Hector s greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was an egyptian. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. There he got the nickname zero due to the fact that he was assumed unintelligent, and may have been related to his last name. Louis sachar books holes book good books my books sacher green lake album book teaching english cool art for class i had to design a new cover for an existing book. I want to tell you about the most interesting characterwell, i think so in holes. Hectors greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was an egyptian. The book simply says that three holes came together until it was one. The relationship between zero and stanley holesbyvanessa. And of course, as madame zeroni s greatgrandson, his friendship with stanley is the key to breaking the curse. The film was co produced by walden media and walt disney pictures and distributed in many markets by disneys. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Basically, its a place for kids who have committed crimes. Holes synopsis and movie info dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, stanley yelnats labeouf has little clue.
His greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was a gypsy. The character of zerohector zeroni in holes from litcharts the. Almost everybody thinks he is a stupid boy which he is not. 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. 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. Stanley yelnats and hector zeroni movie adaptation, good. Hector s greatgreatgreatgrandmother, madame zeroni, was a onelegged gypsy. Madame zeroni is zero hector zeroni s great great great grandmother. After that hector started sleeping in the playground and also stole things. Stanley yelnats iv stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Hector zeroni was woken from his doze by the shrill voice of his young grandson. Also there is any connection between stanley and hector zeroni, because of the past from stanley greatgreat grandfather. While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, crying to the moooooon, if only, if only. The timeline below shows where the character zero hector zeroni appears in holes.
Hes black and is often scowling and angry looking, though stanley notices that when zero smiles, his. What possession of kissing kate barlow does stanley find while digging a hole. Quotes contained on this page have been double checked for their citations, their accuracy and the impact it will have on our readers. The character of zerohector zeroni in holes from litcharts. The next day, when zero has not returned, the camp authorities question stanley. Hector zeroni zero morris menka myra menkas father.
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. If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs, the bark on the tree was as soft as the skies. Hector might not be educated in spelling and grammar, yet he is intelligent in mental math. So often, he is considered to be stupid or a mere nothing by the. Pendanski to destroy all of the records possible so the a. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by zero hector zeroni or refer to zero hector zeroni. Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas. Each page is manually curated, researched, collected, and issued by our staff writers. Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write. Zero, or hector zeroni, is a serious, silent, mysterious boy who also lives in d tent. The book centers around 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.
In the book holes, all the boys at camp green lake have nicknames. Louis says he had a wonderful first experience in hollywood much better than he ever could have imagined. What does stanleys dad successfully invent at the end of the book. 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. Morgenos car in the book is a bmw, but in the film, it is a jaguar.
Zero is the guy who convinces stanley to break out of his shell and start his life over. Hmmm do you think the book is setting us up for something here. Even though madame zeroni only appears for a short time in holes, she has a big influence on what happens to stanley and the rest of the yelnats family. At the end of the book, hector is reunited with his mother again, and she is seen singing the second verse to if only. Zerohector zeroni this is true, zero had always been in the shadows, quiet, so it was his time to step out of that hole. Hector zeroni, aka zero, was given his nickname by mr. You could even say that zero is really the center, the crux of the whole book. Madame zeroni was the woman who cursed elya yelnats and his family line. In the book, after digging his first hole, stanley is found by mr. She was the woman that placed a curse on stanleys family because stanleys greatgreat. Stanley and the other boys are forced to dig a hole every day, five feet deep and five feet wide.
Characters zero zeros real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. His greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was. A memory by hector zeroni, a holes fanfic fanfiction. Zero is a descendent of madame zeroni, the gypsy who may have put a curse on. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus. Madame zeroni is zero hector zeronis great great great grandmother. Like so many others characters in the book, elya yelnats doesnt exactly believe in the curse. His nickname is zero,because nothing is going on in his little brain as quoted from mr. Elya asked her help in wooing the emptyheaded but beautiful myra menke. Measured by nights a holes fanfic by auntie abbi ryan 2. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of holes and what it means. His greatgreatgreat grandmother, madame zeroni was a gypsy, who cursed yelnats family because yelnats ancestor didnt do his part of the deal he. In the novels last chapter, sachar ties up the loose ends of the plot and the subplots. He had never spoken to the others, until stanley came to the camp, thats reason why he is called zero by the others.
Madame zeroni is a shrewd and mysterious old woman whom elya yelnats befriends in their native country, latvia. 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. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. When i was a young boy, maybe five years old my mother abandoned me. He just digs his daily hole and spends the rest of the day alone and. May, 2012 then stanley find out, that zero have stolen the sneakers from clyde livingston and thrown them from the bridge. Stanleys father finds a cure for foot odor that smells like peaches and is called sploosh. I think as the story goes the good luck starts coming back to stanley. 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. Medal, the national book award, the school library journal best book of the year all for holes, and more than 30 individual state awards for the best book of the year, all voted upon by the children in the respective states.
Mar 22, 2012 in the book holes, all the boys at camp green lake have nicknames. Zero is illiterate, which means that he cant read or write, but he is a whiz at math and a clever thinker. In the novel, holes, hector zeroni is the name of stanleys best friend and only ally at camp green lake. Holes quotes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Character analysis hector zeroni he is the most interesting character of the book. Sachar has some very distinct and ongoing themes intervened in the narrative. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his e. I think that his character changes over the course of the book by meeting stanley, stanley teaching him how to read, and stanley following him after he runs away.
