While a fifteenyear old boy growing up in latvia, he had fallen in love with and wanted to marry myra menke, the daughter of a wealthy landlord. However, a pig farmer name igor had already asked to marry her. Zero told stanley the story about his greatgreatgrandmother. In the book holes by louis sachar, there are three distinct periods of time. When he was fifteen he fell in love with a pretty fourteen year old girl named myra menke. Madame zeroni told him to forget about her her heads as empty as a flower pot. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character.
In the book holes stanley and zero broke the curse by climbing up big thumb, drinking from the stream and eating the sweet onions elya yelnats was supposed to do this but forgot. Elya wanted to marry myra but so did igor barkov, a fiftyseven year old pig farmer. After being mistakenly convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, stanley is sent to camp green lake. His greatgreatgrandfather was born in latvia and when elya was fifteen years old he fell in love myra menke.
What possession of kissing kate barlow does stanley find while digging a hole. Based on the short story of elya yelnats from the book holes by louis sachar. Elya yelnats character analysis in holes litcharts. Its about teenager stanley yelnats, who is arrested for a crime he didnt commit and sent to a juvenile detention center called camp green lake. The reader is never quite given all of the details needed to solve the puzzle until the very end. So, elya sought the help of madame zeroni to win myras hand marriage.
The film was co produced by walden media and walt disney pictures and distributed in many markets by disneys. Elya yelnats, stanley yelnatss nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather, is responsible for the family curse. Stanleys mother insists that there never was a curse. 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. When zero runs away from camp after a pretty violent fight, stanley follows him into the desert. The film stars sigourney weaver, jon voight, patricia arquette, tim blake nelson and shia labeouf. He attributes this bad luck to his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreat. He survived by climbing to the top of a thumb shaped mountain which he called gods thumb which happened to. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It all started with stanleys greatgreatgrandfather elya yelnats. Its his broken promise to madame zeroni that dooms the yelnats family to one major curse.
List five character traits of stanley, the protagonist of holes. In this historical flashback, elya yelnats is a fifteenyearold latvian boy who falls in love with a beautiful but shallow girl named myra menke. Myras father, however, wanted myra to marry igor barkov, a 57yearold pig farmer. Based on the short story of elya yelnats from the book holes by louis.
List five character traits of stanley, the protagonist of. Kate barlow robbed the first stanley yelnats of his fortune while he was moving from new york to california. As stanley begins to dig his first hole, the narrator tells the story of elya yelnats, stanleys greatgreat grandfather. He is overweight and is accustomed to having bad luck. At the camp, the boys are mistreated by the suspicious owners, who force them to continually dig holes in the middle of a desert with the same width and depth. Elya yelnats has broken a contract between him and an old gypsy who was called. Get everything you need to know about elya yelnats in 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. Stanleys nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather, he fell in love with.
Stanley has a strong belief that his family is chronically unlucky, and. Elya yelnats is the greatgreatgrandfather of stanley yelnats who, according to stanley, has brought eternal bad luck to his family. Every day, stanley and the other boys have to dig holes, but were not quite sure why. The character i am doing this summary on is stanley yelnats. As stanley starts digging his hole, which is extremely difficult for him considering his heavy weight, the author jumps back in time to talk about stanleys greatgreatgrandfather, elya. Download one giant image of your entire storyboard. Stanley yelnats iii is a minor character from the 2003 film, holes. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. Stanley yelnats, the main character in holes by louis sachar, possesses many character traits. What does stanleys dad successfully invent at the end of the book. Holes multiple choice questions flashcards quizlet. While the book progresses, stanley develops mental and. The reader might find it interesting, however, that stanleys father invented his cure for foot odor the day after the greatgreatgrandson of elya yelnats carried the greatgreatgreatgrandson of madame zeroni up the mountain. Holes the story of elya yelnats storyboard by rebeccaray.
The character of elya yelnats in holes from litcharts the creators. The narrator jumps back in time to tell the story of elya yelnats. Characterization of stanley yelnats holes stanley yelnats is the main character of the novel holes, written by louis sachar in 1998. Madame zeroni was the woman who cursed elya yelnats and his family line. However, he was unable to compete with a fellow suitor, igor. There are several stories being told in parallel in the book and one of them is the story of stanleys greatgreatgrandfather elya yelnats. Why did louis sachar most likely write the book holes. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions. Here is the male line of the yelnats family starting with elya in latvia. Holes summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. At the beginning of the story, stanley is a shy, not very selfconfident and overweight boy, a kind of person you would not really notice much. Elya yelnatsis stanleys no good, dirty, rotten, pigstealing great great grandfather. 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. I have read this book twice, i paper form, many years ago when my children were young.
During these periods of time many things change throughout the decades, including major and minor things. Its a classic story of friendship and redemption and very well written. 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 eventually realizes that they are digging these holes because the warden is searching for something.
