Adaptation Sources

Adaptation Sources for Holes

1)      Genre:

Davis, A (Director). (2003). Holes [Motion picture]. United States. Walt Disney Home

Entertainment.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment’s adaptation of “Holes" follows a teenage boy named Stanley, who, after being in a family of many years of bad luck, gets sent to a punishment camp, and finds a way to reverse the curse.

Sachar, L. (2002). HOLES. American Theatre, 19(4), 27. Retrieved from EBSCOhost

(accessed February 14, 2015).

            This article provides a short background of Sachar’s life, it then reviews the book, and how the book is about three different time periods. It transitions in the story from Kate Barlows time, to Elya Yelnats time, to Stanleys time. The transitions then all add up, and end up crossing even though they never met each other.

Holes (film). (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2015, from website       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holes_(film)

This article discusses the story of Stanley Yelnats and how he is imprisoned in a delinquent center for something he did not do, he ends up becoming friends with the person whom actually did commit the crime,  reverses the curse that was placed on his family and walks away with a portion of the treasure he finds.

2)Social History

Holes. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2015, from            http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/protecting-your-family/holes

This website deals with discussing the underlying stories and messages in the movie and the book Holes. It discusses how if this should be appropriate for children due to all the underlying messages. There are underlying messages such as racism, Christianity beliefs, authority roles, and violent acts in this movie.

Wannamaker, A. (2006). Reading in the Gaps and Lacks: (De)Constructing Masculinity in Louis Sachar’s Holes. Children's Literature In Education, 37(1), 15-33.        doi:10.1007/s10583-005-9452-4

This article deals with the gender roles in the Holes and it explains how the idea of a feminine character Kate Barlow changers from being dainty and sweet to a cold blooded killer, after the murder of her lover. There are also other strong feminine characters such as the Warden whom walks around with a big chip on her shoulder while the other two male employees of the camp fear her.

Pinsent, P. (2002). Fate and Fortune in a Modern Fairy Tale: Louis Sachar's Holes. Children's Literature In Education, 33(3), 203-212. Retrieved from EBSCOhost

(accessed February 14, 2015).

 This article discusses the incorporations of fairy tale themes in the book Holes. Especially, how Sachar introduces the themes of magical objects, curses, and gypsies in his book. Sachar is able to bring out the fairy tale style in his book with these themes.