Sunday, November 4, 2012

Who is Clyde Livingstone in Holes by Louis Sachar?

Clyde Livingstone is a minor character in the book Holes by Louis Sachar, but his shoes play a much more prominent role in the story. Livingstone was a superstar baseball player who had grown up in an orphanage. He wanted to give back to the orphanage where he was raised, so he donated his shoes to be used in a charity auction.


Through a series of unfortunate circumstances, Livingstone's shoes dropped from a highway overpass and hit Stanley Yelnats in the head. Stanley immediately could tell there was something special about the shoes, so he rushed home to tell his father. On the way home, Stanley was stopped by police, who arrested him for "stealing" the shoes.


At Stanley's trial, Clyde Livingstone showed up to testify against Stanley, saying that he couldn't imagine what kind of horrible person would steal from homeless children. Livingstone's testimony was instrumental in Stanley being found guilty and sentenced to 18 months of labor.

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