Stanley Yelnats never suspected his life to turn around by a pair a stinky shoes that fell from the sky, but that's just what happened. Stanley looks out through the bus window and in the corner of his eye, he sees in the distance a gigantic crystal clear blue lake, big bushy peach trees, and a small home town, and in one blink… it disapered. Stanley is very shy, relaxed, and down in the dumps in the beginning of the novel holes. Stanley Yelnats will have a major change by the end of the novel holes and not just physically. In the beginning our the novel holes Stanley is very heavy, dressed in new clothes he doesn't exactly love, and made some very painful changes. The quote (“The heaviest kid in the class” Sachar.7) means that Stanley is very heavy and is heavier than most kids. When Stanley is dressed in new clothes it is symbol that he no longer has control of his life and he can no longer get want he wants when he wants it. (“He was given two sets of clothes, a orange jumpsuit, a orange shirt, and yellow socks that may have not been yellow when they were first bought.” Sachar. 13). The quote(“Stanley’s blisters ripped open and new blisters formed.” Sachar. 33) is a very painful change Stanley goes through while he digs his hole. …show more content…
The quote (“Zero was digging some of Stanley's hole for him.” Sachar.117) This makes Stanley stronger which means he has more energy for later on in the day. Zero also saves Stanley from being hurt badly (“ Than suddenly Zig-Zag was off of him, he managed to look up and he saw that Zero had his arm around Zig-Zag’s long neck.” Sachar. 135) This shows that zero saved Stanley from being hurt by Zig-Zag. The quote (Zero’s confession seemed to bring him some relief.” Sachar. 175) is telling us that Zero gave Stanley some relief by telling Stanley the
After an attack, his wife states to her sister, "He was as good as a lamb when I came back and he's really very, very ashamed of himself (Williams, 2309). Due to human nature, he does show that he feels sorry for his wife, in order to make sure she doesn't get any ideas to leave. Stanley is unaware of this, but the fact that he fears his wife's departure is an insecurity we will never admit to (psychological/psychoanalytic approach).
The tones Jack uses in Hole In My Life are vulgar, gloomy, and blunt. An example of a vulgar tone is here, “‘Where the hell are you?’ he shouted back. Before I could answer he went into a harangue. ‘For Christ’s sake, the FBI have been all over my ass’“(121). The author used vulgar tone in this book to make it more real. People weren’t clean and proper. During this time in his life, people swore and that was that, so he kept it in the book to not censor any part of his experiences. An example of the gloomy tone in this book is here, “Drugs were available everywhere at all times. Especially reefer. You could smell it on every breath of air. In bars, on street corners, in passing cars, on buses, at beaches-people grew it in their home gardens and smoked it like cigarettes” (57). Jack used a gloomy tone in the book at times to make the reader feel like he felt, which was uneasy and somewhat nervous because of all the uncertainty at the time. The last example of the authors tone is about him being blunt, “I stood up and went downstairs. But I didn’t sleep.
Stanley first meet, it is easy to see that Stanley feels as if he has
After reading or viewing this play, Bloodstained Paper and Stanley definitely seem to intertwine with each other. Kolin argues Stanley uses paper for strength, while Blanche uses it to disguise.
He said “Pig-Polack-disgusting-vulgar-greasy…Remember what Heuy Long said-“Every Man is a King!” And I am the King around here, so don’t forget it! My place is cleared! You want me to clear your places?”(Williams131). This proves that Stanley has a violent and disrespectful character. He claims that he is the man of the house and no one else can take his place even temporarily. Every time his dominance is doubted by someone else he feels challenged and impulsive. Especially with women, he gives them no respect but expects their respect and shows a deep desire for control. This relates to the thesis because he talks and acts with women in a very violent way, which makes them emotionally hurt. This scene is also very ironic because Stanley states that he is not an animal and that he is a hundred percent perfect American but in reality he has an inhuman behavior and he is savage, which is portrayed in the way he talks, eats , and acts with
In the book Holes Stanley Yelnats gets sent to a detention camp because of bad luck. His bad luck was that he was standing under a bridge when a stolen pair of a famous basketball player’s shoes got dropped on his head. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time because of an ancient family curse. The curse put on his family was set because of Stanley’s pig stealing great-great grandfather who disrespected one of the ancestors of Zero, the boy who committed the crime that Stanley was convicted of. Zero, who was also in the camp, told Stanley that his ancestor had told Stanley’s great-great grandfather how to get rid of the family curse but that he never got rid of it. This is the first time that Stanley realized that the curse could be broken. This curse is taken away at the end of the book. Stanley’s fate and bad luck were changed because he did something that his great-great grandfather was supposed to do.
The character Stanley represents the theme of reality. Stanley Kowalski is the simple blue-collar husband of Stella. His actions, reactions, and words show reality in its harshest most purist form. His actions are similar to a primitive human. For example he doesn’t close the door when he uses the restroom. This rudeness represents the harsh reality that Blanche refuses to accept. Moreover, when he was drunk he hit Stella. This attack on Blanches sister could be a symbolic “wake up” slap to the face of Blanche.
