Description of zero in the book holes

Zero hector zeroni hector zeroni is a camper at camp green lake. The biggest change was stanleys physical appearance. The name is a false description, as the area is a parched, barren desert. Pendanski, in particular, mocks and belittles zero at every turn. What is the main conflict in the book holes and how. S t o r y in a small village in latvia during the 1800s, lived the great great grandfather of stanley yelnats iv, named elya yelnats. Students connect the characteristics describing stanley yelnats to their correct quotation from the novel. How do these three stories fit together within the larger story of holes.

The reader learns that zero is the greatgreatgreatgrandson of madame zeroni, the gypsy that cursed stanleys greatgreatgrandfather, and it is through the boys. When stanley asked the reason why zero took stanleys hole over, zero said that stanley wasnt guilty and so he dug up his hole. Students writing book reports or papers that reference holes must. Sir comes by with the water truck and fills stanleys canteen with water. Stanley yelnats is the main character and the protagonist of the novel holes. Zero hector zeroni he is a camper at camp green lake he. Holes is a 2003 liveaction film directed by andrew davis and screenplay adapted by louis sachar, whose original novel of the same name it was based on, with shia labeouf as the lead role of stanley yelnats. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of yelnatses. So i think the reason why zero is so protective of stanley is the pressure of conscience. Zero is also very honest and although he steals because he lives on the street, he tries to steal less valuable things so that people will not mind as much. Stanley must dig a hole everyday even saturday and. For a main character in holes, there is little known about zero. Towards the end of the book we learn that the one who actually stole the shoes, which stanley is accused of stealing, is zero.

Stanley has to go to camp green lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the desert of texas, because he is wrongly accused for stealing the sneakers of the famous baseball player clyde sweet. The main conflict in the book holes was that stanley was sent to prison for something he did not do, and it was resolved when he helped shut down camp green lake and found out zero took the shoes. Zero becomes frustrated when the warden forbids stanley to teach him, and zero runs away. He is an overweight boy who does not have many friends and often gets picked and bullied by a boy in his school derrick dune. Pendanski encourages a fist fight between stanley and zigzag that gets out of hand. Character analysis of stanley yelnats, zero and kate barlow. This is one of several powerpoint lessons that i have uploaded on the novel holes by louis sacher, ready to teach with its resources if aplicable. The book describes stanley as overweight, and he gets mistaken for a bully because of his size. Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your. Stanley yelnats is the main character in the book holes by louis sachar. He is described as a dark skinned boy and he was the smallest kid in group d. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. The book holes by louis sachar is a well written book.

Zero reveals that his name is hector zeroni, that he has been homeless for most of his life, and that he has no family. Zero zero is another camper at camp green lake who becomes friends with stanley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Louis sachars young adult novel holes won the newbery medal in 1999 and was adapted into a 2003 movie starring shia labeouf. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by zerohector zeroni or refer to zerohector zeroni.

Pendanski is complicit in destroying zeros records. The character of zerohector zeroni in holes from litcharts the. And we can all take a brief moment and appreciate how the movie is one of the best adaptations of this story ever. May 16, 2011 students connect the characteristics describing stanley yelnats to their correct quotation from the novel. It was layered and streaked with different shades of red, burnt orange, brown, and tan. The third story is of kissin kate barlow, the outlaw who robbed stanleys greatgrandfather. And we can all take a brief moment and appreciate how. She is a mysterious and shady character during the first half of the book. Overview camper at a juvenile detention facility out in the desert. The warden she is the embodiment of cruel authority. There he got the nickname zero due to the fact that he was assumed unintelligent, and may have been related to his last name.

Book and movie comparison setting there really are not any major differences between the book and the movie. He soon creates a friendship with zero khleo thomas, whose real name is hector zeroni, while teaching him to read. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. Winner of the newbery medal and the national book award. He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned or lost him when he was still small. Stanley is slowly accepted into the group and is given the name caveman. As stanley gains selfconfidence, zero begins to talk more and scowl less. For snacks we had worms and dirt made by the kids, doughnut holes, and pumpkin onion cookies. The story takes place in a juvenile detention facility for boys. Vocabulary from louis sachars holes vocabulary list. Hectors greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was an egyptian.

She runs camp green lake with rewards and threats, showing no concern for the suffering of others. Zero comes to stanleys aid with an intense display of street fighting. According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Stanley yelnats iv is a goodhearted teenager born to a luckless family who have been cursed for hundreds of. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The character of zerohector zeroni in holes from litcharts. Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas. Stanley, the protagonist of the novel, is a friendless, selfconscious, overweight. This can then be used as a scaffold to form a more detailed written analysis of. He regularly taunts and berates zero, and jokes that the holes could be graves for stanley and zero. Stanley must dig a hole everyday even saturday and sunday, breakfast is at 4. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes.

What is the physical description of zero in the book holes. Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write, but is eager to learn. Stanley is on his way to a boys juvenile detention centre which is called camp green lake. Holes is about a kid named stanley yelnats, who has been mistaken for a crime that he did not commit. At first zero seems to be a timid boy who never talks or interacts with anyone. Zero has dark skin, dark eyes, and dark hair, hes hair is also fuzzy and curly, almost like an afro. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of others. Despite all the adversity that he has faced, zero knows that he is smart. Stanley goes after him and they survive the desert together, cementing their friendship. He insists that zero has nothing to offer, is unable to learn, and is only good for digging holes. The main character is a fifthgeneration stanley yelnats. Read about how this protagonist overcomes his familys curse and learns more about himself at the same time.

