Stanley has not always been so wealthy, in fact he was probably the unluckiest boy in town. It was all because of the family curse which was caused by Stanleyś no-good-dirty-rotten- pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. At the beginning of the novel Stanley was unfortunate, but because of carrying Zero up the mountain and undoing the curse, he is no longer misfortunate by the end of the novel. Before Stanley carried Zero up the ¨Big Thumb¨ his family was always at the wrong place at the wrong time. ¨I was walking home and the sneakers fell from the sky,¨ he had told the judge. ¨One hit me on the head.¨ (Sachar 23) No one believed Stanley when he told them that the sneakers fell from the sky. Therefore, Stanley was proven guilty even when he
Stanley Yelnats, a boy who has bad luck due to a curse placed on his great- great-grandfather, is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp, for a crime he did not commit. Stanley and the other boys at the camp are forced to dig large holes in the dirt every day. Stanley eventually realizes that they are digging these holes because the Warden is searching for something. As Stanley continues to dig holes and meet the other boys at the camp, the narrator intertwines three separate stories to reveal why Stanley's family has a curse and what the Warden is looking for.
He, however never seemed satisfied with any of this, he did not want to remain poor, he wanted to work and he pleaded with his boss to rehire him to the grocery store in which he had just been fired from. Grant felt a desire and need to support his wife and his young girl. By all accounts he was a loving man, someone who seemed to care deeply about those around him, but like many poor black men in America, he faced a harsh reality, one of unemployment, economic insecurity, fear of crime, and previous run ins with the law. Many may be quick to judge his character for being an immoral or deviant person, but with the given context, it is clear Grant never wanted to sell drugs as he had in his youth and almost fell back into in his final days, he simply wanted to support for his wife and daughter, to make sure they had food on the table. This did not make Grant happy at all, ultimately he decided against falling back into a life of selling drugs on the street and would look for a better way to provide for his family. This struggle is not unique, in places like Oakland’s impoverished neighborhoods, there is little investment in the communities and few jobs, also a poor education system. Good people, like
Facing reality is seen as a strength while living in illusion appears as a weakness in the comparison between Stanley and Blanche. Stanley is one who seeks truth and reality, which is why he desires to break down the illusions Blanche tries to create in his household. On the other hand, Blanche tries to create an illusion about her life and her appearance so that she can create a life that she wants. Stanley has the power because he has nothing to hide and has no fear of reality because he is already facing it. Blanche’s built up lies make her weak because the other characters can easily expose her lies and force her to face reality when reality is too hard for her to bear without becoming mad.In the end, Stanley’s ability to stay in reality
When Stanley risks his life to save Zero, you can see how they rely on each other and give each other
... that she is cheating him out of money. His desire to move up in social class and not be oppressed by the higher class leads him to this. The oppression of the lower working class like Stanley by the higher class like Blanche is a key factor in Marxism and bases the foundation of the Marxist society.
The use of this dramatic irony is made to give a hint of suspense to the reader because they are aware that Stanley is around meanwhile Stella and Blanche do not. Blanche continues to speak her mind about Stanley saying that he appears to be “sub-human” and have animal like qualities. Stella lets Blanche have her time to rant about Stanley even though she does not have a problem with him. When Stanley finally enters the room, he grins through the curtains at Blanche and stares at her. Blanche now realized that he was listening to her whole conversation meanwhile the audience had known the whole time.
He has an idea to be rich, and he wants it fast. Being nine year old, he starts out looking for jobs in his neighborhood. After doing two jobs, he earns a nickel, a quarter and two peaches. He has money, and he can do whatever he wants. So with a friend and his sister, they go swimming. Money, to him at this age, affects him greatly already. From his own family, he learns that without money, they'll always be poor and working class. He has the need to be higher in social class and he wants to be like rich people.
The Stanley family consisted of Jackie, the mother, Claude, the father, two daughters, Nicole and Omega, son Keith, and two twin boys, Claude and Claude (Frontline Video, 2013). With a large family such as the Stanley 's, financially supporting everyone in it is difficult with a stable economy, let alone during a period of struggling (Frontline Video, 2013). During this time, the middle class was in poverty, meaning people in poverty originally, are far financially worse (Frontline Video, 2013).
