For this 300-350 word essay, you are to pick three characteristics of a villain. You must pick your
villainous characteristics from the list below. Your job in this essay is to show how the warden portrays the
three characteristics of a villain that you picked from the novel holes.
Some Characteristics of a Villain. . .
a villain is powerful
a villain is determined
a villain is wounded
a villain is immoral
a villain is clever enough that people must lend her respect
a villain can be merciless, even to the innocent
a villain is jealous, especially of the hero
a villain will stop at nothing to get what she wants
a villain is convinced that she is the good guy
Look over the above list carefully, and choose three of these characteristics that you think the warden from
Holes portrays by her actions. Don’t use any other sources for your characteristics. Be sure to put Holes in
italics every time you refer to the novel in your essay.
Introduction: You may want to define what a villain means to you (in your own words). You would also need
to introduce the warden from Holes to your reader. The last sentence of this paragraph will be the thesis
sentence (see the graphic outline below).
Body Paragraphs: You will need to start out by explaining the characteristic of a villain you chose. Then you
will show how your character from the novel portrays this characteristic because of the specific things she does
or experiences.
Conclusion: Restate your thesis with different wording and sentence structure
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