Initially, he begins to toughen up mentally and physically as he digs more and more holes; his hands go from soft to calloused and he loses weight. How much of this is due to characters directly and purposefully atoning for their sins - which is the usual method for setting things right - is up for debate. Bold’s sister Mary tries to persuade him to give up the case for the sake of their friendship with the Harding family – but he is resistant. Trollope's The Warden reflects three major developments in Victorian culture and ideology. In the end, of course, the curse is broken by Stanley and Zero, who unwittingly and somewhat improbably reenact the scene that never took place between Madame Zeroni and Elya Yelnats. This is a very adult skill, and it shows a lot of compassion on Stanley's part. Neal Adolph Akatsuka ed. Another injustice which is punished in the novel is the murder of Sam, the onion man of Green Lake. When Mr. Pendanski challenges the Warden in front of the boys - by simply saying that he already filled up the boys' canteens and thereby questioning the need to do so again when she orders him to - the Warden becomes furious and humiliates him in front of the boys. She rarely raises her voice; instead, she exercises her authority with her trademark passive-aggressive "Excuse me?" The Warden Themes Anthony Trollope This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Warden. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. She doesn't care about the boys in the camp, as becomes evident when she has Zero's records destroyed and does not mind whether he lives or dies in the desert. As the usual channels of justice are not open to her - the sheriff is clearly corrupt - Kate must take on the alter ego of Kissin' Kate the outlaw, and take matters into her own hands.

The narrator, however, isn't content to let this point of view conclude the novel, and he continues, disingenuously, that "[t]he reader might find it interesting" that the cure for foot odor was invented the day after Stanley carried Zero up the mountain and sang to him (229). Stanley has difficulty wrapping his head around Zero as homeless - he can't even find the "right words" when talking to his friend about this hardship (189). (115). The various changes within the history of the Green Lake area underscore the divine judgment and punishment for Sam’s murder, as well as the redemption that Stanley achieves for his family by the end of the book. In Chapter 6 we hear how he felt like he "was holding destiny shoes" when Clyde Livingston's sneakers fell on him because he believes they "would somehow provide the key to his father's invention" (24). The Warden is the main antagonist of the novel, and although she does not appear in the flesh until halfway through Holes, she looms over the early chapters - in the very first chapter we are told that "[t]he Warden owns the shade" (3).

He is also beginning to develop a sense of altruism and friendship as he begins to teach Zero to read. The Warden is well aware of her power, and uses it to her advantage, following her selfish motivations to sometimes abusive extremes. Friendship is something that is lacking from Stanley's life at the beginning of the novel. The Warden manipulates the boys into doing what she wants by punishing them with labor and deprivation when they misbehave or fail to achieve her targets, and by rewarding them with precious resources like shower tokens, water, or time off digging when they do something that pleases her. The bad characters in the book are somewhat simpler: they never repent and cannot escape the punishment that is brought down on them. There is an underlying conflict in the novel between man and the elements. When he follows Zero into the desert and helps his friend navigate the dangers of the wasteland, Stanley's loyalty, resilience, and perseverance are pushed to their very limits, and he becomes a better person and a better friend. Holes contains a strong and interesting theme that can be thought of as "timeless justice."

The warden, who lives with his remaining child, an unmarried younger daughter Eleanor, performs his duties conscientiously. This empathy is a truly adult trait.

Stanley’s life, just like the lives of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, is clearly hampered by a promise his distant ancestor failed to keep. Although the Warden seems to have absolute power from the perspective of the boys, in the context of the wider world she must adhere to others' judgements and commands. Henry Holloway, a Church reformer and vicar of St Faith's Church, Winchester, into the finances of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, and the income derived by the institution's Master, Francis North, 5th Earl of Guilford.
Its "barren and desolate" landscape only appears more foreboding in light of its highly ironic name (11). The Stanley we meet at the beginning of the novel may be an unlikely hero - overweight and bullied - but by the end there is no question that he is the underdog hero of Holes, affecting and bettering not only his life, but the lives of Zero, the Yelnats family, and all the boys at Camp Green Lake when the brutal work camp is finally shut down. Chapter 6 . Through flashbacks we are introduced to Green Lake in the 1890s, with its "clear cool water" and "pink and rose-colored" peach tree blossoms (101). Although the Warden delegates some of her power to Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski, they are very much her underlings and are both laughable or pathetic in some way. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Holes by Louis Sachar.

Tom Towers sees his office at the Jupiter (which is another name for Zeus, the Greek king of gods) as Mount Olympus, as though ordinary mortals can not enter, and he sees himself as a god, shaping the reality of all the people. Even so, the Warden is not convicted by the traditional court system - the camp is shut down, but she ultimately loses the land because of a lack of financial resources, not because of a court decision. She is far more powerful than both Mr. Pendanski and Mr. Sir, and inflicts sudden corporal punishment by slapping Mr. Sir with her venomous nails when he upsets her. The income maintains the almshouse itself, supports its twelve bedesmen, and, in addition, provides a comfortable abode and living for its warden. White’s Charlotte’s Web and Louis Sachar’s Holes. They manage to bring down the Warden's tyranny - which through metonymy stands in for the evil reign of her ancestor Trout Walker - and they ensure a better, greener future for Green Lake. One of the first things that Mr. Sir tells Stanley when he arrives at Camp Green Lake is that there are no guard towers or fences at Camp Green Lake. Their lives are interwoven in more than one way.