Four Memorable Characters in "Holes"

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Recommended: Describe Stanley's character in Holes

“Holes” is written by Louis Sachar. It focuses on boys who go to Camp Green Lake because they have committed a criminal act, and all sorts of things happen to Stanley whilst he is there. The four characters he makes memorable are: Stanley, Zero, Mr Sir and the Warden. Sachar makes the Warden very memorable by the fact that she is a very vicious person. When he refers to her, he describes her as a very special and unique character, like for example the Warden always says “Excuse me” to show respect, so no one can say anything back to her. Sachar also never mentions the warden’s name, as if it was kept a secret from everyone. This makes her seem powerful and mysterious. She shows how vicious she is by the rattle snake venom. When Mr Sir disturbs her and tells her something useless she applies her venom on her nails and slashes with her nails. This shows that she is very aggressive and violent with people. Sachar also shows that the Warden wants everything valuable for herself. For example even if it wasn’t hers she wanted the treasure chest for herself and this tells us that she ...

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