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Are holes only the ones you dig, or are there more types of holes. The book called Holes has three main reasons of why it is called Holes. First, the boys at Camp Green Lake had to dig holes every day. Second is that when Stanley was sent to Camp Green Lake, he thought it was unfair. Third is that there were some little stories that connected with Stanley’s story. This book is not only called Holes because of the holes the boys have to dig, the other two reasons above were the other type of wholes that exist.


The first reason is that the boys at Camp Green Lake had to dig holes every day out in the hot sun. Supposedly it would “build” them character, so that when they went out of the camp they would not do anything bad again. The Warden had built the camp, because many generations of her family had been digging holes, and when she was little she saw them. The Warden was looking for something that once Kissing Kate Barlow had buried. Also if any of the boys found something that could be interesting for the Warden, had to report it to Mr. Pendanski, or Mr. Sir, so they show it to the Warden, and the boy who found the “interesting” thing could get the day free.

The second reason is that when Stanley was sent to Camp Green Lake he really thought that it was unfair. He thought it was unfair, because he didn’t do anything; the shoes had just fallen from the sky. Authorities did not investigate enough, and that is why we call this reason a hole. Investigation is a hole, because after all, he was sent to Camp Green Lake unfairly,

The third reason is that the book has short stories in between Stanley’s story. At the beginning you think that there are a lot of gaps, but in the end you discover that everything makes sense. The first story was the on Stanley’s great-great-grandfather Elya Yelnats, made a treaty with Madam Zeroni, but he did not complete the whole thing, so the “curse” started there, and continued till Stanley’s generation. There was Madame Zeroni; she obviously was related to Zero that is actually called Hector Zeroni. The example of this reason is that Katherine Barlow was once a good woman, who was a teacher, and lived a normal quiet life. She fell in love with Sam the Onion man, that was black, but at that time people were racist, so they could not be together. Mr. Walker was the “rich” boy of the little town. He wanted to kill Sam because he was in love of Katherine. When they killed Sam Katherine had a whole in her heart, and she changed her life, and was no longer a teacher, she was Kissing Kate Barlow, a bank robber. She kissed the man she killed.

In this book I think that these reasons where the main holes of the story. I think this because when you read the book you may find other ones, but these ones are the ones that called more my attention. The first one is the most obvious of all, because of the hole digging. The second one it hard to tell, but if you think a bit you can discover the hole in it. The third one it is also kind of hard to think about it, but it is actually a good one, because they are holes in the past, that had to be discovered. As I said these three holes called my attention, and that is why I wrote them down.

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There are three main reasons of why the book is called holes.

The first reason is that the boys that were sent to Camp Green Lake had to dig holes every single day in the hot sun. They had to dig, because supposedly that activity built character, so that when they where sent out of camp they would not do anything bad again. Actually the Warden had made this camp, because many generations of her family had been digging holes to find something that Kissing Kate Barlow had buried years ago. The boys had to dig one hole per day, but each hole had to be the size of their shovel. And each time any of the boys found something interesting they had to report it to Mr. Sir or Mr. Pendanski, so that either of them called the Warden, and he got the free day.


The second reason is that when Stanley was sent to Camp Green Lake, he thought it was unfair, because the shoes had just fallen from the sky, and he hadn’t stolen them, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Authorities didn’t investigate enough information and he later was sent to Camp Green Lake unfairly


The third reason is that in the book there where some short stories that you may think there are a lot of gaps, but at the end all of the stories are connected to Stanley’s story. They were connected, because Stanley’s great-great-grandfather was on one of the stories, and he was the one who supposedly started the curse. Madam Zeroni was also in the same story as Stanley’s great-great-grandfather; she was a kind of gypsy, and she has to be related with Zero, because Zero’s actual name is Hector Zeroni. Another reason is that Katherine Barlow, was once a good person, and was a teacher. She fell in love of a black men called Sam, but people from that time where racist, and they could no be together, so Mr. Walker that liked Katherine killed Sam. On the end Katherine turned herself to Kissing Kate Barlow, she was a bank robber, and she kissed the men she killed. I think that Katherine turned bad, because there was a hole in her heart, because she didn’t have Sam.

