![]() ![]() Stanley’s great-great-grandfather, Elya Yelnats, was cursed by Madame Zeroni for failing to keep up with his end of the deal. Stanley’s family history was one that left much to be desired, and one that he believed had a lot to do with his various predicaments. While Stanley Yelnats IV has family history and luck against him, he makes the most of every situation and is able to rise above his misfortune. He is poor, friendless, overweight, self-conscious, constantly picked on and innocent of a crime for which he is sent to a correctional facility. Stanley Yelnats, the main character, is a fifteen year old boy whose family has a history of bad luck, believed to be caused by a curse placed upon his great-great-grandfather. ![]() Other topics explored are buried treasure, magic and delinquency. There are various themes explored in Holes, the most prominent one being how young Stanley redeems the curse that has been upon his family for generations. ![]() The book follows the story of the Yelnats family over a period of five generations, culminating in the period of Stanley Yelnats IV. Holes is a novel by Louis Sachar published in 1998. Character analysis of Stanley in Louis Sachar’s novel, ‘Holes’ ![]()
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