How Does Stanley Change Throughout The Novel

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Throughout the novel Stanley had quite a few major and minor changes. He transforms significantly. Through the course of the story, he goes from weak and alone, to strong, and extroverted. Stanley was fairly soft when he first arrived to Camp Green Lake.“ He tried to jam it into the earth, but the blade banged against the ground and bounced off without making a dent.” (Sachar, 26) He thought Camp Green Lake was fun and games. He didn’t know how hard it was going to be to dig daily. He expected the shovel to go in the dry dirt without any effort. He didn't know the pain he was going to endure. He didn't think his body was going to be sore and his hands blistered. He thought the showers were four minutes of heaven. After the first hole he