And no, we couldnt get hold of a pig so use your imagination. A short film my friends and i made for an english project at school. How else could you explain being wrongly accused of stealing a pair of shoes. The young adult novel, holes, by louis sachar, is an exciting story where its difficult for the reader to predict what is going to happen next sachar is a great writer who has written many excellent books. Holes is an extremely wellregarded newbery medal winning childrens novel by louis sachar. Following this vein of thought, stanley and his family think of elya yelnats as a goodfornothing pig stealer but when the narrator reveals elyas full story, it is. Elya yelnats is stanleys nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather who lives in the 1850s. Stanley yelnats i the first stanley yelnats is the son of elya yelnats and the greatgrandfather of the protagonist stanley. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. In the boxes write as much as you can about each of the male members of the yelnats family. A story passed from generation to generation says that elya, his greatgreat grandfather failed to fulfill a promise to an old gypsy woman, who cursed him and his family. 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. Apparently myras father had to choose which man who shall have myra in hand for marriage. We first encounter him as a young boy in latvia, smitten with the beautiful village girl myra menke.
If youre stanley yelnats, the main character in holes by louis sachar, you sure do. Its his broken promise to madame zeroni that dooms. 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. Madame zeroni is zero hector zeronis great great great grandmother. Elya yelnats is stanleys nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreat grandfather who lives in the 1850s.
It all started with his greatgreatgrandfather, elya yelnats, who offended a gypsy named madame zeroni when he. More of stanleys family history is revealed in this chapter. Sep 19, 2008 a short film my friends and i made for an english project at school. Stanley yelnats iii is an inventor, but never had the luck to succeed in inventing anything. Elya yelnats is stanleys no good, dirty, rotten, pigstealing great great grandfather 150 years ago, elya yelnats was in love with the emptyheaded but beautiful myra menke. She suggested he go to america, where her son lived. The holes quotes below are all either spoken by elya yelnats or refer to elya yelnats.
Stanley yelnats believes his family has been cursed. When he was fifteen years old, he fell in love with myra menke at this time she was fourteen, whose father decided. A young fellow then, elya yelnats falls in love with a local beauty, myra menke. Apr, 2014 stanley yelnats is caught stealing a pair of sneakers. Holes is a 2003 american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name by louis sachar. Seuss, a mangy copy of a clifford book, a few ratty choose your own adventure paperbacks, hugh hefners autobiography, some smut called the very virile viking, and pimp by iceberg slim. After elya yelnats reached america, he answer choices. Each cell in your storyboard will be exported as a standalone image in a zip file. He is married to tiffany yelnats, they have a son named stanley yelnats iv. She even doubts whether stanleys greatgreatgrandfather really stole a pig.
The reader must keep careful track of the details of stanleys trial, elya yelnats story and the powers of sams onions. Holes is an extremely wellregarded newbery medalwinning childrens novel by louis sachar. The judge said, you may go to jail, or you may go to camp green lake. Elya yelnats is the greatgreatgrandfather of the main character stanley. And if that werent heroic enough, he then carries his friend up a mountain to safety. He is the reason at least the whole family thinks so why they are so unlucky. Small pieces of stanleys family history and the history of green lake are revealed bit by bit.
Stanley slowly befriends zero and teaches this unlikely friend how to read. In the flashback of chapter 7, elya is an introspective and sensitive young man who prefers listening to the stories of his friend, old madame zeroni, to mud wrestling like the other boys of his village. After receiving a piglet from madame zeroni, he failed to carry her. Elya asked her help in wooing the emptyheaded but beautiful myra menke. A short film for an english project, based on the story of elya yelnats from the book holes by louis sarcharr. He is stanleysno good dirty rotten pigstealing greatgreatgrandfather. I was picking up some books at the resale shop and for some reason found myself browsing in the childrens books. At age fifteen in latvia, elya fell in love with myra menke.
The judge has stanley sent to camp green lake, a juvenile detention camp. In a small village in latvia during the 1800s, lived the great great grandfather of stanley yelnats iv, named elya yelnats. 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. Thus the family is poor and lives in an apartment that smelt of old sneakers, as the he was trying to figure out a new way to. Nov 29, 2011 a short film for an english project, based on the story of elya yelnats from the book holes by louis sarcharr. Elya yelnats is recurring character from the 2003 liveaction film, holes. At the camp, the boys are mistreated by the suspicious owners, who force them to continually dig holes in. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of holes and what it means. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. Holes activity sheets 5 steve padget for liverpool reads 2004 sheet 3 every family has a history and this can be drawn by means of a family tree. He is the one who is blamed for the generationslong. Elya is the protagonists greatgreatgrandfather, who grew up in latvia before coming to america. The story of elya yelnats chapter 7 holesbyfranziska.
Elya yelnats is stanleys no good, dirty, rotten, pigstealing great great grandfather. Elya yelnats was stanleys greatgreatgrandfather, and was known for starting the alleged family curse by not taking madame zeroni up the mountain to drink the water. Here the story is interrupted by a flashback to stanleys greatgreatgrandfather, elya yelnats, in latvia. Elya yelnats is stanleys nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather who is blamed for everything bad that happens to future generations of his family. Stanleys greatgreatgrandfather was from latvia and his name was elya yelnats. In chapter 7, through flashbacks interwoven with stanleys digging, we learn the story of elya yelnats and the origin of the yelnats family curse. Elya yelnats stanley yelnats 1 the son of elya and sarah yelnats, he was named stanley because it is his last name backwards. Characters, symbolism and themes of holes by louis sachar. The majority of the book alternates between the present day story of stanley yelnats, the story of elya yelnats in latvia mid1800s and the story of katherine. I downloaded it on a whim and loved it all over again. Stanley and the other boys at the camp are forced to dig large holes in the dirt every day. In the flashback of chapter 7, elya is an introspective and sensitive young man who prefers listening to the stories of his friend, old madame zeroni, to.