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The difference if the story was written in Tom’s perspective is that all the high points of the story would be more emotional if we hear Tom’s feelings. For example, in third person, we never had real feelings of sadness when we read that Tom was never going to see the clock and Hatty again, but if it was in Tom’s perspective, we would feel a lot more miserable for us.
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The stories of Stanley’s great-great grandfather and Kissing Kate Barlow fits well in the book because the story Stanley’s great-great grandfather shows the origin of the curse and who put it on the family. Also, it gives some information about Madame Zeroni, and it wouldn’t have been such a shock when Zero told Stanley that his real name was Hector Zeroni. Kissing Kate Barlow’s story tells the life of the person that robbed Stanley’s great grandfather. She was the reason the Warden wanted people to dig for her.
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I think that the book title Holes has more than one meaning. I also believe this is why the author chose it.
One reason I think the book is named Holes is because the thing Stanley does at Camp Green Lake is digging holes. It is assumed for most of the story that Camp Green Lake was a camp for bad boys, therefore they made them dig holes. I think this is one reason why this book is named Holes.
Another reason I think the author chose Holes as a book title is because the suitcase full of jewels and Stanley’s great grandfather’s papers. The suitcase was very valuable, even though Stanley and Zero didn’t know that yet. I believe this is another reason why the author chose Holes.
The third reason I think the book is named Holes is because the secret behind Camp Green Lake is that The Warden was really looking for the suitcase, which was buried in the area. The Warden’s family has been digging for years, and they weren’t going to give up. This is the final reason the author probably chose Holes as the title.
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I agree that chance is very important in the book Holes, though I’m not saying that choice is not important. Both are crucial in the story, making Stanley go through what he went through.
At the beginning, the book reveals that Stanley found a pair of sneakers that belonged to Clyde Livingston on the sidewalk. This is the first example of chance and bad luck in the story. If Stanley hadn’t found them, he might not have had to go to Camp Green Lake. On the other hand, when he went to court, he chose Camp Green Lake over jail, which is a choice.
Another example of the story being based on choice is when he chose to go after Zero. This might have saved his life, because, I don’t think Zero would have lived any longer if Stanley hadn’t gone and rescued him. Then, a chance occurred THREE times, one after another. The first one was finding the treasure, the second one was getting caught, and the third was falling right into a hole full of yellow- spotted lizards.
You see, both chance and choice are important in Holes. Even though chance might have occurred more, the book wouldn’t have been the same without choice.
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There are many messages in the book War Horse, but the main one is friendship. Of course, there are also countless friendships. Today, we are going to focus on only three of them.
One friendship is between Joey and Albert. This, of course, is the most important and obvious friendship because they’ve been together from the beginning of the book. When they first meet, it is evident that Albert loved Joey at first sight. Immediately, they form a special bond that causes them to like to be with each other. It is also quite clear that Albert would do anything for Joey.
Another friendship is between Joey and Topthorn. This bond is different because it is between horse and horse. When they first meet, they are training for the war. In the first battle, they are the ones who helped the British win it. From that day on, they were very good friends. Perhaps this is why Joey refused to move after Topthorn died on the hill while pulling machine guns for the Germans.
The third friendship was between Emilie and Joey. When Emily found Joey and Topthorn in the stables of her farm, she was very enthusiastic. The truth is, the horses were how Emilie another half of a year with an illness and very little food. But after that time, Joey and Topthorn were returned to the army, and later, Emilie lost the will to live. This special bond was the reason her grandfather bought Joey.
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Having the story written from a horse’s perspective, the book War Horse is more interesting than it would have been if the author picked 3rd person. Here are some of the strengths and weaknesses from my point of view.
One of the strengths is having a detailed description of what’s happened to Joey. From the farm to the battlefield, the book has described the different kinds of people that Joey encountered and how they treat Joey. Another strength is the feelings and thoughts are directly from Joey. As for him, the way he describes the story is very human-like, so the readers can feel his emotions. For example, when he first came to Albert’s farm, he was feeling a wreck of emotions, like anger, fear, and confusion. Readers would feel the same thing.
A weakness is that readers won’t know what’s happening outside the battlefield. An example is no one would know how much of a better man Albert’s father became after he sold Joey. Though Albert describes briefly that he stopped drinking and treated everyone better, we still don’t really know specific details and what’s Albert’s father’s been through.
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