What are three morals in Holes?

In the book
, we are introduced to Stanley, a young boy sent to a camp after being charged with a crime he
didn't commit. The book takes us on an emotional journey of heartache, gypsy curses, buried
treasure and eventually redemption. There are several morals in the story, but I think the three
that stand out to me are: our perception of luck and fate, the horriblethat was racism, and the
beautiful ability of friendship. In the book we are taken through several different stories that
all tie in to what Stanley is going through.

We see the moral of fate and
luck with Stanley's great-great grandfather, Elya Yelnats. He befriended a gypsy who offered him
a pig, and the deal was when the pig got older, Elya would carry the gypsy up a mountain. The
gypsy, Madame Zeroni, had only one leg and couldn't make the trip on her own. Elya became
charmed by a woman he thought he loved. When he found out the woman didn't love him, he forgot
about his promise to Madame Zeroni and left for America. It is said that Madame Zeroni put a
curse on Elya and his family. Some members of the family continued to believe in the curse,
while others thought it wasn't real. 

"A lot of
people don't believe in curses. A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either,
but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe it or
not."

We then are introduced to Kate and Sam. Kate
was a school teacher who was in love with Sam, who was a black man. Sam sold onions for a
living. This was during the time, where it was illegal to even kiss a black person, and since
Kate had kissed Sam, the town turned against them. The two were going to escape, but were caught
and Sam was killed. Kate went mad and became known as Kissin' Kate; she would rob and kill
people. She robbed Stanley's great grandfather and stole his fortune. The grandfather survived
but never found his fortune. It is believed to be buried in the ground where the camp now
sits. 

Stanley and Zero have become the best of friends. They are both at the
camp, and they spend their days digging holes, looking for the lost buried treasure. The two
boys' friendship helps them survive the harsh conditions of the camp. They are there for each
other and support each other. It is a beautiful friendship and they end up finding a suitcase
that has several important things from Stanley's great grandfather. It is also revealed that
Zero is the great-great-great grandson of Madame Zeroni. By the two boys forming such a strong
friendship and being true to each other, the curse has now been broken.

The
morals we learn are that we need to keep our word to people, we need to not be so judgmental
about other people and we need to cherish the wonderful friendships that we
have.