Freedom In The Maze Runner

Their power struggle is shown through both low and high camera angles as well as through the colours of their costumes and Thomas’s curiosity and Gally’s need for security is portrayed through their many personality conflicts. After analysing the movie, I came to the realisation of being involved in a conflict much like the one between Thomas and Gally; the hope for something better versing the security of the norm. However, I had learnt from that conflict to always hope for and fight for something better as the norm can become as restricting as the maze

Always Running is a narrative written by Luis J. Rodriguez because he wanted people to understand what life, is like out on the streets. Rodriguez witnesses his friends being killed, shot at and beaten down. He lived the lifestyle of a convict, stealing, doing drugs and learning to use a gun. Rodriguez didn’t know better than to be part of a gang and live the “thug life”. Language barrier, unemployment, poor education and family disinvolvement were some of the factors that had an impact in his involvement in gangs. Fortunately, help came his way and he was able to break the suppression of gang involvement and was able to better his life style.

In the beginning, the main character, Thomas, has his memory wiped so he doesn’t know anything. Over time though, he begins to accept where he is (the Glade) and that the people in the Glade have nothing but each other. Thomas also adapts to the Glade’s slang, and talks like a Glader. He also saves the lives of some Gladers who are his friends, such as Alby. At the end Thomas became a sort of leader, trying to make the best decisions when the rest of the Gladers didn’t know what to do. Thomas talks to the other Gladers like someone would talk to their friends or family, and Thomas does his best to help protect the Gladers. Thomas is hard and cold to the people from WICKED, as at the end one of their workers kills Chuck, one of Thomas’s

The Box is the center of life for the gladers. Once a month a new glader would arrive and every week supplies would be delivered through The Box. This part of the setting affected the gladers feeling and thought throughout the story. In the Maze Runner when The Box did delivered a girl to the glade it caused a stir in with the Gladers. It said, “ The look that came over Alby’s face was indescribable—part confusion, part anger, part shock” ( Dashner, Ch 13). This example shows the

The Gladers show this by being in a tough situation, but making the most of what they have to exit the maze. Thomas, Theresa, and the rest of the Gladers could have given up when they began being attacked, but they made the most of it to make it out alive. Also this is shown when the rebels come and save the day. On page 361 when the rebels take the opportunity to save the Gladers they say, “Just follow me and run like your life depends on it. Because it does.” This part of the book allows the rebels to take their opportunity and save the Gladers.

The odds are stacked upon Luis Rodriguez, an upcoming sixteen year old that has found himself in the world of gangs. Luis is a human, and it is expected that he would make many mistakes in his life, however when given choices, he always seems to choose the wrong one and never learns from his mistakes. The theme of Luis Rodriguez’s autobiography, “Always Running,” is that many people feel like they are alone in the world, and that the world is always against them, but there will always be people that will stand in your corner and help them achieve what they were meant for. He proves this by including examples from his childhood and the mistakes he has made and the supports he has had.

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

In Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez, also known as Grillo in the novel, is a teen who goes through major changes as a result of the hardships he faced in his childhood, the obstacles he faces in his teenage life, and ultimately how he recovers from them in his adult life. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” is a quote I believe Grillo goes by throughout his story

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.

One of the primary rules that the gladers rely on is The Gladers rely on order, to prolong their way of life. Order gives their lives in the Glade regularity, hope, and purpose. Without order, their situation would turn on each other and become aggressive to one another to who could be the leader. Order allows them to maintain a community instead of fighting against one another.The Maze is chaotic. It changes every night, making it nearly impossible to map and solve. In the Maze there is no mercy and normal rules do no apply. The Grievers have no set of ethics and extreme caution must be employed at all times. Unlike the Glade, it is not a safe place. The Glade is set in stark contrast to the Maze as a place where some form of civilization

There are rules and normal things in the Glade that are not normal to Thomas and he feels out of place. The Glade is basically a big high school where people fight and hold grudges, but the Glades rules specifically say not to hurt other gladers. This confuses Thomas and sets him outside of everyone because he has an immediate enemy with Gally. Gally and Thomas are one of the only enemy pairs in the glade. “Griever got ya wettin’ yourself?” the boy said through a sneer. “A little scared now? Don't wanna get stung, do you?” (Dasher 18). Gally is very condescending and rude to Thomas, which makes Thomas want to fight back. The boys both have a very hard time following the rules of the Glade, which set them both outside if the

Thomas is held prisoner in WICKED headquarters, but is then eventually released by Janson, who tells the Gladers and Group B that there’s a cure for the Flare. The Gladers were forced to retrieve their memories and remove the tracking devices from their heads. “I’m afraid we don’t have much of a choice, the time for lies are over. Nothing’s going to work with you three still in the dark. I’m sorry. We need to do this, [...]” (Dashner 46). Thomas, Minho, and Newt were the only ones who chose not to undergo the procedure because they didn’t trust WICKED. Without the devices, the WICKED headquarters wouldn’t be able to track where the Gladers are. All three of them escaped before having their tracking devices removed, with the help of the Right Arm.

When Thomas was put into the glade all he wanted to know was what was going on. All the simple questions he had were not answered. The rules of the glade were pretty simple, follow the rules and your time at the glade will be easy. Thomas’s thirst for answers was unquenchable, so he had to take matters into his own hands and figure out everything on his own. Thomas started as a whining greeny and grows to help everyone find a way out. Thomas went against all odds and most people of the glade just because of his curiosity for where he was and the answers he wanted.

Although this leaves Thomas feeling oddly exhilarated, while he's lying in his sleeping bag in a meadow near the gardens, he returns to feeling sad and curious. Thomas tells Chuck that he wants to become one of the Runners, even though he still doesn't really know what they do. Chuck just laughs and says whatever because being a runner is one of the hardest jobs in the glade.

to the older members of the Glade, usually involving going into the maze or other