It's now Term 4 and we are continuing with our Holes novel study - often making comparisons with our previous novel Private Peaceful.
As we read more, we are finding out more about the characters we met last term. Here's what we have found out extra about the characters up to Chapter 20.
Stanley – is Stanley Yelnats IV, is named after his ancestors, his last name is Stanley spelt backwards, he is in the wrong place wrong time, he has been found guilty of a crime, thinks he is 'defective', shrugs one shoulder, given nickname "Caveman" by X- ray, biggesgt boy in D Group, used to want to work for the FBI,
Father – is an inventor, he perseveres, he is trying to invent a way to recycle old sneakers, he doesn’t eat when he is working hard on new idea, he sang the song If only to Stanley
Guard – sleeps on the job, wears sun glasses, carries rifle,
Bus driver
Judge – gave Stanely a choice jail or Camp Greenlake
Mother – is optimistic and positive – looks at how lucky they are whenever they seem to strike bad luck, believed in telling the truth,
Warden – is selfish – “owns the shade” and the hammock, makes them dig hole; is a woman, tall, red-haired, black cowboy hat, black boots studded with turquoise stones, has freckles on arms and face, says,"Excuse me?" doesn't like to be argued with or questioned, knows all the boys' nicknames, can be nice and nasty, wears red nail polish made from snake venom,
Kissin' Kate Barlow – (Character from the past), famous outlaw, kisses people after she killed them; she didn't kiss Stanley's great-great grandfather
Great-Great Grandfather : (Character from the past) Stanley's father's 'dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather, he made a fortune on the stock market, he was robbed by Kissin Kate Barlow and left stranded in the desert - but she never killed him; he stole a pig from a one-legged gypsy who put a curse on him, named Elya Yenats, born in Latvia, fell in love with Myra Menke when he was 15, became very strong carrying the pig up the mountain every day, didn't believe in the curse, felt terrible for forgetting to take Madame Zeroni up the mountain, moved to America, married Sarah Miller, lived happily but dogged by bad luck, was always looking for Madame Zeroni's son,
Mr Sir – quit smoking, eats sunflower seeds instead, irritable, not fond of campers, has a tattoo of rattle snake, looks tough – wears a cowboy hat, is strict – like Horrible Hanley in PP? Makes sure everyone knows the rules and boundaries, is sarcastic – cruel?scared of the warden, reminds boys that they are not Girl Scouts,
Mr Pendanski – Stanley’s counsellor, seems to be nice – not as scary as Mr Sir, nose badly sun burnt, called Mom by the boys, acts like most American parents (evidence from Conor), gets boys to set goals, realise that they are there because of their own choices, is quite mean to Zero, is scared of the warden,
X Ray - Rex - nicknamed , wears glasses, chooses shortest shovel so doesn't have to dog as big a hole, stands first in line for water, bullies Stanley into giving him anything interesting he finds, next smallest after Zero, says,"Am I right or am I right?", black,
Squid - Alan – white kid –laughs at Stanley for writing to mother, third in line for water, denied crying in the night - said he had allergies, threatened to break Stanley's jaw if he opened his mouth,
Barf Bag – Lewis – in hospital (Did he get bitten by a scorpion, rattlesnake - or yellow-spotted lizard - on purpose?)
Magnet - Jose - nicknamed, fifth in line for water, likes animals, Hispanic, stole sunflower seeds from Mr Sir,
Armpit - Theodore - spits, is rough with Stanley - pushes him over, second in line for drinks, biggest boy in D Group after Stanley, black,
Zig Zag - Ricky - long skinny neck, big round head, wild frizzy blond hair sticking out in all directions, head bobbed up and down like it was on a spring, fourth in line for water, cut Stanley's neck with shovel, wouldn't move dirt because Stanley's dirt was on top of it, white,
Zero - has no real name, stands last in line for water, smallest kid in Group D, first to finish digging holes, digs perfect holes, says very little, usually has angry expression, big smile, like a jack o' lantern, likes to dig holes, can't read, doesn't know any nursery rhymes or TV programmes, black,
Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingstone - famous basketball player, donated sneakers to auction for homeless people, once lived in a homeless shelter,
Derrick Dunne - school bully, much smaller than Stanley,
Myra Menke - nearly 15, head as empty as a flower pot, beautiful, delicate, spoiled, doesn't really know who Elya is,
Myra's father - doesn't care who marries his daughter - just wants the biggest pig, spoils his daughter,
Igor Barkov - wanted to marry Myra, 57 years old, red nose, fat puffy cheeks, pig farmer, offered to trade fattest pig for Myra's hand in marriage,
Madame Zeroni - old Egyptian woman, told Elya stories, dark skin, very wide mouth, had no left foot, spits, advised Elya to go to America, gave Elya a pig to raise, made Elya keep a promise to carry her up the mountain to drink the water, taught Elya a special song to sing to the pig, threatened to curse Elya's family if he didn't fulfill his promise,
Sarah Miller - married Elyua, could push a plow and milk a goat, could think for herself, intelligent, asked Elya to teach her Madame Zeroni's song, had son called Stanley,
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