The Similarities Between 'Holes And Surviving The Applewhites'

The movie “Holes” and the book “surviving the applewhites” are two very different however also, very similar things. I will compare the fact that, in the movie “Holes” Stanley Yelnats was not a delinquent while, Jake Semple was a very reckless kid. In my essay, I will prove that Holes and Surviving the Applewhites are very similar yet different.

In the movie Holes, Stanley was not a delinquent, when he was arrested, he was innocent. Stanley did not steal those shoes, it was thrown and it hit him. In the book, holes, Jake was a terrible boy; he almost burned down the last school he’d been in, in the first three weeks he had been there. Stanley would never do anything to break the rules while, Jake would be eager to disobey them.

I believe that the influences from Stanley and jakes parents are the reason why their attitude is like that. Stanley’s parents were good people, his dad wanted to find a cure for foot odor and his mom worked so that they could pay their bills. While, Jakes parents are in jail for selling drugs to a cop. I think that Stanley is very lucky to have parents like he has and I feel sorry for Jake because he has parents that ignore and him don’t care about him.

Stanley and Jake have very different attitudes.

While, Stanley is just a normal kid who likes to go to the park, Jake likes getting into trouble until he has no choice but to stay out of it. Stanley is a good kid who wants to help others excel and an example would be when he taught Zero how to read. Jake would like nothing but to cause trouble for people and

himself.

Both, Jake and Stanley did change when they brought to different places. Jake stopped smoking and dyed his hair back to brown and he finally understood that causing trouble was not good. Stanley changed when he met Zero, he understood the hardship that Zero had to go through and he wanted to help him. Jake changed when he met Destiny, he took care of him and wanted to be a better role model for Destiny. Staley also changed when he met all of the other kids in the program, he knew what it was like to work so hard that your hands were calloused, he understood what it was like to go through hardship.

Like Stanley, Jake made a big difference with himself and the applewhite household. He changed in a good way, he wanted to be himself again, he wanted to stop wearing black, he wanted to dye his hair back to brown, he wanted to stop wearing collars and that was all because of the influence the applewhites had on him. The applewhite household changed because Jake was always there to take care of destiny, Winston followed him around everywhere and he was a friend with all the applewhites. Stanley changed himself and the program. Stanley knew what it was like to feel hardship and fear, Stanley changed and wanted to help Zero excel and be the better Zero. Stanley wanted to change Zero’s life, he didn’t want him to go through any more hardship. Stanley found the treasure and was able to help Zero out. The authorities were not aware that this type of program even existed and they finally shut down the program and returned the kids back to their mothers.

The most important similarities are the fact that Jake and Stanley both changed themselves and the place they were in. The most important differences are that Jake and Stanly were very different at first but slowly started to become alike toward the end of the book and the end of the movie.