Read this excerpt from Holes. Sarah changed the words of the pig lullaby so that they rhymed, and every night she sang it to lit
tle Stanley. "If only, if only," the woodpecker sighs, "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies." While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, Crying to the moo–oo–oon, "if only, if only." How do the words "if only, if only" parallel Stanley's predicament? They parallel the fact that Stanley can go home only after he has completed his time at the camp. They parallel Stanley's homesickness and longing to be with his parents. They parallel how lonely Stanley feels most of the time at school and at the camp. They parallel Stanley's wish that things had turned out differently for him.
They parallel Stanley's wish that things had turned out differently for him.
Explanation:
Louis Sachar's "Holes" revolves around the wrongful accusation against the protagonist, Stanley Yelnats who was put in a detention center. And it was in this detention camp that they were made to dig holes all day, without really knowing what they were looking for.
The change in the lyrics sang by Sarah shows the predicament that her great-great-grandson Stanley will be in. Sarah sang the song about the pig stealing Yelnats that began the 'curse' on the family. And the <em>"if only"</em> of the song parallel Stanley's wish for a different outcome of his life.
Thus, the <u>correct answer is the last/ fourth option</u>.
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