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Read the quotations below from Louis Sachar's Holes. Match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests....

Read the quotations below from Louis Sachar's Holes. Match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests.
Quotation
"Every day you will carry the pig up the mountain. It will get a little bigger, but you will get a little stronger."
If Stanley and his father weren't always hopeful, then it wouldn't hurt so much every time their hopes were crushed.
Stanley and his parents didn't believe in curses, of course, but whenever anything went wrong, it felt good to be able to blame someone.

Answer

  1. "Every day you will carry the pig up the mountain. It will get a little bigger, but you will get a little stronger." - Theme: Progress is gradual.

  2. If Stanley and his father weren't always hopeful, then it wouldn't hurt so much every time their hopes were crushed. - Theme: Expecting good things to happen can lead to disappointment.

  3. Stanley and his parents didn't believe in curses, of course, but whenever anything went wrong, it felt good to be able to blame someone. - Theme: Believing bad things happen for a reason can be comforting.

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