Holes By Louis Sachar Research Paper

Holes, by Louis Sachar is a book about Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake after being falsely accused of theft. Stanley's life is affected by the actions of several characters in the past and by the history of the area.. The themes I will be exploring are the benefits of friendship and cruelty and unfairness.

The benefits of friendship is a very bold theme that recurs in holes. Throughout holes, Stanley and zero’s friendship is based on the trust and companionship they have in each other. For example “You don’t have to teach me to write" said zero. “Just to read. I don’t have anyone to write to.” “Sorry,” said Stanley again. His muscles and hands weren't the only parts of his body that had toughened over the past weeks. His

Throughout holes, cruelty and unfairness is shown throughout the guards and kids at camp. There is unfairness and cruelty between the kids and kids, guard to guard and kids to guards. He was overweight and the kids at his middle school often teased him about his size. Even his teachers sometimes made cruel comments without realizing it. On his last day of school, his math teacher, Mrs. Bell, taught ratios. As an example, she chose the heaviest kid in class and the lightest kid in class . . . Mrs. Bell wrote the ratio on the board, 3:1, unaware of how much embarrassment she had caused both of them. The imagery of mrs. Bell humiliating Stanley by non verbally announcing that he is the heaviest kid in the class shows the audience that Mrs Bell is being cruel and unfair by bullying stanley. This example reveals that Stanley gets bullied by his teachers and peers at school because he is fat. The unfairness and cruelty is shown by the rude people at his school.Zero’s too stupid to learn to read. That’s what makes his blood boil. Not the hot sun.” . . . Mr. Pendanski handed him the shovel. “Here, take it, Zero. It’s all you’ll ever be good For.” The dramatic irony is shown when mr pendanski tells zero he is stupid when The audience is aware that Zero is a smart, fast learner and the fact that Mr. Pendanski is being cruel and unfair to Zero. This makes the audience despise Mr. Pendanski. The cruelty and unfairness shown