Warden Walker

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Warden Walker is the ruthless, lipstick-wearing overseer of Camp Green Lake in Louis Sachar’s novel "Holes," obsessed with finding a buried treasure through the forced labor of juvenile detainees.

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Warden Walker canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
abusesPowerOver camp counselors
juvenile inmates
antagonistIn Holes
appearsIn Holes
appearsInFilm Holes (2003 film adaptation)
linked to: Holes
associatedWith buried treasure of Kissin Kate Barlow
characterTrait authoritarian
cruel
greedy
manipulative
ruthless
controls conditions at Camp Green Lake
countryOfOrigin United States (fictional setting)
creator Louis Sachar
enforces harsh disciplinary rules at Camp Green Lake
familyBackground descendant of Trout Walker
firstPublicationAppearance Holes (1998 novel)
linked to: Holes
forces boys at Camp Green Lake to dig holes
gender female
genre children's novel
goalOfDigging locating hidden treasure
legalOutcome Camp Green Lake is closed after her crimes are exposed
arrested at the end of Holes
literaryRole primary villain
motivation finding buried treasure
notableAction orders boys to dig holes in the dried lake bed
scratches Mr Sir with venomous nail polish
occupation warden of Camp Green Lake
oversees Camp Green Lake
portrayedBy Sigourney Weaver
relatedTo Trout Walker
settingOfRole Camp Green Lake juvenile detention camp
linked to: Camp Green Lake
symbolizes corrupt authority
greed and exploitation
uses forced labor of juvenile detainees
wears lipstick
nail polish with rattlesnake venom

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holes character Warden Walker
Hector Zeroni conflictWith Warden Walker