Stanley Yelnats the 4th was a teenager from a poor family. He was accused of stealing sneakers belonging to a famous baseball player named Clyde Livingstone. In court, he was asked to choose between prison and Camp Green Lake. His family didn't have enough money to hire a lawyer and didn't have enough time to learn more about Camp Green Lake. They figured that whatever location it was had to be better than spending time in prison, so they chose Camp Green Lake. The time Stanley spent in this camp made him a better and stronger person. Stanley was naive and immature. When he was caught with Livingstone's shoes, he thought everyone would believe him if he told the truth. The truth was that the shoes were falling from the sky and he thought it was a sign, because his father was trying to recycle used snickers. At the time, he didn't understand how stupid this story sounded. Additionally, when asked to choose between prison and Camp Green Lake, he chose the camp because he thought it would be a fun place. At the camp, he was assigned to Group D. This group was made up of 6 other members. X-ray was the leader of the group and everyone else obeyed him. After spending some time at Camp Green Lake, Stanley realized that in order to survive in this place, he had to befriend X-ray, the leader of his group. In chapter 13 of the story, we read that Stanley found a golden tube with the letters K and B engraved on it. He gave the tube to the x-ray to satisfy him. This is an example of how he was turning to a smarter, more experienced person. Stanley was overweight and the kids at his school always made fun of him. He was bullied every day by a boy named Derrick Dunne at school. Because of this, he had a... middle of paper... him. At the end of the story, when all charges against Stanley were dropped and Stanley's lawyer came to get him, he couldn't leave the camp without Zero. They both escaped. In conclusion, spending time at Camp Green Lake changed Stanley's life in many ways. I believe he was never a weak person, because living in such difficult circumstances did not make him a violent person or a tyrant, like most people in the camp. He became a better and stronger person. By the time Stanley left camp, he had overcome his fears and lack of self-confidence. Stanley turned to someone smarter and more experienced. He made a lot of friends and, more importantly, he created a strong friendship with Zero. Stanley became self-loving, happy and optimistic. Camp Green Lake magnified the qualities he already had in him, but he didn't know about them..