A boy named Stanley Yelnats is unjustly convicted of theft and sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in Texas. This camp requires the boys to dig holes daily under the pretense of building character, though Stanley soon realizes they are searching for something.
Louis Sachar mainly uses a third-person reliable narrator.
Conflict
The conflicts in the present is Stanley's sentence to work at Camp Green Lake, as well as the unresolved family curse of the Yelnats family.
Setting
Floreshadowing: Present: Stanley realized gold tube was a half lipstick contaimer of kissin Kate Barlow. Past: Hattie Parker saw and pointed Sam and kate when they kissing.
Flasback 110 years ago: Green Lake, a city in the location of the modern camp
Present day: Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in Texas.
Plot
The story of Stanley Yelnats who is wrong accused of robbery and he is sent to a corrective camp to dig misterious holes looking for something that he begin to discover it is related to his family's past.
Character
Flat character: Boys from the group D and Mr.Pendanski.
Dynamic character: Zero
Antagonist: Modern Camp Green Warden and Mr Sir. Past Green Lake Madame Zeroni and Trout Walker.
Protagonist: Modern Camp Green: Stanley Yelnats
Past Camp Green: Stanley's great-great-grandfather Elya Yelnats and Sam,Kate.
Theme
Fate and Destiny interacted with Stanley and his family and they decide their past, present and future.