Text to World- Holes

     I am reading Holes by Louis Sachar. The story I am reading is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats. This boy was convicted for a crime he supposedly did not do; he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The crime was "stealing" shoes from a baseball player, and he was going to donate his shoes. Stanley said they just landed on his head one day while going home. Therefore, no one believed his story at court, so they gave him the choice of jail or "Camp Green Lake". This camp was for bad boys that needed to recover from their actions. All of these children have to dig a hole that is 5 feet deep and 5 feet wide.
     The conflict in this story relates to history and today because many kids/adults are punished for a crime they never actually committed. Some people suffer everyday, when he/she knows they're innocent people. Although, others do grasp on to bad behavior and break crucial rules. Therefore, this is why some people are given these options to try and improve their lives. On the other hand, Stanley was innocent, but his peers did not agree. Clearly, he had no better choice, rather than going to Camp Green Lake.
     I really felt awful for Stanley since no one had believed the truth about his story. In addition, this situation just made his whole day worse since he was being bullied by his classmates. I began to think that since nobody was at the crime scene when it happened, so he couldn't get a witness to support him on the case. If the story so far was teaching any lesson or moral, I would say to be glad you don't end up being convicted for something that wasn't your fault and having terrible consequences. Too many people take a lot of everyday problems for granted.

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