Differences And Similarities

Differences and Similarities

When we compare the book and the movie, we can find few differences and a lot of similarities. Some of the differences are, for example, that Stanley was described as a fat boy in the book, but on the movie they show him as a skinny boy. Another difference is that in the book they didn’t dig with gloves, they dug with their bare hands, and on the movie sometimes they dug with gloves. The last difference is when Stanley and Zero went to Big Thumb and found water. In the book it says that Stanley had to dig dirt to find clean water, but in the movie there was a little stream, so Stanley didn’t have to dig. On the other hand, there are many similarities, some of them are: that there were thousands of holes, that Mr. Sir ate sunflower seeds, and that Mr. Sir told the boys that they were no longer in the girl scouts. Other similarities are, that the boys dug holes every day; that the counselor was Mr. Pendanski; and that Stanley’s nickname was the same (Caveman). Other examples of similarities are that there was a Madam Zeroni; that the boys had a short period of time for taking a shower; that Sam sold onions; that Zero couldn’t read; and that the Warden was a woman. Some more examples are that Sam was killed because he kissed Katherine; that that the boys in the camp stole Mr. Sir’s sunflower seeds; that the Warden scratched Mr. Sir’s face; and that Stanley was teaching Zero to read. Finally there was a boat called Marie Lou; Stanley and Zero ate Sploosh, and that Zero confessed Stanley that he had stolen the shoes.

Why Is The Book Holes Called Holes?

I think that the book is called holes firstly because the boys had to dig holes every day at Camp Green Lake, because they were looking for something. Secondly because when Stanley was sent to Camp Green Lake, he thought it was unfair, and that he should have not been sent because he hadn't done anything and the shoes had fallen from the sky, this is a hole because there is missing information, and the authorities didn't research and later sent to Camp Green Lake unfairly. Finally, there were short stories in the book; at the beginning, there seem to be lots of gaps, but as the story develops, each of those short stories connect with Stanley’s story. They were connected, because Stanley's great-great grandfather was on that story and supposedly the curse started there. Another example of this connection is that Madam Zeroni was obviously Zero's kin, because Zero's actual name is Hector Zeroni. And the last reason is that Kate Barlow was once a good woman with a loving heart; but when M. Walker and some other men killed Sam, all her love became anger and hatred, and she had a hole in her heart.

Question For Essay Of Holes

Why is the book called holes?

I think that the book is called holes, because they had to cave holes every day. They had to cave holes, because the Warden was looking for something, and that something was the suitcase Stanley and Zero found ON THEIR LAST HOLE. Another reason, is that the book has a lot of "holes", because first Stanley didn't know why he was sent to Camp Green Lake, he thought it was unfair because he shoes had just "fell off the sky". But actually Zero later confessed Stanley that it had been him who had stole the shoes, and later thrown them into the air. Another reason is that that Stanley really thought that there was a curse of his great great grandfather. When he was sent to camp he thought it was all because of the curse. But then after a while, he discovered that it was destiny.

Holes Question

Who do you think the "woman" is that they are talking about?

I think that the "woman" they are talking about is Stanley's lawyer. I think she is his lawyer, because when she says that if any harm is done to him, she will be "filling" charges to the camp. Another reason is that when the Warden, Mr. Sir, and Mr. Pendanski discovered that Zero and Stanley were in that hole with the suitcase, they told him, that the woman had come for him, but like wasnt there she had left. The woman reapeared, when they were covered with the lizard on top of them. That woman also said that she was going to be filling charges, against the Warden and the camp, for FALSE IMPRISONMENT, and for child abuse. And also that when she came to take him out she had a court order.

Questions and Paragraph

Do you think Zero really learned to steal from his mother? Why?
Do you think his mother really sold Girl Scouts Cookies? Why?
Where in the book have you heard about girls scout cookies?

I don't think that Zero could have learned to steal from his mother. I really don't think so, because he may be inventing the whole thing. Another reason is that he said that his mother had left him in a park when he was little, I really don't think a mother would teach his little kid to steal. Another reason is that he was discovered going out from a store with some pair of shoes, he said that he was really good at getting out of places, but if he was discovered, it was not true. I do not think that his mother was a girl scout and sold cookies. I think this, because the uniforms may have changed, from when his mother was little, to when he was little. So when Zero saw them they may have changed. Also that if his mother really told him about her being a girl scout, I don think he could remember. In the book I have read about the girl scout cookies, when Zero was telling Stanley that his mother had once won a price by selling girl scout cookies. Another part was when Stanley arrived to Camp Green Lake and Mr. Sir told him that he is no longer in the girl scouts. And constantly Mr. Sir remembers the boys that they are no longer in the girl scouts.