Zero eventually runs away from the camp, and a couple of days later stanley steals the water truck and drives a short way before crashing the truck and following zero on foot. She placed a curse on stanley yelnats family, because his socalled nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreat. They didnt dip their socks into the hole, afraid to. See our topranked characters and read their profiles. Zeros real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. Okay, maybe thats obvious, but its also a key part of the story, so well take a look. The book holes talks about in adventure for stanley as he meets a boy named zero who he helps throughout the book. Zero physically attacks zigzag to get him to stop beating up stanley.

He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions. He seems disturbed like something traumatic happened to him and so he behaves the way he does. Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of celebrityowned tennis shoes that were donated to a childrens orphanage, so he is sent to an allboys juvenile. When stanley finds zero in the desert, they become loyal friends. The inmates, known by their nicknames, include zero who refuses to speak to anyone, but likes to dig holes, armpit, zigzag, squid, xray and magnet. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Zero kept backing up, out past the cluster of holes the boys had been digging, then farther and farther out onto the lake. Oct 22, 2015 speaking of book club, this was a great selection for the intergenerational book club igbc at my church. Stanley yelnats, overweight, lonely, and poor, has been arrested for a crime he didnt commit, and hes on a bus headed for camp green lake. The ridicule zero bears at camp green lake eventually becomes too much and zero runs away. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive.

There were kids from first through fifth grade mostly boys and all of them enjoyed this book. He had never spoken to the others, until stanley came to the camp, thats reason why he is called zero by the others. She also details the theme of literacy as an escape from bad conditions and how in the book learning literacy mirrors zeros escape from the camp. Zero is the best digger and generally thought to be stupid by the counselors and the other boys. Holes summary buy study guide stanley yelnats iv is an overweight teenage boy from a poor family, whose future fortune depends on his inventor father discovering the secret to curing bad foot odor. Take charactours quiz to get recommendations for thousands of characters, movies, tv shows, books, and games that are high matches for your unique personality. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Sir and stanley took the rap, so he has been taken to the wardens cabin to be punished. He is overweight and is accustomed to having bad luck. Sir gets recognized as marion sevillo, zigzag says marion, gee, i didnt know that was a mans name mr. Holes the story of elya yelnats storyboard by rebeccaray. He beats zigzag up when he sees him in a fight with stanley. In the book zigzag apologizes to stanley yelnats iv for beating him up at the end of the book.

Characterization of stanley yelnats holes stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. Holes activities holes parts of the story holes by louis sachar stanley yelnats holes book s t o r y in a small village in latvia during the. That says a lot about what the other people at the camp think of him. Being bitten by a scorpion or even a rattlesnake is not the worst thing that can happen to you.

The second is the tale of stanleys greatgreatgrandfather and the curse put on him by madame zeroni. Stanley yelnats is the main protagonist in the young adult novel holes, written by louis sachar and published in 1998. At camp green lake, everyone gets a nickname, and hector zeroni gets tagged with zero. When you spend your whole life living in a hole, he said, the only way you can go is up. In summary, the bargain was that if madame zeroni would give elya a pig so he. Literally no other book in the universe is quite like it. Heres a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions. Zero is the novels deuteragonist, the character second in importance. At the end of the book, hector is reunited with his mother again, and she is. This can then be used as a scaffold to form a more detailed written analysis of stanley yelnats character. Zeros greatgreatgrandmother was madame zeroni, who put a curse on generations of the. As the story evolves, more of zero is discovered, and he is not who he once.

What is the description of the characters in the book holes. The book centers on an unlucky teenage boy named stanley yelnats, who is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in texas, after being falsely accused of theft. He enjoys to dig holes and is the best digger in the camp. Character analysis hector zeroni he is the most interesting character of the book. As the story evolves, more of zero is discovered, and he is not who he once appeared to be. Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of celebrityowned tennis shoes that were donated to a childrens. Stanley yelnats, zero, xray, squid, magnet, armpit, zigzag, warden, kate barlow, sam. When you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up.

A character description of stanley yelnats education. When the group hazes stanley for letting zero dig part of his holes, mr. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. He attributes this bad luck to his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreat. I want to tell you about the most interesting characterwell, i think so in holes. Zero s real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. So i think the reason why zero is so protective of stanley is the pressure of. The film was produced by walden media and released by walt disney pictures.

Wallin explains how names in holes play an important role in how the characters find their identity. Stanley finds zero under an overturned and abandoned boat, eating the decadesold leftovers of. Stanley teaches zero to read in return for zero digging part of stanleys holes. Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. Basically, its a place for kids who have committed crimes. What is the physical description of zero from the book holes. Out on the lake, rattlesnakes and scorpions find shade under rocks and in the holes dug by the campers. Xray and the other boys dont like the fact that zero is helping dig stanleys holes.

The power of his friendship with zero helps stanley discover his own courage. What does point of view mean and what is the point of view of the book holes. Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write. Almost everybody thinks he is a stupid boy which he is not. He arrives there an overweight boy with low selfesteem, but after befriending zero and surviving the ordeals in and around camp green lake. Speaking of book club, this was a great selection for the intergenerational book club igbc at my church. Zero has a share in the novels happy ending, as he receives half the treasure and is able to find and reunite with his mother. Everyone in holes seems to be convinced that zero is a real nothing of a kid. Even after the little guy runs away and is assumed dead, mr. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. Zero is the only boy at camp green lake who is referred to by his nickname by other campers and mr.