17 To 32: Peeping-holes

: Stanley begins to understand the harsh social hierarchy of the camp. He realizes that "character building" is a facade for state-sanctioned greed.

: Surrounded by cruelty—such as the Warden striking Armpit with a pitchfork or Zigzag’s unprovoked violence—Stanley briefly adopts a "take care of himself" attitude, even being mean to Zero before their bond truly forms. Uncovering the Past peeping-holes 17 to 32

Chapters 17 to 32 are critical for the novel's complex "fable" structure, as they begin to weave together the three separate timelines of the Yelnats family curse, the tragic history of Katherine Barlow, and the present-day events at Camp Green Lake. : Stanley begins to understand the harsh social