Themes Flashcards
“The campers are forbidden to lie in the hammock. It belongs to the Warden. The Warden owns the shade.”
Power
“‘I hate digging holes’ he [Zero] said. Then he slowly backed away.”
Transformation
“No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather”
Family
“Things went wrong a lot.”
Fate/destiny
“Suddenly a mob of men and women came storming into the school building. They were led by Trout Walker.”
Power
“His muscles and hands weren’t the only things that had hardened over the past several weeks. His heart had hardened as well.”
Transformation
“It [the letter] was from his mother.”
Family
“Staley wasn’t sure what to say. X-ray was clearly the leader of the group, and Stanley didn’t want to get on his bad side.”
Power
“Underneath the jewels was a stack of papers that had once belonged to the first Stanley Yelnats.”
Fate/destiny
“The shoes fell from the sky.”
Fate/destiny
“They always seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Fate/destiny
“He was glad they called him Caveman.”
Family
“Stanley moved up one place in line.”
Transformation
“He stood up, lifting Zero’s worn-out body off the ground.”
Family
“‘You may go to jail or you may go to Camp Green Lake.’” (judge)
Choices
“‘Wait - I’m Caveman?’” (Stanley)
Transformation - this is transformation because Stanley’s name has been changed (in a sense)
“‘I stole it [the bag of sunflower seeds] from your truck.’” (Stanley)
Choices - this is a choice because Stanley could have blamed it on Magnet
“The judge called Stanley’s crime despicable.”
Justice/judgement - this is judgement because Stanley was judged
“Stanley was given a choice.”
Choices - this is choice because he was given a choice
“‘You are released pursuant to an order from the judge’” (Stanley’s attorney)
Justice/judgement - this is justice because the judge decides that Stanley was innocent
“Since then, not one drop of rain has fallen on Green Lake.”
Justice/Judgement - this is justice/judgement because God has supposedly judged the citizens of Green Lake and stopped rain falling
“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in Texas.”
Transformation - This is transformation because the lake has changed over time.
“‘You didn’t steal the sneakers,’ he said.”
Choices - this is a choice by Zero to admit that he stole the sneakers, not Stanley
“‘Since you’re so much better than me.’”
Power - this is an example of power because the other boys are pretending to give Stanley power to spite him
“Zero had been helping him dig his hole.”
Friendship - Zero is helping Stanley dig his hole out of friendship - and guilt.
“‘No one ever says ‘No’ to Charles Walker!’”
Power - this is power because Trout Walker is so used to having power over people he believes no one can say no to him
“The fear made him dizzy.”
Power - Stanley is afraid because the Warden has power
“He didn’t have any friends at home”
Friendship - this is friendship because Stanley can’t make friends
“‘I like to dig holes’”
Choices - this is a choice because Zero chooses to lie
“‘You don’t want to mess with the Caveman,’ he warned.”
Transformation - this is transformation because Stanley has transformed in the eyes of the campers
