Every story has its own morals, because each story is different. The content of some books might clearly state the lesson learned by its main protagonist or the reader, but there is often another one hidden within the meat of its story. This paragraph will give the messages of the authors of three different books that were evident throughout their plots.
In Louis Sachar’s Holes, the main character, Stanley Yelnats, was sent to a camp for juvenile delinquents for a crime he didn’t commit. The kid who actually did it, a boy nicknamed “Zero”, also went to Camp Green Lake, and the two became friends while helping each other with the work there. One day, Stanley found Zero in the desert, trying to escape and urging Stanley to come with him. He said, “I have to take you back,” several times, like on page 157, but once they found refuge near a spring, Stanley felt like there was no place he’d rather be. On page 187, he thought, “It was more than a coincidence. It had to be destiny.” In the end, Stanley learned that he should never lose faith in destiny.
The next book, Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, features a main character named Jeffrey Magee, who is called in most parts of the book “Maniac” because of his incredible athletic abilities. He could intercept a long football pass with one hand and outrun …show more content…
Sal knew the story by heart, but as she told it out loud for the first time, she realizes that her adventure with Phoebe was much like her own problems after her mother’s death. In Phoebe’s story, Phoebe’s mother went missing, leaving only a few vague good-bye notes behind for her. She immediately went into denial, and she called Sal to investigate with her for the reason of her mother’s disappearance. Phoebe’s mother eventually came home with her long-lost son, and the brother Phoebe never knew existed.
In Louis Sachar’s Holes, the main character, Stanley Yelnats, was sent to a camp for juvenile delinquents for a crime he didn’t commit. The kid who actually did it, a boy nicknamed “Zero”, also went to Camp Green Lake, and the two became friends while helping each other with the work there. One day, Stanley found Zero in the desert, trying to escape and urging Stanley to come with him. He said, “I have to take you back,” several times, like on page 157, but once they found refuge near a spring, Stanley felt like there was no place he’d rather be. On page 187, he thought, “It was more than a coincidence. It had to be destiny.” In the end, Stanley learned that he should never lose faith in destiny.
The next book, Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, features a main character named Jeffrey Magee, who is called in most parts of the book “Maniac” because of his incredible athletic abilities. He could intercept a long football pass with one hand and outrun …show more content…
Sal knew the story by heart, but as she told it out loud for the first time, she realizes that her adventure with Phoebe was much like her own problems after her mother’s death. In Phoebe’s story, Phoebe’s mother went missing, leaving only a few vague good-bye notes behind for her. She immediately went into denial, and she called Sal to investigate with her for the reason of her mother’s disappearance. Phoebe’s mother eventually came home with her long-lost son, and the brother Phoebe never knew existed.