As soon as the play starts Stanley shows off his animal like nature when interacting with Stella when he; “heaves the package at her.” (4) In this scene his clothes are rough and his choice of words are crude. Before Blanche comes for a visit he is content because Stella does whatever he wants which keeps him in control at all times. Sex with Stella is the thing that is holding their marriage together. So every time they fight they end up having sex to heal the wound. This is Stanley’s fault because he doesn’t believe in relationship unless it is a sexual relationship. Even though Stanley seems tough, he is very dependent on Stella. When he becomes aggressive he calls for her because she is the only one that can soothe him. In the third scene after he hits her while he’s drunk, he has an emotional breakdown and screams for Stella to come back to him.
Stanley is, at first sought to be a dominant, rough individual but William’s use of stage direction implies an opposing thought. For example, Williams describes Blanche’s bed near the bedroom of Stella and Stanley’s, but what is so vital about the position of the bed readers may question. Conclusively, Stanley’s...
At the beginning of the story Thayer feels frustrated. In the text it explicitly states “I’m normally a morning person but there was something about the intense cold, the tent frost down my neck, and my sore and that made that morning most unappealing.” Thayer’s description of her morning includes detailed adjectives to allow readers to feel the emotions experienced by Thayer. Thayer stresses the intense cold causes her to have a difficult time completing her daily chores, and her sore hands create obstacles for her to take the tent down.
However, there are also many instances where Stanley, a common working-class man, reveals his desire to be powerful and manly in his relationship with Stella, a woman who is of high class. Stanley is a man from a poor background and is married to a woman with a rich family history. Logically, Stanley may feel intimidated by Stella’s upbringing and feels that it is crucial to oppress her; it is hinted many times throughout the play as Stanley clearly demonstrates he is the one that holds the power by the way he treats Stella. Right from the start of the play, with Stanley’s introduction, he comes “around the corner… [with] a red-stained package from a butcher’s” (4), much like how an animal would bring its kill back home. With this, it is an analogy to a leader, Stanley, of a pack that brings back the food for the others to eat. The reliance of Stanley to bring back home the food broadcasts his will as the almighty alpha male that holds more importance than Stella. Furthermore, Stanley “heaves the meat at her (Stella),” (4) treating her as like a servant and also making a sexual innuendo. This action is one of disrespect and lets Stella know that she is under Stanley. This is an example of Stanley seeing Stella as a slave, a sexual object, under his control. Control is a large factor to Stanley as a husband and as a person. This is apparent when Stella explains that “Stanley doesn’t
Stanley repeatedly gets what he wants by using any means possible. In addition, the person whoever threatens the existence of his poker game receives a beating, in this case his wife. This scene demonstrates Stanley’s viscous animal-like traits with such violence. If what happened here was repeated in today’s society, he would find himself in a jail cell with a pending divorce.
Since Blanche’s arrival, Stanley has questioned Blanche’s lifestyle, accused her of theft and engaged in other verbal confrontation. As Mitch’s friend, Stanley deems it necessary to share what he has uncovered about Blanche’s deception and misbehavior with Mitch. After not attending Blanche’s birthday dinner, Mitch visits Blanche late in the evening. In this passage, Mitch reveals to Blanche what he now knows about her and tears off the paper lantern so that he can expose Blanche for who she is. This passage suggests that Mitch embodies the same masculinity already established in Stanley. Utilizing dialogue, characterization, and stage directions, Williams reveals the likeness between the two men.
Also, the repetitive comparison of him to an animal or ape is the perfect image not the id as it is the instinctive part of your psyche. The way this passage leaves the reader is very powerful saying that “maybe he’ll strike you” is a good example of Stanley’s aggressive nature, and when Blanche says “or maybe grunt and kiss you” is a very good example of his sexual nature.
[More laughter and shouts of parting come from the men. Stanley throws the screen door of the kitchen open and comes in. He is of medium height, about five feet eight or nine, and strongly, compactly built. Animal joy in his being is implicit in all his movements and attitudes. Since earliest manhood the center of his life has been pleasure with women, the giving and taking of it, not with weak indulgence, dependency, but with the power and pride of a richly feathered male bird among hens. Branching out from this complete and satisfying center are all the auxiliary channels of his life, such as his heartiness with men, his appreciation of rough humor, his love of good drink and food and games, his car, his radio, everything that is his, that bears his emblem of the gaudy seed-bearer. He sizes women up at a glance, with sexual classifications, crude images flashing into his mind and determining the way he smiles at them.] Blanche is uncomfortable and draws involuntarily back from his stare. She is keenly aware of his dominant position and reacts as women of the day did. Through all of this he is the leader of his group and in full control of his household. Any opposition to his leadership is quickly put down by physical force. He beats his wife, fights his friends and eventually humiliates Blanche by raping her.