Have you ever been in a difficult situation without the support of your family? In Holes by Louis Sachar, Stanley was struggling with difficult situations, but he had support from family and friends. Therefore, the theme in a hole is friends and family help you when you are struggling. I can see this in the beginning of the story, the middle, and the end of the story. In the beginning, Stanley was getting bullied a lot. In the middle Stanley, Stanley leaves camp to find Zero, due to Zero running away for being called stupid by camp counselors. At the end of the story, Stanley and zero had to climb the mountain to get to the water.
In the beginning of the story, Stanley struggled through a difficult time since he didn’t have any friends. This occurred when he was getting bullied at school, ¨Stanley weighed 3 times as much as the other kid¨(Sachar 7) Stanley tried making friends but they would still make fun of him. However, Stanley began to make friends at camp. For example, when he found something in the hole but he gave it to x-ray, so he would respect Stanley back. (you get a reward if you find something in the …show more content…
This happened when zero ran away because Stanley didn't want zero to die, so Stanley also tried to bring the water. This occurred when Stanley was trying to help zero in a really difficult situation toward the middle so he wouldn't die from thirst . “the truck lurched forward, Stanley jerked back into his seat and tightly gripped the wheel” (Sachar 148) it's clear hear that Stanley wouldn't give up on zero even on an incredibly risky task. This occurs when he found Stanley he told him that,“I tried to bring you the whole water truck but, I drove it into a hole.” (Sachar 154) Going back to the theme friends and family help each other in the lusty situation, that is what Stanley did for zero because that is what friends do. This shows that he would help his friend in a difficult
In the beginning of the story, Stanley struggled through a difficult time since he didn’t have any friends. This occurred when he was getting bullied at school, ¨Stanley weighed 3 times as much as the other kid¨(Sachar 7) Stanley tried making friends but they would still make fun of him. However, Stanley began to make friends at camp. For example, when he found something in the hole but he gave it to x-ray, so he would respect Stanley back. (you get a reward if you find something in the …show more content…
This happened when zero ran away because Stanley didn't want zero to die, so Stanley also tried to bring the water. This occurred when Stanley was trying to help zero in a really difficult situation toward the middle so he wouldn't die from thirst . “the truck lurched forward, Stanley jerked back into his seat and tightly gripped the wheel” (Sachar 148) it's clear hear that Stanley wouldn't give up on zero even on an incredibly risky task. This occurs when he found Stanley he told him that,“I tried to bring you the whole water truck but, I drove it into a hole.” (Sachar 154) Going back to the theme friends and family help each other in the lusty situation, that is what Stanley did for zero because that is what friends do. This shows that he would help his friend in a difficult