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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Warden Walker canonical 2

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Statements (39)

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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Referenced by (2)

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

Holes → character → Warden Walker ⓘ
Hector Zeroni → conflictWith → Warden Walker ⓘ