zero to the top of a mountain to drink the water, and because a yelnats carried a zeroni up the mountain, the curse is broken. The character i am doing this summary on is stanley yelnats. Stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. Multiple characters stanley, stanley s father, elya yelnats, sarah miller, madame zeroni, p. A character description of stanley yelnats education. At camp green lake he received the nickname squid for farting a lot.
This is a valuable tool for a book such as holes with three story plots taking place and many characters to remember. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. At the end of the novel, stanley is a selfconfident young man who is clearly going places. 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. He is a fat guy who has a lot of bad luck but he is a nice guy and wants to help people. Oct 27, 2014 create each mini book from a single piece of paper, folded to form a book. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive. In the book, the author does not really come and say what color stanleys skin is. He survived by climbing to the top of a thumb shaped mountain which he called gods thumb which happened to. 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. 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. Character analysis of stanley in louis sachars novel, holes. 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.
Read about how this protagonist overcomes his familys curse and learns more about himself at the same time. The judge said, you may go to jail, or you may go to camp green lake. Teaching ideas for holes by louis sachar book units teacher. Stanley yelnats iii is a minor character from the 2003 film, holes. After all, he goes through life with his mouth closed and his head down. 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. 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. The weather here is extremely scorching there is no shade here. Stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. Stanley is the protagonist of this story, a shy, unpopular high school student.
Holes is a great book for readers of any age, but especially people between 8 and 14 years old. How does stanley change in the novel holes answers. The book follows the story of the yelnats family over a period of five generations, culminating in the period of stanley yelnats iv. An only child, stanley lives with his mother and his father, who is an inventor. Just click on the image below to download the free. Create each minibook from a single piece of paper, folded to form a book. Stanley was an only child, as was every other stanley yelnats before him. Characterization of stanley yelnats holes stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. I was able to finish holes in one day because i liked the story so much. Stanley s family is cursed with bad luck and although they do not have much money they always try to remain hopeful and look on the. 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. Stanley yelnats whose name is palindromic which means that his last name is his first name spelled backward is the protagonist or main character of the novel. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions. Stanley yelnats i the first stanley yelnats is the son of elya yelnats and the greatgrandfather of the protagonist stanley.
What makes stanley finally break out of his shell, of course, and decide to go for the big one, is his concern for zero. Stanley yelnats iii is an inventor, but never had the luck to succeed in inventing anything. As the book progresses, stanley slowly develops physical strength and personal. He is an overweight boy who does not have many friends and often gets picked and bullied by a boy in his school derrick dune.
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. Pendanski charles trout walker clyde livingston zeros mother stanley s father the sheriff the first stanley yelnats xrayrex zigzagricky stanley s mother myra menke myras father igor barkov sarah. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is sent to the camp green lake juvenile detention center. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealing greatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of yelnats. Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. 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 is the main character and the protagonist of the novel holes. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of yelnatses.
Contentsshow holes character list a list of all the characters in holes. Everyone in his family had always liked the fact that stanley yelnats was spelled the same frontward and backward. Friendship is a pretty big deal in holes without this driving force, things might have turned out much differently. Unlock content over 79,000 lessons in all major subjects. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Nonviolent and generally kind, stanley has a difficult time in school and at the camp. He attributes this bad luck to his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreat. He is described early on as soft and pudgy, and a natural target for bullies at his texas high school, notably a nasty boy named derrick dunne. Yelnats, is a practical woman who doesnt believe in curses.
The finished books contain 6 pages where students can list character traits for the main characters. Character analysis of stanley in louis sachars novel, holes character analysis of stanley in louis sachars novel, holes holes is a novel by louis sachar published in 1998. Stanley yelnats iv stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Stanley has to go to camp green lake, a juvenile correctional facility.
He is overweight and is accustomed to having bad luck. I grew up reading and loving louis sachar, so holes is one of those books ive been meaning to read for ages. Kate barlow robbed the first stanley yelnats of his fortune while he was moving from new york to california. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. This excites readers and gives them a sense of accomplishment as they realize how each plot is intertwined. It quickly becomes apparent that there is a lot more to the digging of the holes than the mere punishment character building of the camps residents.
His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. Stanley yelnats is the main protagonist in the young adult novel holes, written by louis sachar and published in 1998. The multiple plot lines can be confusing at first, but it all comes together in the end. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by stanley yelnats or refer to stanley yelnats.
Youve been a bit of a loner, but youve finally come out of your shell. It quickly becomes apparent that there is a lot more to the digging of the holes than the mere punishmentcharacterbuilding of the camps residents. He may be our hero, but hes not exactly the hero type, is he. List five character traits of stanley, the protagonist of. Winner of the newbery medal and the national book award. The film was produced by walden media and released by walt disney pictures. Stanley has a strong belief that his family is chronically unlucky, and. List five character traits of stanley, the protagonist of holes. Im glad i read this book as an adultas a writerso i could fully appreciate how deftly the story was handled. Stanley yelnats iv is a goodhearted teenager born to a luckless family who have been cursed for hundreds of.