In the book Holes, Stanley’s character and self confidence changed once he got to Camp Green Lake and even after he got to know everyone. He got the self confidence by having a more fit body, and climbing God’s Thumb he knew he had gotten more fit [He never would have fit when he first came to Camp Green Lake (page 156)]. Stanley had barely any confidence with the other boys at first, but once he got the nickname, Caveman, he was proud and felt more important. When X-Ray moved him up the line, Stanley’s confidence was boosted up and this made Stanley think that the only people that mattered were the people who were ahead of him. Zero was nothing to him as he was behind him and he even showed it when he told Zero, he did not want to teach him
