Squid, armpit, zigzag, magnet, xray, and zero are forced by the menacing warden sigourney weaver and her righthand men mr. Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write. This worksheet is adaptable to suit your specific needs in the classroom. Free holes character map worksheet by storyboard that tpt. It is thanks to stanleys bravery and perseverance above all that kissin.
There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. I want to tell you about the most interesting characterwell, i think so in holes. Zero is very thankful about this and i think this is very good for their friendship. Zero is the greatgreatgreatgrandson of madame zeroni, the woman who put a curse on stanleys family. Stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero.
Have students track various character traits, important quotes, and more while reading. His real name is hector zeroni and his nickname is zero. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Stanley is on his way to a boys juvenile detention centre which is called camp green lake. This study guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of holes.
After reading the book holes, i know that reading this book could make someone a better person. Stanley broke his family curse and zero found his mother. 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. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot. Get everything you need to know about zerohector zeroni in holes. Holes is about a kid named stanley yelnats, who has been mistaken for a crime that he did not commit. As the story evolves, more of zero is discovered, and he is not who he once appeared to be. Symbol archetypes character archetype light vs darkness. Igor barkov this character is a 57yearold pig farmer with fat cheeks who is raising a pig in order to win the right to marry a young girl.
The power of his friendship with zero helps stanley discover his own courage, happiness. One of the characters most of us remember from the movie holes is zero. Zeros greatgreatgrandmother was madame zeroni, who put a curse on generations of the yelnats family. Analysis of the friendship in holes by louis sachar and best friends by jacqueline wilson 1564 words 7 pages sacrificial friendship in the book holes, written by louis sachar, stanley yelnats the main character is a poor, friendless, over weighted boy who is constantly bullied at school. Get an answer for list five character traits of stanley, the protagonist of holes. For the character analysis of the others, then click the link at the bottom of this block of text. Zero has a share in the novels happy ending, as he receives half the. Stanley and zero pack water and onions and make plans for their return to camp green lake where they will try to find the treasure, and then escape up the dirt road.
Contentsshow holes character list a list of all the characters in holes. Hes black and is often scowling and angrylooking, though stanley notices that when zero smiles, his. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Zero, whose real name is hector zeroni, is a camper at camp green lake who is given the nickname zero because of his perceived lack of intelligence. Pendanski tim blake nelson to dig holes in order to build character. What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp. Read about how this protagonist overcomes his familys curse and learns more about himself at the same time. Holes novel and movie the newbery medalwinning book, holes, was written by louis sachar, and first published in 1998. Okay, maybe thats obvious, but its also a key part of the story, so well take a look. Stanley and zero take refuge in gods thumb stanley and zero eat onions to stay alive. The town shriveled and dried up along with the lake, and the people who lived there.
Zero is a quiet, darkskinned boy with a widemouthed smile. Stanley yelnats is the main character and the protagonist of the novel holes. Camp green lakes staff and management are turned over. The benefits of friendship the benefits of forming solid friendships are clearly shown in holes. Zero is the novels deuteragonist, the character second in importance. He was homeless before being sent to camp green lake.
He and stanley become friends when stanley agrees to teach zero how to read. This character is a beautiful but emptyheaded young woman in latvia, with a father who plans to choose a suitor for this character based on which suitor has the best pig. And whatever his limitations may be, hes an immensely likeable character. Zero s greatgreatgrandmother was madame zeroni, who put a curse on generations of the yelnats family. Nobody knows the real reason theyre digging all these holes, but stanley soon begins to. Holes 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. List five character traits of stanley, the protagonist of. Everybody listens to him including stanley who is in group d. Its his journey that we follow throughout the course of the book, and his thoughts that we hear as we go along. Stanley is the protagonist of this story, a shy, unpopular high school student. And it was all down to the incredible acting of khleo thomas, the young actor who portrayed the character all those years ago. Zeros greatgreatgrandmother was madame zeroni, who put a curse on generations of the.
