Stanley Yelnats: The Main Character of (Holes)

Stanley Yelnats
The main character of [Holes]

Personal information
• Name: Stanley Yelnats IV
• Age: Around 15 years old
• Family background: Quite poor, parents thoug
ht Camp Creen lake was a holiday camp
• His motto: Excuse if anything goes wrong, ther
e’s the curse to blame his: No-good-dirty-rotte
n-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather is the ca
use of the curse
Character or personality of Stanley
--- not too smart, simple minded, but becomes matu
re after being in Camp Green Lake
--- impulsive ( 衝動 )
--- introverted ( 內向 ), at first he was bullied for bei
ng fat but kept quiet
----even when Derrick threw his notebook in the toile
t, he just tried to retreive it
--- not talkative,
----nicknamed Caveman for being huge
• Doesn’t want a fight, says “I’m tired” when the oth
ers try to irritate him
• Knows his place. When X-ray doesn’t want him to
mention the golden “bullet” he stays mum (quiet)
• Becomes considerate during their ordeal in the des
ert: doesn’t want to leave Z when he is sleeping for
fear that Z might think that he has left him for good
• Shares water with Z, saying that he’s not thirsty wh
en he realizes that there’s not much left
Something special about Stanley?
• Luck does not stand on his side, “cursed”
• Always blaming his on his no-good-dirty-rotte
n-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather
• Bullied by Derrick Dunne
• He is fat and his size is always teased by his tea
chers and classmates
• (the maths teacher uses his weight as example
,ignoring his sensitive feelings)
Examples
• He did not really steal Clyde Livingston’s shoes. Instead, Zero s
tole them. (when Zero admitted that he was the culprit, Stanle
y did not show any resentment, he was quite nice to Zero)
• When Stanley’s teacher – Mrs Bell taught ratios, he used Stanl

ey as he was the fattest in the whole class. She didn’t care abo
ut Stanley’s feelings.
(He was fat and his size was always teased by his teachers and
classmates)
Person that affect Stanley
Mr.Pendenski
coaches
The Warden
Stanley
friends Zero
Person that affects Stanley
• Mr Pendenski
Stanley thought that he was the nicest person
in Camp Green Lake. In reality, Mr Pendenski
was not a good character. He cheated Stanley
and told Stanley that “Digging can build charac
ter” instead of finding treasure. Finally S realiz
es the true meaning. Character building is thro
ugh learning, not digging.
• The Warden:
the person that Stanley is afraid of. Stanley fe
ars her because she scratched Mr Sir’s face wit
h her venom nails. She has a bottle of poison o
f rattle snake venom. Also, Stanley is afraid of
her because he realizes that she is a felonious
person.
S learns to be more cautious in his behaviour.
Person that affect Stanley
• Zero
The only friend that Stanley has. Zero made Sta
nley knew what friendship is. When Zero left th
e camp after 4 days, Stanley even left the camp t
o try to find him even though it was dangerous.
Zero made Stanley understand the real meaning
of life because S realized that even after digging
S’s hole he had energy to learn and that gives hi
m incentive to become a better person.
• Stanley’s father
Stanley’s father is an inventor. Stanley thinks t
hat it is destiny that the smelly shoes falls on h
im and he can take them to his father for his
foot odour research.
S’s father is persevering and in the end when S
and Z are in the desert, the two boys also pers
evere in trying to survive.
Changes in Stanley
Simple: later, street smart (bribes X-ray)
Honest: later lies to his Mom (doesn’t want her to w
orry about him)
Selfish : later cares for his friend Zero (looks for him
in the desert,
finds out the real meaning of friendship
Gives S half of his treasure.
Physical change: fat, becomes stronger and lost weig
ht
Changes in Stanley
Other changes
After a short while in Camp Green Lake, his hands hardened: al
so his heart (that is why initially he refused to teach Zero.)
Becomes mature: moved by Z who can dig S’s hole and
yet has energy to learn.
Caring: learns about fraternity (brotherhood) while going thro
ugh their ordeal in the desert.
Resilient: at first he can’t tolerate the hardship of digging at CG
L but in the desert, he is more resilient and tough
Becomes unselfish: shares half his “treasure” with Zero

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