Holes By Louis Sachar: An Analysis

“If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy” (Sachar 5). Although Stanley isn’t a bad boy, he makes many changes at camp. In the novel ,Holes, by Louis Sachar, the author shows that Zero’s friendship changes Stanley from overweight, poor, and lonely to a skinny, fortunate, and social boy. In the beginning of the novel, Stanley is a sad, poor, overweight boy. All his life he has been lonely and insecure about himself. The author writes, “He was overweight” (Sachar 7). Due to Stanley being being overweight, he has been bullied and judged by many people. Sachar explains to the reader that “Stanley was from a poor family” (5). This shows that Stanley’s poor family has a limited amount of money. Which shows he has always been exposed to poverty. Sachar also proves that Stanley is a friendless boy by telling the reader that “He didn’t have any friends… he was often teased” (7). Since Stanley was often teased, he didn’t try to make friends or socialize because he’s scared of being teased. In conclusion, the beginning of the novel shows how Stanley is just a lonely, poor, …show more content…
He becomes a stronger person inside and out. The author writes “He’d lost a lot of weight” (Sachar 156). When Stanley first came to camp he was very overweight for a kid his age, but by digging holes everyday has made him smaller. Sachar explains to the reader that “It was enough for Stanley to buy his family a new house” (230). Compared to the beginning of Holes, Stanley was poor, but at the end he got enough money to live a better life. Sachar proves that Stanley is relentless by “‘I can’t leave Hector,’ said Stanley” (219). By Zero being welcoming and nice to Stanley, they have became close and Stanley begins to understand how important friendship is. By the end of the novel, Stanley has made drastic changes with the impact of Zero and their

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