Louis Sachar Holes

-As readers we come across many details in literature that hole significance, however the common reader usually misses the deeper

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster is a book that explains there is more to literature than just a few words on a paper or a few pages in a book. Thomas Foster’s book portrays a relatable message to a wide based audience. This book is relatable for two reasons, the way it is written and the examples it uses. The book is written in a conversational manner, as if the reader was in a group discussion about books and writing. As for the examples, they are informative, descriptive, relative, and entertaining.

Louis Sachar writes in many different styles in the different books he writes. There are many different books that he has written and has gotten many awards. Sachar won the Newbery Medal for one of his top selling books, called Holes. Another book that he is written is called Small Steps. Small Steps is about how you do one thing at a time in life and not do so many things at once. In the book Small Steps, Louis Sachar uses figurative language, conflict to help keep the reader engaged, and uses the same character’s name in multiple of his books as his writing style.

To start off, one of my favorite quotes in the story would be,”This is Theodore Johnson,” (Sachar, 2). I know you may be thinking,”What’s so significant about this quote? Thing is, in Holes, everyone called him Armpit. We never actually knew what his real name was, but now we do. You might be curious about his nickname Armpit, where did that come from? Well one day at Camp Green Lake Juvenile Correction Center, Theodore aka Armpit, got stung by a scorpion and the pain gradually traveled up through his body and stayed at his armpit.

In 1910, when this school was first open, many students throughout the United States still attended classes in one-room schoolhouses. Aside from the one-room schoolhouse in Marshwood, Olyphant had progressed beyond that stage. This building was the centerpiece of the Olyphant School District. It had the look of a high school in a major city. At the time all of the streets in downtown Olyphant were paved with red brick. Most of the students lived within walking distance of the school. They were able to walk home to eat lunch. Therefore, no one ever thought of including a cafeteria in the building plans. It was built without a cafeteria or kitchen of any kind.

In the novel ‘Holes’, Stanley Yelnats has changed physically and mentally during the entire time he was in Camp Green Lake. Stanley was sent to Camp Green Lake due to committing a crime. Their punishment in Camp Green Lake is to dig holes every day in the middle of nowhere were the sun is scorching hot. Stanley used to be overweight, he did not have any friends because he was bullied for his weight

1. I think we are still reading this book because it must have an important message or easy for the readers to relate to. I believe what gives it its longevity is that, in a way, it’s a work of art and is very remarkable.

Have you ever been in the right place at the wrong time? Well Stanley was and now his life has changed forever. The book Holes by Louis Sachar is a story about friendship and bravery. Stanley is sent to camp green lake after being accused of stealing shoes. The theme of holes is growing up because the story involves youth such as Stanley, and in the story Stanley takes responsibility and shows his innocence.

Perusing a book resemble undertaking an investigation: we search over passages and pages, connecting bits of plot and character together to manufacture a rational, convincing photo of a total world. When we come to the end of a book and snap shutter the cover, we often feel satisfied that our investigation is over. Our questions have been answered, and the “case” is closed. But the book that truly effects us—whether thrillers, mysteries, or stories of unrequited love--often don’t give us a complete sense of closure. They raise questions that linger long after the last page.

Immigrants who have illegally come to the U.S.., and have criminal convictions are being released from detention by the U.S. because their native country refuses to allow them to come back. After prison, Immigrants with criminal convictions are sent to a detention, in which they have to spend six months if deportation is not available. Due to this situation, many people; advocates and lawmakers in particular are enraged. Advocates and lawmakers believe that the U.S. could do much more to pressure uncooperative countries that refuse to take back their citizens. However, there are several difficulties that prevent the U.S. from taking action. It is forbidden to keep immigrants in custody when they can’t be returned to their homeland, therefore

The book “Holes” by Louis Sachar is a really gripping book. The book is about a boy named Stanley who is sent to Camp Green Lake he was accused of stealing a famous person’s shoes and his family had a curse that was not lifted and he had had bad luck because of that. He told people that he didn’t steal it and that it just fell out of the sky. Nobody believed him and he had a choice to go to Camp Green Lake or sent to jail for many years. He then choice to go to camp green lake. Stanley is suspicious about the warden in the camp because she makes all the boys dig holes to make character but Stanley knows that it is not why she wanted them to dig holes. The book “Holes” has a lot of themes about dealing with teamwork and leadership.

The woods, the smoke hole and the barn offer hideouts from Mr. Starnes where the friends can smoke, drink and plan pranks (101-103). The freedom and lack of supervision that Pudge and his friends enjoy seems at times unrealistic. It seems unlikely that underage boys and girls would be allowed to spend so much time together alone and unsupervised (126, 128, 131). The trailer park (91) where the Colonel grew up helps to explain his hatred of the weekday warriors (13), the rich, spoiled students who attend Culver Creek. The setting of the Deep South does not seem particularly critical to the story. The story could have been set almost anywhere in rural America where lakes and woods can be

not just read his work, they should immerse themselves in it. By having a necessary

With rapid changes in the society and scientific advancement of human race over the decades, the necessity and importance of reading has increased remarkably. It has become a pivotal skill a person should learn to be successful. However, the cultivation of reading as a hobby is not a business that can be undertaken in a day or swiftly improvised by a mere command of the will. As far as I am concerned, the growth of mental interests for reading is a long process, but that is worthwhile because reading has been a vital aid to my emotional and spiritual growth.

Dana Fitz Gale noted, “Big Jim’s always saying how a lake this size could hide all sorts of things”(23). There are many hidden mysteries out there in the world waiting to be discovered some of them could be good while others be the total opposite. In the story, the setting is set to be a lake in which our character named Jimmy will have to decide whether to be brave or a coward. In order to achieve his goal, he will have to face his fears while also breaking out his ordinary life style to find the answers he is looking for. Jimmy depict the curiosity of a smart kid searching for some sustainable answers. We explored how Jimmy character changes throughout the story “Monsters of the Deep”.