Repetition is used as Zero was called stupid many times before and afterwards, this technique is used to make Zero seem incredibly dumb. When Mr Pendanski says “Zero’s too stupid to learn how to read”. Moral Injustice is based on a belief system rather than legal punishment.
Justice is represented a second time in ‘Holes’ through moral injustice every time that Zero is bullied or viewed as worthless. Sachar represented social injustice in ‘Holes’ through the side-plot of Sam and Kate. “We are all equal under the eyes of God” is dialogue said by Kate Barlow to the Sheriff and shows social justice as she is standing up for a minority in a very discriminative time. The townsfolk often refer to Sam as “the onion picker,” this represents social injustice in that the townsfolk know him as nothing more than an onion picker, not even a person, and through repetition, Sachar made that clear. This shows social injustice since this word is socially unacceptable and very racist nowadays, but back then it was everyday slang. About Sam being black colloquial language was used when ‘negro’ was said. When the Sherriff said “It’s against the law for a Negro to kiss a white woman”. Social justice is equality for all people, therefore social injustice is the opposite. The first type of justice represented in ‘Holes’ is social justice and injustice.
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