Holes Questions on Curse

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In Holes, Stanley Yelnats' family believes they are cursed due to an ancestor's actions. Elya Yelnats, Stanley's great-great-grandfather, is blamed for the curse. He sought help from Madame Zeroni, a...

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Stanley's conflict with the curse in Holes is resolved when he carries Zero, Madam Zeroni's descendant, up the mountain, reversing his ancestor's failure. This act breaks the curse, bringing good...

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The Yelnats family believed they were cursed due to a promise broken by Stanley's great-great-grandfather to Madame Zeroni. This curse supposedly brought perpetual bad luck, leading to Stanley's...

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