Black hole

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,…

Holes Have you ever been accused of something that you didn’t do? Well, the book Holes by Louis Sachar is about a young boy named Stanley who ended up being in the wrong place at the wrong time and got accused of something that he didn’t do.The main idea of Holes is about growing up because Stanley shows that he can take responsibility, he has youth, and Zero starts his learning. “I stole it from your truck”(Sachar, page 86). That’s what Stanley said after he got caught with Mr.Sir’s bag of…

assigned a bed and given two pairs of clothes and a shovel. Stanley and the other boys who stayed there had to dig one hole each day which was supposed to "build character". He later found out that the Warden was making them dig holes in order to find a treasure. One day Stanley agreed to teach his new friend Zero how to read and write and in exchange Zero would dig Stanley's hole for one hour everyday. The other boys got jealous of watching Stanley do nothing, and a fight broke out between the…

Who is one that can break a curse? Stanley. From beginning to the end, the curse changes from valid to invalid. But that’s not all that changed. From unlucky to fortunate, desperate to accepting, and careless to considerate, Stanley changes internally with the help of Zero. In the beginning of the book, Stanley is careless, unlucky, and desperate. With the curse against Stanley, he is bound to have bad luck, but this time, “He’d just been at the wrong place at the wrong time.” (Sachar 7).…

In the film, Sky High, an action packed, family friendly film, it uses many film codes, such as Technical, Audio, and Symbolic codes. In this particular scene in this film, they used these codes effectively to create a feeling of fear and anticipation as the scene slowly progressed. Sky High is set in a superhero school on a floating island, and Will Stronghold is the main character who is soon to find his powers, while his parents are famous superheroes. There is a wide variety of Technical…

My Heart and other Black Holes is one of those books that gets you wondering. As the reader, it brought me to a place where suicide wasn't wrong. I thought that taking your own life wasn't a bad thing. Well reading this book, I imaged taking Aysel's place. Aysel had been struggling with thoughts, that I too, I'd been having. The reason I cherish this book is because, for once, I didn't feel crazy about wanting to die. I have fought depression for many years. It was a part of me that wouldn't…

is brought together by fate. Holes takes us through Stanley’s life as the kid who has always been in the wrong place at the wrong time. A story that ties together the importance of historical struggles and the benefits of our friendship, Louis Sachar’s Holes creates dynamic depth through the creative use of characters and theme to create and add heart…

In this book I feel like I'm in the book and actually can see what they are doing in my mind. In this book Stanley gets blamed for stealing some shoes and goes to Camp Green Lake. He gets his fair share of adventure from the camp, only it comes in totally unexpected ways. Stanley's family was cursed by a gypsy because of his great great great Pig-stealing-Grandpa. His dad tries to make a formula to get rid of the smell of old worn out sneakers. Unfortunately he's unsuccessful. Their…

My book report was on the book Holes by Louis Sachar. The main character is a 14-year-old boy named Stanley Yelnats. Stanley is framed and accused of stealing a famous athlete shoes, when they flew from the sky and landed on him. Stanley is given the option of either going to jail or a special camp for troubled boys. The camp is called camp Green Lake and is described as a fun summer camp. When Stanley arrives to camp green lake he realizes it’s in the dry dessert in the middle of nowhere and…

Stanley's physical build is attributed because of digging holes but his character growth is not. His sentence to Camp Green Lake has forced him to adapt to the harsh conditions of surviving amongst a hierarchy of tougher boys and leaders with underlying motives. Consequently, he experiences first hand the corruption that exists in our society. His morals and courage he already has allows him to stand up for what is right. Stanley learns what it means to be a true friend and ultimately saving the…