His name is spelt the same backwards as it is forwards. Caveman stanley yelnats iv zero hector zeroni squid alan armpit theodore johnson xray rex washburn jose twitch brian barfbag louis zigzag ricky camp green lake staff. It also ties off the stories of the various characters, which is great, and has some quizzes which are funny. Stanleys family has a history of bad luck as they were cursed a long long time ago.
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. His family was supposedly cursed a long time ago, but despite this, stanley stays positive and has a kind heart. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Stanley is an obese, 14yearold boy who is not very selfconfident. 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. 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. Young stanley yelnats finds himself at camp green lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and builds character. Stanley yelnats family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to camp green lake juvenile detention centre which isnt green and doesnt have a lake he is not surprised. Stanley yelnats is the main character of holes by louis sachar. Mar 18, 2010 holes characters from holes slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Morengo stanley yelnats character analysis stanley is the fourteenyearold protagonist of the novel, who has been wrongfully imprisoned at a labor camp in texas for stealing a famous athletes sneakers. All characters stanley yelnats zerohector zeroni the warden miss katherinekissin kate barlow elya yelnats madame zeroni sam mr. Stanley yelnats caveman, to some of you offers anecdotes and advice on everything from digging the perfect hole to identifying and avoiding the wildlife scorpions, tarantulas, rattlesnakes, yellowspotted lizards, mr. However this love is quite different from what the audience expects. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. The plot of the novel is about the life of multiple characters and a leading character with whom the whole story of the novel is linked. The character of stanley yelnats in holes from litcharts. Theodore was arrested and sent to camp green lake for beating up two older boys at a movie theater, over a bucket of popcorn. Stanley yelnats stanley yelnats is the protagonist main character of the story. Character analysis for studying stanley yelnats in the novel holes. This can then be used as a scaffold to form a more detailed written analysis of stanley yelnats character. Never has the wit, timing, creativity and sensitive styling of louis sachar been better than in this miniature novel disguised as a survival guide. The reader is never quite given all of the details needed to solve the puzzle until the very end.
Stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. He is overweight and is accustomed to having 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. Character profile for stanley yelnats from holes holes.
Stanley yelnats is the protagonist in the film holes and through the film codes his character is able to be constructed. Characters in holes stanley and his family brothers or sisters. The reader must keep careful track of the details of stanley s trial, elya yelnats story and the powers of sams onions. Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit, zigzag, warden. He is an inventor who is smart and persistent, but unlucky. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake by louis. They will know how cruel and vicious the warden is, how much mr sir bullies the young inmates of the detention centre, how dreadful the food is and how hard the work is digging in the baking texas heat. Stanley yelnats, falsely convicted of stealing a celebritys sneakers, is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile detention center in the middle of the desert, where the inmates are required to dig a large hole every day. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by stanley yelnats or refer to stanley yelnats. At the beginning of the play, we see the main male character stanley kowalski as a hero as he is very loyal to his friends and very passionately in love with his wife.
Stanley yelnats is the main character in the book holes by louis sachar. Students connect the characteristics describing stanley yelnats to their correct quotation from the novel. When the viewers are first introduced to stanley they are informed that his family believe that they are cursed because of stanley s great great. The major characters in the novel are stanley yelnats. It doesnt take long for stanley to realize theres more than character improvement going on at camp green lake. The protagonist, an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. In the book, the author does not really come and say what color stanley s skin is. 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. When you import any of the activities below, you can choose to share these readymade characters with your students. Include an appropriate illustration based on the characters attributes that are outlined in the novel. Stanley yelnats, falsely convicted of stealing a celebritys sneakers, is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile detention center in the middle of the desert, where the inmates are required to. Stanley has to find a way to shake off a curse which has plagued his family for generations.
