"Not every Stanley Yelnats has been a failure, Stanley's
mother often pointed out, whenever Stanley or his father
became so discouraged that they actually started to
believe in the curse. The first Stanley Yelnats, Stanley's
great-grandfather, had made a fortune in the stock
market. "He couldn't have been too unlucky."
-Holes,
Louis Sachar
What does the dialogue say about Stanley's mother
and her character traits?
O She is optimistic and does not want her family to be
discouraged by the curse.
She is pessimistic and wants to discourage Stanley
because of the curse.
She is disappointed and feels unlucky to have
named her son Stanley
O She is miserable because she thinks that Stanley's
great-grandfather was a failure.