Read the excerpt from Holes. "Not every Stanley Yelnats has been a failure," Stanley's mother often pointed out, whenever Stanle
y 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." At such times she neglected to mention the bad luck that befell the first Stanley Yelnats. He lost his entire fortune when he was moving from New York to California. His stagecoach was robbed by the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow.
By describing what Stanley's mother often said when Stanley and his dad got discouraged.
Explanation:
In this excerpt, the author provide details to suggest that Stanley's mother often chose to focus on the positive side of a situation by describing what she often said when Stanley and his dad got discouraged.
Stanley's mother would say that their great grandfather could make it big in the stock market and that it was all because of good luck.
However, she would choose not to tell about the bad things happened to him when he moved from New York to California. Rather she would remind Stanley and his dad there was no such thing as curse in the Stanley family.
