STANLEY YELNATS IV - CHARACTER ANALYSIS

PART I (Chapter 1-20)

Stanley Yelnats IV is the main character of the book, who has a funny name, which is same spelled from backwards and the forwards.He is so unlucky like the other Stanley Yelnats before him. That’s not the only reason, which makes him unhappy. He is overweight and has no friends. He is bullied at school, especially by Derrick Dunne.

He is very polite and hopeful. He doesn’t want to upset his mother, therefore he doesn’t tell her the reality about the Camp Green Lake. He describes in his letter the Camp Green Lake like a camp, which the children enjoy it. He tells there are a lot of activities like water-ski, swimming etc., but the Camp Green Lake is just a dry, flat wasteland. There is nothing to do except digging large holes ''to build their character.'' Digging holes is so hard for Stanley. He is the slowest digger at Camp Green Lake, but in my opinion he will be physically stronger after all these sufferings.

As a result of having no friends at school, he wants to be accepted there by the other kids. X-Ray is the leader of to group. In order to be a member of the group, he can do everything, what X-Ray wants. If they find something,in which the warden can be interested, they can get a day off. While Stanley is digging, he finds a metal tube. Although Stanley could have got a day off, Stanley gives it to X-Ray.X-Ray gets the day off.Another example, which can be given to Stanley’s try to be accepted, is Stanley's lie about sunflower seeds. Although he didn’t steal them, he takes the blame.

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