In the book holes the narrator gives us a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions. Zero s complicated qualities combine to make him seem like a real, whole person. Pendanski handed zero the shovel and told him it was all he would ever be good for. 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.
Everyone in holes seems to be convinced that zero is a real nothing of a kid. Holes quiz that tests what you know about important details and events in the book. Being bitten by a scorpion or even a rattlesnake is not the worst thing that can happen to you. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Later they dig and find the treasure witch has stanleys name and last. The inmates, known by their nicknames, include zero who refuses to speak to anyone, but likes to dig holes, armpit, zigzag, squid, xray and magnet. According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. What does point of view mean and what is the point of view of the book holes. They return because they have deduced that there must be something important buried in the bed of the lake.
The book describes zero as the smallest kid in group d, but he was the first one to finish digging. The relationship between zero and stanley holesbyvanessa. The kiss was seen by trout walker, who happened to be riding past the school house on his horse. At the end of the book, it seems that the yelnats family curse is lifted. Its about teenager stanley yelnats, who is arrested for a crime he didnt commit and sent to a juvenile detention center called camp green lake. Reading this book is a refreshing contrast to some of the poorly edited selfpublished novels that have flooded the sf market recently. Find summaries for every chapter, including a holes chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. I like reading because if im not doing anything, then i read. In louis sachars novel holes, why does zero like digging holes.
Zero and stanley return to camp and, after some major obstacles, they dig up the treasure and get to leave camp with ms. Zero is the descendant of madame zeroni, and a yelnats must carry a zeroni up the mountain. This causes zero, who is already weak and sick, to get big cuts in his hands. Zero hector zeroni stanleys best friend, who was the real culprit in stealing clyde livingstons shoes. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Ancestry is a heavily emphasized theme in holes, and it goes hand in hand with the themes of fate and destiny.
The curse is broken when stanley carries zero up the mountain. And when he and stanley start working together, it becomes clear hes anything but worthless. He soon creates a friendship with zero khleo thomas, whose real name is hector zeroni, while teaching him to read. Born in anchorage, alaska, he began acting in commercials at age six after his family settled in southern california. After he gets his share of the treasure, zero hires a team of private detectives to locate his mother. Holes by louis sachar dtdl battle of the books 2014. Hole summary points back to camp green lake stanley and zeros friendship blossoms. Stanley does not know who the woman is or what the ageee is. Zero eventually runs away from camp and stanley, in an effort to save him, follows after a few days. Madame zeroni is zero hector zeronis great great great grandmother. Oct 22, 2008 3 zero tells stanley that he was the one throwing the shoes.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Zero has found many jars of a muddy looking liquid that he calls sploosh. The third story is of kissin kate barlow, the outlaw who robbed stanleys greatgrandfather. There he got the nickname zero due to the fact that he was assumed unintelligent, and may have been related to his last name. Stanley and zero continue towards the thumb but zero throws up along the way. 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 leaves because hes worried about zero and wants to help him. Okay, maybe thats obvious, but its also a key part of the story, so well take a look. Then they climb back down and find kates treasure in. Jul 11, 2012 khloe thomas talks about being zero in the movie holes outside the melt in hollywood duration. This typically positive action is portrayed in a grotesque way. At the end of the book holes, stanley finally brakes the curse by carrying up madam zeonies grate grand son up gods thumb. Out on the lake, rattlesnakes and scorpions find shade under rocks and in the holes dug by the campers. Stanley slowly befriends zero and teaches this unlikely friend how to read.
Lewis was sent to camp green lake after getting caught breaking into a museum and robbing its jewels. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of. Then they climb back down and find kates treasure in a hole. Louis sachars 1998 childrens novel, holes, tells the story of a boy accused of. Although stanley and zero, also known as hector zeroni, do not know it, hector is the great greatgreatgrandson of madame zeroni. After the day that sam is killed, rain stops falling on green lake and the lake dries up. It is shown to be the rightful property of the yelnat family and stanley and zero. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature. Stanley ends up at camp green lake, supposedly because of the misdeeds of his greatgreatgrandfather. Stanley and zero head back to camp to see what will happen to them. The name of this clip has been edited because nobody reads the description and i got tired of people saying, this isnt the end of the movie. Symbols in holes allen independent school district. Zero has passed out and stanley leaves the shovel and jars on the ground so that he can carry zero up the mountain.
