Holes is a novel about a boy named Stanley Yelnats who is sent to a juvenile detention center called Camp Green Lake where the inmates are forced to dig holes in the desert. Stanley and his friend Zero gradually learn that they are actually digging for treasure, left by Kate Barlow, a Texas outlaw. After Zero runs away, Stanley goes off to rescue him and eventually recovers him. The two find the treasure, are released from defunct Camp Green Lake and return to their families.
Review of a Newbery Award When starting this project I began by thinking of which books I read as child that I still remember and those that made a lasting impact After remembering a few of those books Hatchet Holes Shiloh and The Giver I was initially surprised at how many of them had won Newbery Medals and Honors However the reason I probably read those books instead of others is because they were deserved winners of this award However the one book that stood out for me was Holes by Louis Sac
Louis Sachars novel Holes has entertained many young readers through its excellent story plot and structure In his many novels he has illustrated many scenes brimming with suspense and excitement His astounding writing skills have earned Holes the National Book Award the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and many others Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow New York on March 20 1954 Herndon 1 He was a good student and enjoyed grade school but it was in high school when he develop
The earth seems beautiful to the naked eye Not until the unseen forces of Mother Nature are kicked into full gear and a pounding life sucking form is created that is able to eat humans alive is the true nature of the earth revealed A nice sunny breeze is considered great until a strong gust of wind comes along and tears away anything in its path A gentle warm fire is always loved when the weather is cold until this warm fire is transformed into a scorching weapon of mass destruction The stunnin
Reading a story can sometimes be like reliving a piece of history Through symbolism authors can bring to life a piece of the past and show it through someone elses eyes Ernest Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Jesus Christ in a simple and plain way Hemmingway who was not religious uses subtle symbolism throughout the story and adds Christian imagery to his writing Santiago was once a strong and well respected man in his community but now washed away by age he is fighting f
I could not in those days see God for his creature whom I made my idol Janes quest for identity and morality are justly rewarded Discuss this in reference to feminist critic In the mid nineteenth century woman would have carried the burden of staying in their place however Jane Eyre is seen as atypical to this behaviour Janes quest for identity is evident throughout the text and is able to be compared to that of Antoinette in Wide Sargasso Sea Janes strong will and moral character is carried th
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is a story about self discovery and the rite of passage for young Jody Baxter The Yearling is a 1938 novel written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings She wrote the novel about what she knew best she lived in north central Florida where the novel is set The Yearling won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1939 The story outlines the life of the Baxter family The story is told over the course of a year in the Baxters life The story is based on young Jody growing
Summary Mere Christianity begins as a recitation of what is known as the moral argument for the existence of God According to Lewis the moral law consists of the fundamental rules by which the universe operates and to which all residing within are bound And even though considerable intellectual resources have been expended to deny its existence not even those making it their life s purpose to undermine these eternal principles can escape from them try as they might Lewis establishes that natura
In the story The Scarlett Ibis by author James Hurst the main character Brother also had to go through disturbing experiences as Buddy in the Snowman by Tom Perlotta In the final scene of the story Scarlet Ibis Brother is running with his little brother Doodle home from another of Doodles swimming practices After the moment Brother sees Doodles death he realizes that he did not intend to overload his little brothers physical abilities and becomes more wise by learning from his mistakes Buddy co
In this story what we talk about when we talk about love by Raymond Carver It is about two married couples drinking gin and having a conversation about love and the characters make some commons either because of they are drunk or could be the their true feeling about love Overall the author uses this conversation to show that when a relationship first begins the people involved may have misconceptions about their love but this love will eventually die off or develop into something much more mea