Symbolism


 * PIGS!!!= falseness //Elya got fooled by Myra beauty and didn't realize she was dumb as a pooping rock//**


 * peaches = love and kindness // Kate made peaches and helped adults and children learn**


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 * Yellow-spotted lizard** = Death
 * [[image:http://1.1.1.1/bmi/holes-louissachar.wikispaces.com/file/view/yellowspotted.jpg/108554787/215x127/yellowspotted.jpg width="215" height="127" align="right" caption="yellowspotted.jpg"]] ||
 * Yellow Spotted Lizard ||

Yellow-spotted lizards represent death because if you get stung by a scorpion then the sting could be cured. If you also get stung by a jelly fish it could be cured but if you get stung by a yellow-spotted lizard the person who got stung will die. The Warden's Cabin signifies punishment because everyone talks about it in fear like if you are a kid talking about the principals office except worse. Also a definition of a Warden is a person who enforces the law or controls/supervises an area where crimes are justified and criminals are punished.
 * Warden's Cabin** = Punishment

Digging Holes is Negative because when you have to dig a hole each day in a very dry flat and very hard empty lake with only two #|oak trees in the hot, burning sun with hardly any water, it is TORTURE. On top of that, the kids digging holes are kept a secret; the kids aren't digging holes to make character but to find a treasure for some other person.
 * Holes** = Negative

Water means hope because whenever they get water it's like a price that they worked hard.
 * Water** = Hope
 * [[image:http://images.google.co.th/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/images/nicknames1.gif&usg=AFQjCNGjTGFEJUEFi0o2CG4fDi9_aO2O3Q width="164" height="127" align="right" caption="Nicknames"]] ||
 * Nicknames ||

Nicknames represents the acceptance of being one of the group and that the group appreciate you for who you are and kind of like they take as part of their group now.
 * Nicknames** = Acceptance

Clyde livingston's Shoes represents trouble because his shoes started the whole problem and got Zero and Stanley in trouble.
 * Clyde livingston's Shoes** = Trouble


 * The Wreck Room ** = Fun/Enjoyment-Once you finish a deep hole in a flat, dry and hard landscape in the middle of the nowhere and in the middle of the hot sun in the hottest part of the day, its a good thing to rest and enjoy the rest of the day to rest and enjoy the rest of the day with friends.

The Camp/Landscape signifies despair because The Camp and its surrounding landscape is a barren, #|dusty wasteland with deadly and poisonous creatures and no water for miles. Their were no chance of survival if unprepared and even if prepared it would be very dangerous. At first thought about this environment i thought "Who can even live and work in the sun here.
 * The Camp /Landscape** = Despair
 * [[image:http://1.1.1.1/bmi/www.allotmentgirls.co.uk/files/images/onions2.jpg width="131" height="96" align="left" caption="onions"]] ||
 * onions ||


 * Onions** = represents happiness because the "onion man" ( Sam ) who owned a lot of onions was a very happy man . It could also represent health because Sam said that onions are really #|good for your health and also parts of your body. In the book holes Sam believes that onions could cure everything. The way Sam thought he could cure was by eating the onions. Sam said that onions were good for digestion, the liver, the stomach, the lungs, the heart, and the brain. Sam also had of example of Mary Lou because she only eats raw onions.


 * Sploosh** = Life and Luck-Sploosh represents Luck because when Zero decided to hit Mr. Pendanskey then run away to the lake, Zero found the Mary Lou (The Mary Lou is the boat that Sam (The Onion Dude) died because he kissed Kate Barlow he was Negro and Kate Barlow was White] and found Splooch and if he didn't, he would die and that is also why Splooch represents life as well as luck.


 * Curse** = Bad Luck-Curses represents bad luck because usually when you are cursed, something bad will happen to you and bad luck appears a lot when bad things happen.


 * God's Thumb** = Refuge-Gods thumb signifies refuge or a haven because Stanley's great grandfather survived and lived their for 17 days. Also Stanley and Zeros didn't die because of the things they found at gods thumb, refuge means a safe place to be or stay in, and gods thumb is really safe and has no yellow spotted lizards and plenty of water and food.


 * Zero**= Worthless -Zero represents worthlessness because he was never really loved at Camp Green Lake, he is always last in everything, for a example at the back at the line of whenever the time comes to have to fill up their canteens (nobody cares about him).

X-Ray means head/boss/ruler/chief because he is always at the front of the water line. The position line in the water line shows how important each person is. X-Ray is in front so that means he is the most important person.
 * X-Ray**=head/boss/ruler/chief

Kate and Sam equal love because Sam kissed Kate. Also because when Kate was heart broken, Sam kisses Kate.
 * Kate and Sam**=love
 * [[image:http://1.1.1.3/bmi/alt.ulricianum-aurich.de//10a/holes/bilder/sam.ht3.jpg width="120" height="138" align="right" caption="Mary Lou and Sam selling onions"]] ||
 * Mary Lou and Sam selling onions ||

Mary Lou represents proof because Sam said that onions are #|good for your health because Sam also said that Mary Lou (the Donkey) has been eating raw onions all his life and he's already 120 years old and that proves that onions are good for your health and cures everything.
 * Mary Lou**= proof

Kate Barlow means revenge because she went #|killing people for Sam. Kate Barlow kills people who are against Sam and her.
 * Kate Barlow** = revenge
 * [[image:http://1.1.1.2/bmi/holes-louissachar.wikispaces.com/file/view/Kate1.jpg/108326863/173x190/Kate1.jpg width="173" height="190" caption="Kate1.jpg"]] ||
 * Kate Barlow ||