Stanley and zero go under the boat where it is cooler. What happend at the end of holes the novel answers. He saves zero s life, discovers the buried treasure, and, because his plight draws attention to camp green lake, the camp is closed down and no other boys will ever have to dig holes again. Zero s real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. He is angry with himself for letting zero dig part of his hole and for not going after zero. When stanley finds zero in the desert, they become loyal friends. Oklahoma woman upset after being thrown out of allmale barbershop. He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned or lost him when he was still small. Zero replies that stanley did not steal the sunflower seeds, and he did not steal the sneakers either.
Zero is the novels deuteragonist, the character second in importance. If my mom tells me to go take out the trash, ill go take out the trash, and come back and start reading again. Pendanski tells zero he will never do anything with his life but dig holes, zero hits him with his shovel and runs away. Miss katherine was green lakes school teacher who made the best spiced peaches in texas. He boldly defends his arrangement with zero right to the wardens face. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. A diary entry about stanleys thoughts and feelings. The hole in the zero is well worth reading, especially for those interested in classic science fiction. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
National book award for young peoples literature and the 1999 newbery medal for the years most distinguished contribution to american literature for children. I think it was luck that stanley found in the wasteland to zero. Why didnt zero know the shoes he took belonged clyde livingston. Pendinski across the face with the shovel and said, i hate digging holes. Zero becomes frustrated when the warden forbids stanley to teach him, and zero runs away. For each of the major characters, ancestry affects their surroundings, decisions, and even daytoday life. Stanley explains that because zero is often angry, it is unusual when he does smile. At the camp, the boys are mistreated by the suspicious owners, who force them to continually dig holes in.
Zero eventually runs away from camp and stanley, in an effort to save him. I thought the most interesting part of the book holes was when stanley and zero discovered the kate barlows chest in the hole, but started getting covered in yellow spotted lizards. Similes from the book holes 1 myras head is as empty as a flowerpot. Holes quizzes about important details and events in every section of the book. The second is the tale of stanleys greatgreatgrandfather and the curse put on him by madame zeroni. Every day, stanley and the other boys have to dig holes, but were not quite sure why.
A list of all the characters in holes camp green lake characters. God was protecting them the lizards werent hungry they were only looking for shade yellowspotted lizards dont like blood with onions in them, and stanley and zero had been eating nothing but onions for the past few days. Because the warden believes that the gold tube was found in xrays hole, she. Tennyson is not dressed in her usual attire as she desperately wants to thank sam for providing the onion tonic that she credits with breaking her daughters fever and ultimately. Heres a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions. Holes is an extremely wellregarded newbery medal winning childrens novel by louis sachar. Sir, the warden tells him, hes not going to dieunfortunately for you.
If anyone is interested in the full movie, another user has uploaded it. Stanley waits until he and zero are alone to thank him for digging his hole and to ask why zero helped him. For this reason, the author uses the simile to create a warped image of a wicked grimace. The landlord is threatening to evict us because of the odor. Why didnt the yellowspotted lizards bite zero and stanley. Sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. Zero is an orphan and when stanley carried zero up gods thumb, stanley unknowingly broke the yelnats family curse, because zero is a descendant of madame zeroni. In louis sachars novel holes, why does zero like digging.
They survive on top of gods thumb by eating onions. Khleo thomas born january 30, 1989, is an american actor, rapper, influencer, and music producer best known for his role as zero in holes and mixed mike in roll bounce. And if that werent heroic enough, he then carries his friend up a mountain to safety. She is a mysterious and shady character during the first half of the book.
