Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Holes

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Camp Fun and Games - This is Stanley's mocking name for the camp he attends.

Camp Green Lake - This is the name of the rehabilitation facility set up in the middle of the Texas desert where boys who have gotten into trouble are given the punishment of digging a hole every day.

Fortune - Stanley Yelnats IV discovers this buried in a metal case that bears the name of Stanley Yelnats.

God's Thumb - When Stanley's great-grandfather was rescued from the desert, he had been there 17 days and was insane, but...
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