Fear In The Maze Runner

Dashner’s book is so much more enjoyable because of his skills in theme. Dashner’s constant restating of his theme, friendship and family beyond blood greatly improve the quality and enjoyment of the book. Throughout the story we see how, despite the lack of blood related family, the boys of The Maze Runner, join together and treat one another as you would family. In the beginning of the story, when Thomas first arrives in the Glade, the current “Gladers”, or the residents of the Glade, welcome Thomas and help him out of the box he arrived in; “The helping hands didn’t stop swarming around him until Thomas stood up straight and had the dust brushed from his shirt and pants.”(page 5). This quote proves that even when they don’t know Thomas they treat him as a friend and help him out of the box. Also in this quote, “Thomas stared at him, stared at his friend’s lifeless body”(page 357) Chuck, a good friend of Thomas, has just died and this is how Thomas reacts. Thomas met Chuck on his first day in the

After finding out that there was a way to leave the Glade and into the maze, which he had dreamed of doing since he descended into the maze, Thomas wholeheartedly accepted the commitment and responsibility to join it, to be a runner, to run into the maze during the day memorizing the movement of the walls and mapping them out to find a solution to destroying the maze. Before proceeding into the maze, Thomas reflects on his decision: “Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. His desire to become a runner had taken a major blow. But he had to do it. Somehow he knew he had to do it. It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he'd just seen . . . he somehow felt it in his bones. But nothing about this place made any sense. Except for one thing. He was supposed to be a Runner” (Dashner 39). Even after seeing the maze and experiencing it first hand through a full in the night, he puts his fears aside and take on this responsibility that he feels. Thomas feels that that he has an obligation to join the Runners, regardless of the dangers that come with running the maze. Unlike the other Gladers, Thomas wants to make a difference. The boys definitely see him as different, Chuck even explains to Thomas why that is, “oh gee let me think. First you go out in the maze when you’re not supposed to, at night. Then you turn into some kind of freaky jungle dude, climbing vines and tying people up on the walls. Nect you become one of the first people ever to survive an entire night outside the Glade, and to top it all off you kill four grievers. Can’t imagine what those Shanks are talking about” (Dashner 148). Most of the Gladers don’t trust Thomas because he’s different than they are, he doesn’t just accept what the other Gladers accepted. Thomas brings new skills and ideas to the Glade that they didn’t have before. He was unique and

With the trust and support of people, you will be able to accomplish many of your ambitions. Trust can also be used as a dangerous weapon used to backstab your worst enemies. This book well demonstrates how trust can be used in both scenarios and taught me the strengths and risks of trust. Through their short conversation, Thomas was able to earn the trust of Jorge and Brenda, bonding them with the Gladers. Through this bond, the Gladers were able to help and get help from the two, ultimately allowing them to get through the heath of the Scorch. Originally, the Gladers planned to travel solo, and Jorge and Brenda decided to stay in the Scorch till death. Neither expected cooperation from the other, but by building these bonds of trust, both parties managed to profit and achieved an otherwise unreachable goal. On the other hand, Teresa Agnes built a strong bond of trust with Thomas, but used that trust to completely betray him. In the first book The Maze Runner, Thomas was the only Glader who trusted Teresa enough to talk to and to help her. While everyone else despised her, Thomas was willing to talk and assimilate with her. They slowly built a strong bond between themselves, aided by their telepathic capabilities. Undeniably, Thomas has fallen for Teresa and felt extremely close to her, making him feel guilty for feeling close to Brenda. Claiming to have been controlled by

The Maze Runner, by James Dashner continued to capture my eyes attention as I continued to read this book. The next chapters of this book were very interesting and I learned a lot. My prediction from my last entry turned out somewhat true however somethings did not happen. The first part of my prediction was that the Grievers would go out and hurt more people. Actually, this did not happen. Secondly, I predicted that Thomas would go in the wall to kill the Grievers. Furthermore, Thomas actually went inside not to kill the Grievers, but to help Minho and Alby. However, Thomas and Minho actually ended up killing four of the Grievers. Lastly, I predicted that Thomas would find a way out of this place. This didn’t exactly happen. Minho found the

Nothing, which happens to any character, does so without a reason. Actions have consequences in this book, and apparently, good people strive almost to the end (Lerner 23).Gally, for instance, takes the rivalry with Thomas to a different level, and kills Chuck in the process. Consequently, Thomas beats him almost to death and it is a proof that simple and unwanted enmity will serve a person no good.Also, it is from this book that readers learn about the struggle for survival and persistence in suffering. In the later stages of the story, Thomas, Chuck and Teresa are the only survivors from the maze with all other boys killed. The rewards are equally remarkable since it has been a test to determine the most intelligent boys capable of saving humanity by defeating the Flare.

Thomas enters the Glade the same way a baby is welcomed into the world. They come out with no memories of the womb and they do not know anything, not even their name. Therefore, they are confused, like Thomas and just want to cry. Slowly, however, they are taught things until they can function on their own. This helps show that one of the symbols in The Maze Runner is the maze itself, as it symbolizes life and how complex it is. As life does not follow one rule but instead has many obstacles and Unforeseen events which is like the twists and turns in the maze. In life there are the nice straight paths these are when nothing is wrong and life seems easy. Then there are times where there are twists and turns, this is when in your life a hard

Thomas always works hard no matter what. After Thomas’ father passes away, he becomes the man of the house. “Now you are the man” (Page 21). Being the man of the house means that he must take care of his mother now. Thomas has to hunt and create snares.

Thomas is also very smart. An example of Thomas being smart is him finding out the code of the Griever hole. He showed his smarts when he said, “We gotta go through

This quote was said by Alby when him and Thomas were conversing. Thomas has a lot of questions and seems eager to explore. Alby then tells him to calm down and it's all right to be scared and that "If you ain't scared, you ain't human. " I chose to use this quote because it stuck out to me. Entering a whole new world with no known exit while experiencing amnesia, and being surrounded by strangers and deadly monster, certainly is frightening.

However, even though he is a newbie, Thomas pursues answers about the glade and queries more than the other gladers ever did know about their surrounding. At first, anyone would somewhat pity Thomas because he felt lonely, sad and desperate. The other boys were harsh towards him and the new environment, language and the laws he was not aware of were almost disorienting. Yet, as time passes by, Thomas ponders on more question, although the boys have already told him how the glade runs. For Thomas, too much information is never enough. There is one point in the story where he feels connected with the maze, so never being satisfied with answers he asks, “Oh, you say that to stay out in the Maze overnight is a certain death sentence? Lemme give that a try."(100) During this scene he yet again attempts to be independent yet also

Watching fire works, while having fun together and Thomas telling stories of indians. We’re giving a very apparent picture that Thomas is a story teller. That’s what he likes to do as do we have other evidence through the text from Victor’s point of view saying “Nobody talked to Thomas because he told the same damn stories over and over again.” We’re also able to take note moments before of Thomas’s light hearted personality trying to make a joke after finding victor helpless of trying to get to his father’s remains. He apologizes to Victor about his father’s passing.

Thomas, voluntarily saves one of the Glader's who was injured coming back from the maze. Consequently, in the time he saved him, he fails at getting him back home.

When Thomas arrived at the glade he was dazed and confused. He had no idea where he was or why he was there. He was still baffled because he couldn't remember anything.

From this incident a barrier was created between the two ultimately resulting in hatred in one another as Thomas was left feeling miserable as he known the dark secrets W.I.C.K.E.D was

It seems like I was right about the plot thickening quickly. Already Thomas has made an enemy, a boy