Fate, Friendship
Sachar, Louis. Holes. Frances Foster Books, 1998, 233 pages. Intermediate.
Style: flashbacks
Tone: hardship
Point of View: 3rd person narrative Stanley’s PoV except for flashbacks
theme:how fate, friendship, curse
While digging holes at the juvenile detention camp Camp Green Lake in Texas in the late 20th century, Stanley Yelnats and Hector Zeroni become friends as they overcome the hardships of the desert as well as an ancient curse. They author’s use of 3rd person narrative from Stanley’s point of view as well as omniscient flashbacks that also foreshadow events help readers understand the hardship the boys went through as well as create a well written brilliant story of friendship and fate.
Activities: Write about something from your family’s past that makes you who you are today.
Fill in some of the “holes.” Pick two of the following and write at least a paragraph about each of them.
How did Stanley lift the curse of his great-great grandfather?
Why would Stanley buy a house with a laboratory in the basement?
Why did Hector hire a team of private investigators?
Why was Clyde Livingston in the commercial for Sploosh?
Why did Stanley’s dad call his cure for foot odor Sploosh?
Why did Stanley’s “If only...” song sound familiar but different to Zero?
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