Pendanski, in particular, mocks and belittles zero at every turn. Holes in the book represent hardship and exhaustive physical labor, hopelessness, and monotony. He insists that zero has nothing to offer, is unable to learn, and is only good for digging holes. I dig holes all day5 feet wide and 5 feet deepunder the hot sun page. Zero is a small black boy who has dealt with many hardships in his young life. The book details an account of how derek, a boy half his size, picks on. There he got the nickname zero due to the fact that he was assumed unintelligent, and may have been related to his last name. The character of zerohector zeroni in holes from litcharts the. He had never spoken to the others, until stanley came to the camp, thats reason why he is called zero by the others. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. This was one of the most interesting characters in the book, and to see him brought to life in such amazing style was a joy to watch. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. Hectors greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was an egyptian.
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. 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. Everyone in holes seems to be convinced that zero is a real nothing of a kid. Light usually suggests hope renewal, or intellectual. At camp green lake, everyone gets a nickname, and hector zeroni gets tagged with zero. That was just how i imagined zero to look like while i was reading the book. Analysis of the friendship in holes by louis sachar and. Zero, or hector zeroni, is a serious, silent, mysterious boy who also lives in d tent. For a main character in holes, there is little known about zero. Stanley yelnats is the main character in the book holes by louis sachar. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature.
Pendanski in holes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The reader might recognize this and try to be a better friend. I know this because after seeing stanley and zero work together to survive as friends, you can kind of get the jist that friendship can help you in times of hardship. What are the traits of the character in the book holes. Zerohector zeroni character analysis zero is the smallest boy in group d. In truth, zero is very smart, although he has never been taught how to read.
Overview camper at a juvenile detention facility out in the desert. Character analysis of stanley yelnats, zero and kate barlow. The outcast a character banished from a social group for some real or imagined crime against his fellow man, usually destined to wander from place to place. 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. According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. At the end of the book, hector is reunited with his mother again, and she is seen singing the second verse to if only.
Characters, symbolism and themes of holes by louis sachar. Zero tuesday july 8th 1973 the hot blazing sun was hitting me on the neck, i could feel its rays burning my skin all i could think of was water but i didnt want to drink out of my canteen just yet. Analysis of the main characters, major plot points, and themes. Zero hector zeroni character timeline in holes the timeline below shows where the character zero hector zeroni appears in holes. Zero is the best digger and generally thought to be stupid by the counselors and the other boys. Xray rex washburn the unofficial leader of group d at camp green lake. In reality, zero is extremely smart, but uneducated. Zeros real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. Despite all the adversity that he has faced, zero knows that he is smart and he has a sense of standing up for himself.
You take a bad boy and make him dig holes all day long in the hot sun, it makes him a good boy. 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. 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. Madame zeroni greatgreatgreat grandmother unnamed mother mother gender. He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned or lost him when he was still small. The counselors and other inmates there feel that zero is stupid and worthless and treat him cruelly. Also, as told in the last part of the book, filling in the holes means closure for the boys. Characters zero zeros real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. However when the parts come together, holes turns into a puzzle, or mystery book. Stanley may not be the hero type, but he is definitely the protagonist of holes. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. Sequence of events present time holes book website.
Stanleys lawyer arrives stanley and zero return back to camp green lake zero confess to stealing the shoes and making stanley end end up at camp green lake stanley steals the truck to go find zero the breifcase is filled with gold and jewels. 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. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive. 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. Zero tells stanley more about his childhood and how his mother sang a version of the same song that stanley had sung. She is a mysterious and shady character during the first half of the book.
Even after the little guy runs away and is assumed dead, mr. At first he is presented as a strange character because he rarely speaks and always walks around with a scowl on his face. The stanley we meet at the beginning of the novel may be an unlikely hero overweight and bullied but by the end there is no question that he is the underdog hero of holes, affecting and bettering not only his life, but the lives of zero, the yelnats family, and all the boys at camp green lake when the brutal work camp is finally shut down. At first he is presented as a strange character because he rarely speaks and. It followed stanley yelnats, who was falsely accused of theft, and sent. Zero hector zeroni stanleys best friend, who was the real culprit in stealing clyde livingstons shoes. Pendanski is complicit in destroying zero s records. When zero becomes friends with stanley, he tells him his story about being homeless on the streets and how his mother disappeared one day and now he becomes a ward of the state. Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit, zigzag, warden, kate barlow, sam, charles walker, elya yelnats, madame zeroni, stanley yelnats i, mrs. The one thing i have learned out here at camp green lake was that i need to. Use this great character map worksheet to engage your students in the classroom.
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