In the book holes, how does the flashback about stanley’s grandfather affect the reader? it the reader understand why stanley and his family always have bad luck. it the reader to understand why stanley was sent to camp green lake. it makes the story less interesting and more difficult for the reader to follow. it makes the story more predictable and easier for the reader to understand.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?