Stanley uses the money that he receives from the stocks that were in the suitcase to buy his parents a house and to build a laboratory in the basement for. How do these three stories fit together within the larger story of holes. Miss katherine barlow, also known as kissin kate barlow, was an outlaw at green lake, texas. Holes, louis sachar holes is a 1998 young adult mystery comedy novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Vocabulary from louis sachars holes vocabulary list. Hectors greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was an egyptian. Holes zero 2003 roll bounce mixed mike 2005 shameless dylan oswald 2016. Symbols in holes h ol es hopelessness the boys find treasure at the bottom of a hole digging holes in the hot sun everyday builds character stanley digs a hole to reach fresh water the curse is broken holes are often a negative symbol in the book, as the. The two help each other to reach the top of a big mountain, which turns out to be sams old onion field. Had you read holes before you got the part in the movie. There are several clues in the novel that suggest zero has mixed feelings about digging holes. Mapping out the banking elites goal for a cashless monetary system, part 1. Xray rex washburn the unofficial leader of group d at camp green lake. Kissin kate barlow katherine barlow holes wiki fandom.
His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. Stanley and zero do their best to stay still so as not to disturb the lizards. They reach camp green lake and hide out in the hole where stanley found the lipstick tube and start digging. I also thought it was interesting because it got intense when the yellow spotted lizards covered the boys because i wanted to know if they were going to get. She placed a curse on stanley yelnats family, because his socalled nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreat. Zero is very thankful about this and i think this is very good for their friendship.
Zero was the smallest kid in group d, but he was the first one to finish. 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. When stanley reaches his hole he finds that zero has dug it for him. Page 29 2 the bark on the tree was as soft as the skies page 39 3 zero sat as still as a statue page 203 4 magnet held both hands up, wiggled his fingers, and laughed.
Tennyson was wearing only a nightgown and a robe as she ran down the street after sam. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of holes by louis sachar. Josephs writing is skillful and the avon editing impeccable. Sams donkey, mary lou, was killed, and as sam and mary lou tried to get. Way back in 2003, young adult novel adaptations were starting to really blow up in hollywood, and disneys holes was born in the midst of it. A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason. After some deliberation, stanley searches for hector. This simile describes the first time stanley sees zero smile. Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write. What did xray tell stanley after he tried to turn the fossil into the warden. After that occasion the warden came to usshe was really angry.
In an early scene, stanley notices that despite being the smallest boy at the camp, zero is the. Stanley ends up at camp green lake, supposedly because of the. Khloe thomas talks about being zero in the movie holes outside the melt in hollywood duration. Stanley has truly built character it had nothing to do with holes. With shia labeouf, sigourney weaver, jon voight, tim blake nelson. Zero confesses to stealing clyde livingstons shoes. Zero reveals that his name is hector zeroni, that he has been homeless for most of his life, and that he has no family.
Sep 30, 2012 when stanley climb the thumb of god helping zero. In the present, when pendanski mocks zero, who is actually hector zeroni, the latter hits pendanski with a shovel and runs off. The children loved miss katherine, and so did the men who she taught. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by the warden or refer to the warden. All the guys told her that zero wanted to kill zigzag, but he only wanted to help me. When zero runs away from camp after a pretty violent fight, stanley follows him into the desert. Despite all the adversity that he has faced, zero knows that he is smart. Barlow had a friendship with the black onion farmer sam.
The climax of the story holes by louis sachar is when stanley and zero find the treasure that was hidden there. Pendanski, in particular, mocks and belittles zero at every turn. What are at least 10 main events in the story, holes by louis. At the camp, the other boys tease zero about why he likes to dig so much. Stanley yelnats iv stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Zero has a share in the novels happy ending, as he receives half the treasure and is able to find and reunite with his mother. A few days later, stanley follows zero and finds him. Stanley is slowly accepted into the group and is given the name caveman. Zigzag told the warden that zero always dig a part of my hole. Holes fight scene zig zag vs zero and stanley youtube.