Stanley's Change of Character

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Stanley Yelnats the 4th was a teenager who came from a poor family. He was accused of stealing sneakers, belonged to a famous baseball player named Clyde Livingstone. In the court he was asked to choose between jail and Camp Green Lake. His family did not have enough money for a lawyer and they did not have enough time to find out more about Camp Green Lake. They thought whatever place it is, it had to be better than spending time in jail, so they chose the Camp Green Lake. The time Stanley spent in that camp turned him into a better and stronger person.
Stanley was naive and immature. When he was caught with Livingstone’s shoes, he thought that everyone was going to believe him if he told the truth. The truth was that the shoes fell from the sky and he thought that it was a sign, because his father was trying to recycle the used snickers. At the time, he could not understand how stupid that story sounded. Also when he was asked to choose between jail and Camp Green Lake, he chose the camp, because he thought it was going to be a fun place. At the camp he was assigned to group D. This group was consisted of 6 other members. X-ray was the head of the group and everyone else obeyed him. After spending some time in Camp Green Lake, Stanley realized in order to survive at that place he had to become friends with X-ray, the leader of his group. In the story chapter 13, we read that Stanley found a golden tube with letters K and B engraved on it. He gave the tube to X-ray to keep him satisfied. This is an example of how he was turning to a smarter and more experienced person.
Stanley was overweight and kids in his school always made fun of him. He was bullied everyday by a boy named Derrick Dunne at school. Because of that, he had a l...

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... him. At the end of the story, when all the charges against Stanley were dropped and Stanley’s lawyer came to get him, he could not leave the camp without Zero. They both saved one another.
In conclusion spending time at Camp Green Lake changed Stanley’s life in so many ways. I believe he was never a weak person, because living in such hard circumstances did not turn him to a violent person or a bully, like most of the people in the camp. He became a better and stronger person. By the time Stanley left the camp, he outgrew his fears and his lack of self-confidence. Stanley turned to a smarter and more experienced person. He made a lot of friends and more importantly he created a strong friendship with zero. Stanley became to love himself, be happy and be optimistic. Camp Green Lake magnified the good qualities he already had in himself, but he was unaware of them.

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