He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned or lost him when he was still small. How do these three stories fit together within the larger story of holes. Sachar has some very distinct and ongoing themes intervened in the narrative. Join facebook to connect with hector zeroni and others you may know. My name isnt zero you know, it is hector zeroni as stanleys helping zero so much i think that the curse could get off him. The hopeful nature of the yelnats family shows in stanleys musings about why it would be possible for zero to find gods thumb. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by zerohector zeroni or refer to zerohector zeroni. Pendanski to destroy all of the records possible so the a. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature essays.
Feeling better, stanley and hector go back to camp green lake. Stanley yelnats, the main character caveman, hector zeroni zero, rick zigzag, jose magnet, theodore armpit, alan squid, brian twitch, and rex xray, pig latin for rex. Zero reveals that his name is hector zeroni, that he has been homeless for most. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his e.
He just digs his daily hole and spends the rest of the day alone and. Zero, or hector zeroni, is a serious, silent, mysterious boy who also. She was the woman who placed a curse on stanley yelnats family because stanleys greatgreat grandfather elya did not fulfill his end of the bargain with her. Pendanski hesitate stared at her when the warden ordered him to get hector zeroni s file.
He beats zigzag up when he sees him in a fight with stanley. Hector was poor since he was small and was taught to steal things. The character of zerohector zeroni in holes from litcharts. In the daytime, we work in the desert, to dig holes, and in the night, i cant sleep. As seen on page 40 in line 16, stanley does not want any trouble. I think as the story goes the good luck starts coming back to stanley.
Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. His greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was a gypsy, who cursed yelnats family because yelnats ancestor didnt do his part of the deal he. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Character analysis hector zeroni he is the most interesting character of the book. Unlock content over 79,000 lessons in all major subjects. Theme of teamwork in the book holes 748 words 3 pages. Pendanski knew that the file no longer existed because the warden had ordered the hard copy of it destroyed and the computer files tampered with. What does stanleys dad successfully invent at the end of the book. Madame zeroni was the creator of the curse that made the yelnats family very, very unlucky for generations. Stanley yelnats iv is a goodhearted teenager born to a luckless family who have been cursed for hundreds of.
Towards the end of the book we learn that the one who actually stole the shoes, which stanley is accused of stealing, is zero. Stanley becomes particularly good friends with a small but tough boy named zero, whom we later discover is hector zeroni, a descendant of the woman who cursed the yelnats family. Madame zeroni is the greatgreatgreatgrandmother of hector zeroni, stanleys friend at camp green lake. As stanley continues to dig holes and meet the other boys at the camp, the narrator intertwines three separate stories to reveal why stanleys family has a curse and what the warden is looking for. Louis sachar, holes when you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write. We assign a color and icon like this one to each theme, making it easy to track which themes apply to each quote below. When i was a young boy, maybe five years old my mother abandoned me. Zeros real name is hector zeroni and it is significant because elya promised madame zeroni he would come back and take her up the big thumb shaped mountain because if he didnt, he and his family would be cursed by her but he forgot and when he remembered, madame zeroni passed away. Holes is a 2003 american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis and written by louis sachar, based on his 1998 novel of the same name. The book centers on an unlucky teenage boy named stanley yelnats, who is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in texas, after being falsely accused of theft. Zero is the guy who convinces stanley to break out of his shell and start his life over.
Hi i am hector zeroni and this is my story on how i got to camp green lake. Zeros real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. Stanley carries zero to the top of a mountain to drink the water, and because a yelnats carried a zeroni up the mountain, the curse is broken. When he was a boy, stanleys greatgreatgrandfather, elya yelnats, received a pig from madame zeroni, a gypsy, in exchange for a promise. A camper at camp green lake and got his alias, zero, because most at camp green lake thought he was dumb. Zero reveals that his name is hector zeroni, that he has been homeless for most of his life, and that he has no family. He told stanley that his mother used to sing him a lullaby similar to the one stanley knows, and he admits that he was the one who stole clyde livingstons sneakers. Stanley is very shy, as you can see on page 20 line 32 when he looks on the ground when mr. Madame zeroni was the woman who cursed elya yelnats and his family line. You could even say that zero is really the center, the crux of the whole. This holes photo might contain portrait, headshot, and closeup. They include a lot of very important concepts like. After that hector started sleeping in the playground and also stole things. Hector s greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was an egyptian.
Whenever something goes wrong every body blames it on stanleys nogooddirtyrottenpigstealing greatgreatgrandfather. Stanley yelnats, overweight, lonely, and poor, has been arrested for a crime he didnt commit, and hes on a bus headed for camp green lake. Zerohector zeroni zerohector zeroni this is true, zero had always been in the shadows, quiet, so it was his time to step out of that hole. Apr 10, 2019 in the book holes by louis sachar, there are three distinct periods of time. Mar 22, 2012 in the book holes, all the boys at camp green lake have nicknames.
Fate the story of the family curse by madame zeroni has a huge impact on the yelnats family. Because he doesnt answer any questions, he doesnt speak to anybody. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Although she shows kindness to young yelnats, she nonetheless curses him for neglecting to carry her up the mountain. Some names given are fitting to the characters describing their personalities or characteristics while others can be negative and label them in a way which can scar a person permanently. Litcharts makes it easy to find quotes by chapter, character, and theme. Hector zeroni, aka zero, was given his nickname by mr. Zero hector zeroni zero is the novels deuteragonist, the character second in importance. It is later revealed that she is the distant relative of hector zeroni, or zero. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas.
Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas. Hector might not be educated in spelling and grammar, yet he is intelligent in mental math. Hectors greatgreatgreatgrandmother, madame zeroni, was a onelegged gypsy. So often, he is considered to be stupid or a mere nothing by the. In the book holes by louis sachar, there are three distinct periods of time.
Basically, its a place for kids who have committed crimes. S1185 ho 1998 holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Holes is a 2003 liveaction film directed by andrew davis and screenplay adapted by louis sachar, whose original novel of the same name it was based on, with shia labeouf as the lead role of stanley yelnats. At the end of the book, hector is reunited with his mother again, and she is seen singing the second verse to. Despite all the adversity that he has faced, zero knows that he is smart. It was not until a yelnats fulfilled a promise made to a zeroni that the curse was lifted. Pendanski hesitate stared at her when the warden ordered him to get hector zeronis file. Elya asked her help in wooing the emptyheaded but beautiful myra menke. Hector zeroni is one of the heroes of the adventure comedy drama book and movie, holes. Stanley yelnats iv stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. She placed a curse on stanley yelnats family, because his socalled nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreat. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by zero hector zeroni or refer to zero hector zeroni. Stanleys father finds a cure for foot odor that smells like peaches and is called sploosh. Stanley and the other boys are forced to dig a hole every day, five feet deep and five feet wide.
Holes 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hector s mom always left him so she could go and steal something, but for once she never came back. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus. Holes quotes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. It affected all the generations of their family until it was broken. During these periods of time many things change throughout the decades, including major and minor things. Almost everybody thinks he is a stupid boy which he is not. Hector zeroni or zero for short is the deuteragonist in the 2003 liveaction film, holes. In summary, the bargain was that if madame zeroni would give elya a pig so he could offer it as dowry for myras hand in marriage, to. Holes official trailer based on the book by louis sachar free movie this week for familyholes wow kinda like magic animal protecting there human pal.
For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Camp green lake is a big park for children who have done something bad. She gave stanleys greatgreatgrandfather a pig but when he broke his promise of carrying her to the top of a mountain she might have put a curse on his family. Zeros greatgreatgrandmother was madame zeroni, who put a curse on generations of the yelnats family. The character of zerohector zeroni in holes from litcharts the. And of course, as madame zeroni s greatgrandson, his friendship with stanley is the key to breaking the curse. The relationship between stanley and hector remember me of this theme, of course they didnt fall love in each other but in book curse is broken through stanley and hector and its like peace between.
A very undisney film set in a young boys correctional institute. Zero is known to be the best digger at camp green lake. Madame zeroni is zero hector zeronis great great great grandmother. The two themes were used by stanley yelnats and hector zeroni. What possession of kissing kate barlow does stanley find while digging a hole. Hector zeroni zero gallery hector zeroni is a camper at camp green lake. There he got the nickname zero due to the fact that he was assumed unintelligent, and may have been related to his last name. Characters, symbolism and themes of holes by louis sachar. Madame zeroni is zero hector zeroni s great great great grandmother. In the book holes, all the boys at camp green lake have nicknames. The film was co produced by walden media and walt disney pictures and distributed in many markets by disneys distribution company buena vista. And of course, as madame zeronis greatgrandson, his friendship with stanley is the key to breaking the curse. Holes is a 2003 american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis and written by louis sachar, based on his 1998 novel of the same name the film stars sigourney weaver, jon voight, patricia arquette, tim blake nelson and shia labeouf. In the novel, holes, by louis sachar, two of the familiar themes were represented which were teamwork and leadership.
Stanley yelnats vs the boys in group d holes by louis sachar stanley has to dig holes at camp green lake as a punishment for a crime he did not commit. Old age assumed location latvia, between estonia and lithuania, gulf of riga formerly heaven now gallery gallery. Holes official trailer based on the book by louis sachar free movie this week for family holes wow kinda like magic animal protecting there human pal. The film stars sigourney weaver, jon voight, patricia arquette, tim blake nelson and shia labeouf. Madame zeroni is a shrewd and mysterious old woman whom elya yelnats befriends in their native country, latvia. Zero tells stanley his name is hector zeroni and that he is the one who stole clyde livingstons sneakers.
Hectors mom always left him so she could go and steal something, but for once she never came back. While everyone is sleeping, they dig in the hole where stanley found the gold tube. The third story is of kissin kate barlow, the outlaw who robbed stanleys greatgrandfather. The film was produced by walden media and released by walt disney pictures. In the novels last chapter, sachar ties up the loose ends of the plot and the subplots. Hector a descendant of madame zeroni is at stanleys house with his mother. The second is the tale of stanleys greatgreatgrandfather and the curse put on him by madame zeroni. You could even say that zero is really the center, the crux of the whole book.
Zero, whose real name is hector zeroni, is a camper at camp green lake who is given the nickname zero because of his perceived lack of intelligence. Stanley and his friend zerohis real name is hector zeroni run away they survive on onions. The real names and nicknames of the main characters of the novel holes are as follows. And over the course of the book, we get a glimpse into some different time periods. In the novel, holes, hector zeroni is the name of stanleys best friend and only ally at camp green lake. His great great grandfather elya yelnats was put under a curse for not keeping a promise. Nicknames, significance and feelings sample reading. Hector s greatgreatgreatgrandmother, madame zeroni, was a onelegged gypsy.