Book Report HOLES
INTRODUCTION
            ‘HOLES` is a fictional story written by Louis Sachar who is the popular author of There is a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom, Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, and the Marvin Redpost series, among many others. The author is a winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. for this book. This book was awarded much more awards;1998 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, A Christopher Award for Juvenile Fiction, An ALA Notable Book, An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, A New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year, A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Book of the Year, A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Book, A School library Journal best Book of the Year, A publishers Weekly Notable Children’s Book of Distinction, A New York Public Library Children’s Book of 1998-100 titles for Reading and Sharing, A Taxas Lone Star Award Nominee and A NECBA Fall list title. He was born in1954, in NewYork and now lives in Austin, texas. This story takes place in a imaginary place, a desert called Camp Green Lake which was once the largest lake in Taxas.  It sets in the present day, an earlier time period and the future. In the paragraphs that follow, I will give a summary of the story, including plot, climax, and conflict. Then, I will analyze the story more, talking about character details, point of view, theme, symbolism, metaphors, and irony.
SUMMARY
       First I will outline this story by explaining the plot, which is fairly lengthy as there are so many details. Camp Green Lake is a camp for bad boys. Some people generally believe that digging a holoe every day in the hot sun will turn bad boys into good boys. Stanley Yelnats was arrested one day and given a choice, go to jail, or go to Camp Green Lake. He had never been to camp before, so he decided to go camp. In Camp Green Lake,the boys build character by spending all day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. Stanly began to realize that there is more than character improvement at Camp Green Lake and the warden is looking for something. At the end of the book, he finds out all of the truth; the family curse,the mystery of the holes, the drought that destroyed Green Lake, the legend of Kising Kate Barlow who is an infamous outlaw of the Wild West. Stanly’s family is poor and believes themselves to be under the curse of Stanly’s no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather. The curse has been extended through multiple generations and began because the grate grandfather, Elya Yealnats did not keep his promise to Madame Zeroni who helped him. Stanly comes to America, where he marries Sarah Miller, and though they work hard, they are always at the wrong place at the wrong time. The one Yealnats who was successful, Stanley Yealnats the I was robbed of his fortune by Kissing Kate Barlow, an outlaw who stole everything he had.
   Next, I will explain the features of characters because in this book there are a variety of characters. Stanly Yealnats is a main role. He is under a curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yealnatses.One day, he was accused of stealing a pair of shoes donated by basketball shoes and happened to send to camps which is a little bit strange. He met many boys who have funny nicknames at Camp Green Lake; Squid, white boy, X-Ray, black boy, Barf Bag, Margnet, Armpit, Zigzag and Zero. Mr. Pendanski is a counselor and his name can be divided by three parts; pen, dance, key. Mr Sir has a tatoo of a rattlesneake and has just been in a bad mood ever since he quit smoking.
ANALYSIS
  I will analyze the book by piciking up some techniques of writing; turning point, symbol,themes and point of view. The fact that a pair of shoes donated by basketball great Clyde “Sweetfeet” Livingston to a celebrity auction fell from the sky onto his head is turning point. It made him go to camp and happened to reveal some curses. His father used to sing a song to him that passesd from generation to generation; “If only, if only,” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer.” While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, He cries to the moo–oo–oon,. This is not just a song but symbol of some curse.This noveal deals with the issue of justice. This theme is present on seveal levels. First, there is the idea that in order for justice to happen, people must be punished for their crimes. That is why all the boys are sent to Camp Green Lake.It is possible that what happens at Camp Green Lake is a comment on the justice system in America. People who make mistakes have the chance to make amends, but doing so is hard and is not done under pleasant circumstances. Rehabilitation is part of the overall picture, and that is the intent of the Camp. Bad boys are rehabilitated into good ones by hard work which builds strong characters and strong body. This story is told by the third point of view. That means that the voice telling the story sees everything and knows all the action. It is as if they are watching and narrating everything from above.This viewpoint is helpful we can see all the action of the boys, the Wooden and the camp counselors. Neither Stanly nor Hector is telling the story through their own viewpoint.
CONCLUTION and OPINION
    I suppose Stanly learned a whole bunch of things such as the friendliship with the other kids. I was really moved by the story about Zero and Stanly. At first, Zero tended to be introverted and nobody seemed to care about him at all. However, as Zero became interested in Stanly, both of them gradually became friendly with each other. Stanly helped Zero get over his illiteracy, while Zero helped Stanly dig holes. They could not have been through such a precious time if they had been in jail. Eventually, Stanly was found innocent and he could be released from Camp Green Lake and so was Zero.Though the kids had experienced a lot of hardships in Camp Green Lake, I guess their friendship in there must have been unforgettable. Although this book is mystery story, there are no charm or devils or adventurous things like Hurry Potter. I think this makes Holes better book. In adition,this book teaches us the importance of friendliship and humanity through suprising, interesting story.
