In the beginning of the story Stanley is an overweight and insecure middle school student who had no friends and was teased. “He was overweight and kids at his middle school often teased him about his size” (Sachar 7). The conflict of the story is that Stanley needs to survive Camp Green Lake. By Stanley’s speech we see that he is modest because he doesn’t brag about anything. By Stanley’s thoughts we see that he is smart because he thinks things through before he actually does it. By Stanley’s effect on others we see that he is kind because the other boys seen to like him. By Stanley’s actions we see that he is brave because he went looking for Zero in the middle of the desert with no water. By Stanley’s looks we see that he is overweight
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One quote from the story to prove the point of view is, “Two nights later, Stanley lay awake staring at the star-filled sky. He was too happy to fall asleep” (Sachar “Sarah named him Stanley because she noticed that “Stanley” was “Yelnats” spelled backwards” (Sachar 39). These quotes prove point of view because both of the quotes are from different characters; explaining why it is third person omniscient.
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An example of a simile in the story Holes is, “Zero’s face looked like a jack-o’-lantern that had been out too many days past Halloween-half rotten, with sunken eyes and a drooping smile” (Sachar 155). This is an example of a simile because it says its “like” a jack-o’-lantern that has been out too many days. An example of a metaphor in the story Holes is, “When they reached flat ground, Stanley looked up to see the sun, a fiery ball balancing on top of Big Thumb. God was twirling a basketball” (Sachar 166).This is an example of a
This is an example of a metaphor because it says the sun “was” a basketball spinning on God’s Thumb. An example of an idiom in the story Holes is, “Time flies when you're having fun,” said Magnet (Sachar 86). This is an example of an idiom because “time flies” is just a saying; its not literally
One quote from the story to prove the point of view is, “Two nights later, Stanley lay awake staring at the star-filled sky. He was too happy to fall asleep” (Sachar “Sarah named him Stanley because she noticed that “Stanley” was “Yelnats” spelled backwards” (Sachar 39). These quotes prove point of view because both of the quotes are from different characters; explaining why it is third person omniscient.
Inside
An example of a simile in the story Holes is, “Zero’s face looked like a jack-o’-lantern that had been out too many days past Halloween-half rotten, with sunken eyes and a drooping smile” (Sachar 155). This is an example of a simile because it says its “like” a jack-o’-lantern that has been out too many days. An example of a metaphor in the story Holes is, “When they reached flat ground, Stanley looked up to see the sun, a fiery ball balancing on top of Big Thumb. God was twirling a basketball” (Sachar 166).This is an example of a
This is an example of a metaphor because it says the sun “was” a basketball spinning on God’s Thumb. An example of an idiom in the story Holes is, “Time flies when you're having fun,” said Magnet (Sachar 86). This is an example of an idiom because “time flies” is just a saying; its not literally