Holes, by Louis Sachar is a story chronicling the experiences of a young boy in the wrong place at the wrong time. Upon being unjustly sentenced, he decides to spend 18 months at “Camp Green Lake” instead of prison. Unfortunately, all does not go to plan for Stanley as it turns out he must dig a hole a day for 18 months in the desert. One question lingers in Stanley’s head. What are they looking for? In the search for a hundred year old treasure, the main character Stanley will make friendships, fulfill an age old prophecy, and see where fate will take him next.
The timeline begins with what the family believes to be the source of their rotten luck. Long ago, Stanley’s great-great-grandfather received a pig from the village gypsy, who told him to carry it up the hill and sing a particular song to it. This is done so that over a season, the pig will grow larger than any others offered, in exchange of the hand of a man's daughter. The only condition was that in return he was to carry the gypsy up the hill on the final day. After becoming disillusioned with the girl he had loved, Stanley's grandfather left via ship to America. Upon leaving shore, he recalled his promise to the gypsy and the fact that he, along with all future generations, will be doomed to bad luck. …show more content…
The author describes a romance between Katherine Barlow and the Sam who sells onions for medicinal use. One use of the onions was to ward off deadly yellow spotted lizards. Once a week, the onion picker travels across the lake on his boat to retrieve onions from his secret onion patch. The importance of these details will be revealed later. In a bid for his love, Katherine persuades Sam into working on the town's schoolhouse in exchange for her famous sweet peaches. After finishing all potential work to on the schoolhouse, they kiss in the
The timeline begins with what the family believes to be the source of their rotten luck. Long ago, Stanley’s great-great-grandfather received a pig from the village gypsy, who told him to carry it up the hill and sing a particular song to it. This is done so that over a season, the pig will grow larger than any others offered, in exchange of the hand of a man's daughter. The only condition was that in return he was to carry the gypsy up the hill on the final day. After becoming disillusioned with the girl he had loved, Stanley's grandfather left via ship to America. Upon leaving shore, he recalled his promise to the gypsy and the fact that he, along with all future generations, will be doomed to bad luck. …show more content…
The author describes a romance between Katherine Barlow and the Sam who sells onions for medicinal use. One use of the onions was to ward off deadly yellow spotted lizards. Once a week, the onion picker travels across the lake on his boat to retrieve onions from his secret onion patch. The importance of these details will be revealed later. In a bid for his love, Katherine persuades Sam into working on the town's schoolhouse in exchange for her famous sweet peaches. After finishing all potential work to on the schoolhouse, they kiss in the