An ancient family curse still dogs stanley and hes thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. I could send both of you to jail and not lose one bit of sleep over it. Every reader of holes by louis sachar will know the torture, torment and awful reality of life in camp green lake. Stanley yelnats is the main protagonist in the young adult novel holes, written by louis sachar and published in 1998. They will know how cruel and vicious the warden is, how much mr sir bullies the young inmates of the detention centre, how dreadful the food is and how hard the work is. Stanley also helps zero in studies for him to improve. Stanley befriends zero and zero may help him to remove all the bad luck. 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. May 16, 2011 students connect the characteristics describing stanley yelnats to their correct quotation from the novel. Stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. 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. He may be our hero, but hes not exactly the hero type, is he. For the character analysis of the others, then click the link at the bottom of this block of text. A character description of stanley yelnats education.
Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. They are neither a cushion to alert the reader that stanleys travails should not be. Incarcerated for a crime he didnt commit in a strange facility with cruel staff, rough inmates and a somewhat unusual set of rules including a daily requirement to dig a hole as round and deep as a shovel. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. The plot looks at the history of the area and how past actions of other characters have impacted stanley s present. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of yelnatses.
Story is written in main two parts referring as flashback and current or present situation. At camp green lake he finds it much easier to fit in. Stanley yelnats stanley yelnats is the main character in the novel. Stanley yelnats is the main character and the protagonist of the novel holes. Stanley yelnats the main character is unjustly sent to camp green lake. Create three character maps, one for stanley, as well as one for each of your two favorite characters. 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. The evil warden claims that it is character building, but this is a. He is also the main protagonist of the holes sequel small steps before camp green lake. Small pieces of stanley s family history and the history of green lake are revealed bit by bit. 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.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. However, he has a bad habit which attributes his greatgreatgrandfather when he gets in a trouble. Stanley shares these traits with his family and although he does not have a lot of selfconfidence, he is not easily. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions. The multiple plot lines can be confusing at first, but it all comes together in the end. Unlock content over 79,000 lessons in all major subjects. Stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake by. Its important to add as many details as you can to all the parts of the map. Characters, symbolism and themes of holes by louis sachar. Read about how this protagonist overcomes his familys curse and learns more about himself at the same time. The major characters in the novel are stanley yelnats and zero hector zeroni. His whole family, including himself, thinks it is the curses fault, a curse that has been on his family for generations because his great, great grandfather stole a pig from a onelegged gypsy. Stanley yelnats iv stanley is the protagonist of this story, a shy, unpopular high school student.
Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of celebrityowned tennis shoes that were donated to a childrens. Stanley caveman yelnats iv is the protagonist of the 2003 liveaction film, holes. Apr 01, 2002 stanley yelnats, stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake, p. Another camper and the best digger at camp green lake.
Stanley shares these traits with his family and, although he does not have a lot of selfconfidence, he is not easily depressed, a characteristic that helps him adjust to the horrendous conditions of camp green lake. This excites readers and gives them a sense of accomplishment as they realize how each plot is intertwined. He is bullied at school, is overweight and unhappy with himself. Camp green lake is a detention center for boys, where they build character by. Stanley yelnats, stanley yelnats survival guide to camp green lake, p. Stanley yelnats is the protagonist from the story holes written by louis sachar and released in 1998. The main character is a fifthgeneration stanley yelnats. He is a fourteenyearold boy with a good heart but a history of bad luck, which runs in his family. 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.
A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealing greatgreatgrandfater and has since followed generations of yelnats. 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. Stanley yelnats characteristics in the book holes answers. Holes characters from holes slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Characters stanley yelnats stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. Sir to help you make your stay a more pleasant one. This project and its actions were made possible due to co.
Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. Stanley is yelnats spelled backwards, and because of this, many members of the yelnats family have been named stanley, including stanley s father and grandfather. 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. Stanley is the downtrodden kid who gets kicked around by just about everyone and everything. I absolutely love novels that come full circle, and holes by louis sachar is one of those novels. International admissions veteran admissions online programs graduate.