This holes photo might contain portrait, headshot, and closeup. Hectors greatgreatgreatgrandmother, madame zeroni, was a onelegged gypsy. Characters, symbolism and themes of holes by louis sachar. Madame zeroni vegetable at the top of the mountain onion k. Though stanley and zero are unaware of it, the reader now knows that zero, hector zeroni, is a descendant of madame zeroni, the gypsy that helped and may have cursed stanleys greatgreatgrandfather.
Louis sachar, holes when you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. It is later revealed that she is the distant relative of hector zeroni, or zero. They had come a long way from where they had first started off. Hectors mom always left him so she could go and steal something, but for once she never came back. Hector was poor since he was small and was taught to steal things. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Hi i am hector zeroni and this is my story on how i got to camp green lake. And of course, as madame zeronis greatgrandson, his friendship with stanley is the key to breaking the curse. 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. Those are the lyrics to the song that madame zeroni teaches t. Hector a descendant of madame zeroni is at stanleys house with his mother. Zero is known to be the best digger at camp green lake. Zero is very intelligent, despite the fact that he has never learned to read. Hector zeroni is one of the heroes of the adventure comedy drama book and movie, holes. Because he doesnt answer any questions, he doesnt speak to anybody. Nicknames, significance and feelings sample reading. Litcharts makes it easy to find quotes by chapter, character, and theme. Very important message from hector zeroni aka zerokhleo thomas in this surprising after credits scene from holes enjoy. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of others.
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 yelnats, overweight, lonely, and poor, has been arrested for a crime he didnt commit, and hes on a bus headed for camp green lake. Hector zeroni is around fourteen years old in the book holes. All of the young people at this camp were sent their for having been convicted of a crime or. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by zerohector zeroni or refer to zerohector zeroni. Zero hector zeroni he is a quiet, strong willed boy who is at the detention. It affected all the generations of their family until it was broken. Character analysis book summaries, test preparation. Stanley has to go to camp green lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the desert of texas, because he is wrongly accused for stealing the sneakers of the famous baseball player clyde sweet. Sep 26, 2018 for access to the the full episode, head over to and pledge today. Zeros greatgreatgrandmother was madame zeroni, who put a curse on generations of the yelnats family. 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.
Hes black and is often scowling and angrylooking, though stanley notices that when zero smiles, his. He is quiet in fact, he rarely speaks, and he doesnt readily reveal his thoughts, feelings, or emotions. The astute reader may have already guessed this because of the resemblance between zero and madame zeroni. He had never spoken to the others, until stanley came to the camp. Despite all the adversity that he has faced, zero knows that he is smart. The novel takes place at a boys juvenile detention center situated in the. Zero hector zeroni zero is the novels deuteragonist, the character second in importance. Hes annointed with zero, because he rarely speaks to anyone except for stanley and so the other boys and counselors assume that he is stupid. Holes 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Characterization of stanley yelnats holes stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned or lost him when he was still small. So i think twitch is going to remain in camp green lake for a while as he steals cars very easily. Pendanski hesitate stared at her when the warden ordered him to get hector zeronis file. If anyone is interested in the full movie, another user has uploaded it. B kate burrlow state green lake is locate texas sams donkey mary lou fastest digger zero leader of the group xray person in charge of camp warden armpits real name theodore stanleys greatgreat grandfather elya which seeds did mr. They include a lot of very important concepts like.
Zeros real name is hector zeroni, but he has been called zero for most of his life. What are the lyrics to madame zeronis song in holes. 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. Fate the story of the family curse by madame zeroni has a huge impact on the yelnats family. 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.
Zero reveals that his name is hector zeroni, that he has been homeless for most. We assign a color and icon like this one to each theme, making it easy to track which themes apply to each quote below. Zeros greatgreatgrandmother was madame zeroni, who put a. A camper at camp green lake and got his alias, zero, because most at camp green lake thought he was dumb. Get an answer for what are the differences and similarities between stanley and zero in louis sachars holes. Zero is something of an outcast among outcasts, as he fails to fit in with even the misfits that make up camp green lake. She placed a curse on stanley yelnats family, because his socalled nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreat. When you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Around the end, he has achieved selfconfidence and skinnyness.
He was remembering one of his good friends and what had happened to them after their release and amazing survival at camp green lake. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. There is no quote about twitch other than the ones mentioned. At the beginning of the book, caveman has quite a low self esteem and is overweight. I loved this book and was so happy when the movie came out. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. He sees himself as responsible for his own actions and what happens to him, and the only thing hes worried about is madame zeroni s disappointment. Hector zeroni, also called zero, is one of the boys who lives and works at a camp for troubled youth. 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. Stanley yelnats and hector zeroni in the book holes, the characters have some similarities and some differences with each other. The personality and nature of hector zeroni zero of the book holes goes through many changes of character. The potential queerness of stanley yelnats and zero. Hector zeroni, or zero for short, is the deuteragonist in the 2003 liveaction film, holes. His real name is hector zeroni and his nickname is zero.