In the story Stanley needs to show that after each day he can prove that he is gaining strength. He also has to prove to the judge that he has the strength and responsibility. And to be able to come back to society. Stanley must be able to have the strength to dig holes. “Your hands will get
¨´So tell me Caveman, said Mr.Sir. How did my sunflower seeds get in your hole?’ ‘I stole it from your truck.’ ‘You did?’ ‘Yes, Mr. Sir.’ ‘What happened to the sunflower seeds?’ ‘I ate them.’¨ (Sachar 86-87). Stanley knew he wasn't the one who stole the sunflower seeds, but Magnet did. Even though, he knew it, he covered for his friend and saved him from getting him in trouble.Stanley didn't hesitate to take the blame on him. ¨The truck lurched forward , Stanley jerked back against the seat… as the truck accelerated.¨ (Sachar 148). Stanley didn't care anymore about what happens or what people would think of him. All he knew was that he couldn't let Zero, a good friend of his starve and die. Zero was an important reason why Stanley was growing. If he wouldn't have run away from Camp then Stanley wouldn't dare to go behind him and escape. Stanley didn't have a clue about where he was going or how to drive a truck, but he still took the risk and tried. His truck ended up falling in a hole but, he didn't give up, he kept running. He wasn't afraid of his death. “’You want to dig another hole?’” (Sachar 188). Stanley was ready to take another chance. Zero and Stanley were going back to the Camp , after running away, and dig one more hole to find the loot of Kissin´ Kate Barlow. Stanley knew they could be harmed by the lizards or be shot by the warden or counselors, but he didn't back off.
Stanley at the beginning of Holes was insecure about these events. Holes describes Stanley as an overweight insecure teenager. “Stanley weighed three times as much as the other boys.” ( Sachar 7) This quote shows how Stanley was insecure about how he weighed more compared to the other boys. In the text, stanley was insecure about teaching Zero. “All this time he thought Zero was reading over his shoulder. Sorry he said. I don’t know how to teach.” ( Sachar 82) In this text evidence, this shows how he was not loyal to Zero and insecure about
“I can’t leave Hector (Zero)” Stanley said,(Pg:219). Louis Sachar shows the bond stanley and Zero have since stanley went to save him from the middle of nowhere, when he ran away from camp. Stanley could not leave Zero at camp when he was the only thing Stanley had for some fun time wherever they went, and stanley couldn’t leave him to die all alone, and him have a happy life when, Zero dies at the Camp. Stanley was released after he found the treasure that was from his great grandfather who was robbed by Kissin Kate Barlow, that was the goal the Warden was trying to do, that’s why they had to dig holes.”Stanley looked to they were in big bold letters spelling out STANLEY YELNATS”. Louis Sachar acknowledges that stanley would finally have enough money to help out his family with the
By the end of the plot, Stanley gets overwhelmed with people who have warmed up to him, which at the introduction was only a fantasy of his. The most compelling evidence that proves this statement declares that the characters like Stanley. The author wrote, “‘ Good to see you, man’” from Armpit to Stanley (Sachar 220). From the middle to the end, the other characters became friendly to Stanley, making him feel like he belongs. Before Stanley and Zero became friends, Stanley’s strength had very limited power. However, after they became associates, Stanley was empowered with strength. It is revealed that Zero boosts Stanley’s confidence level when Sachar declares, “He felt strong” (180). In other words, Zero is Stanley’s empowerment of strength to keep moving forward. In the final analysis, Stanley conquers his deepest fear by standing up for his opinion. Without delay, Stanley’s determination to help Zero goes forward. The author clarifies Stanley’s action by adding, “He… climbed quickly inside the truck” (147). Stanley’s drive to save Zero’s life emphasis that Stanley changes over the course of his journey. After all Stanley has been through, he comes out of the other end changed into a superior
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.
Imagine that somebody was on a street and they have nothing. The story of “Not Poor, Just Broke”, tells a story, written by Dick Gregory. The story is about a little boy, named Dick Gregory, who lived in the city slums of New York in the 1930s. There are several reasons that cause his hardships knowing he has no dad to help his mom, his environment is not great and his background of being an African American.