Therefore, autoethnography is not self-representation, but a collaboration of mixed ideas and values form both the dominant and subordinate cultures. Pratt provides many examples of autoethnography throughout her essay, including two texts by Guaman Poma and her son, Manuel.
The real names and nicknames of the main characters of the novel Holes are as follows: Stanley Yelnats, the main character (Caveman), Hector Zeroni (Zero), Rick (Zigzag), Joseâ¦ (Magnet), Theodore (Armpit), Alan (Squid), Brian (Twitch), and Rex (X-Ray, Pig Latin for Rex).
The book is a clever variation on the fountain-of-youth myth, with a wilderness family named Tuck (Sissy Spacek and William Hurt play the parents) whoâve lapped at a life-extending pond and discovered the joy and pain of immortality.