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The Maze Runner And Lord Of The Flies Comparison Essay

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The Maze Runner and The Lord of the Flies are two completely different novels, written in completely different times, but still seem to have very similar plot backgrounds and ideas. The Maze Runner was written by James Dashner, and was published in 2009. The Lord of the Flies, however, was written in 1954, by William Golding. The main characters, the plots, and even the groups that the characters are in can be seen as comparable, though.
The Maze Runner is a novel about a teenage boy named Thomas, who wakes up to find himself in a field with an assortment of other teenage boys, enclosed by four giant mechanical walls that close every night to keep the unknown monsters out, and them in. On the other side of the walls is an even bigger maze, that almost guarantees no way out. But, after a daring rescue mission performed by Thomas in the maze, there is once again hope to get out. After multiple meetings on the subject, and the walls no longer closing, letting in the mechanical monsters called Grievers, they finally decide to try an …show more content…

The main difference is how the characters change from the beginning of the novels to the end. Throughout The Maze Runner, Thomas becomes more and more confident in himself and his ability to run through the maze. He gains the trust of everyone that lives in the Glades, and slowly rallies everyone to go with him to finally escape the horrid place. On the other side of the spectrum is Ralph, who slowly loses the trust of everyone in the group, which leads to the choir separating and forming its own group. He slowly becomes more and more hopeless that they will ever be rescued. Also, The Lord of the Flies has two intentional murders, Simon and Piggy, while The Maze Runner never causes anyone to ever kill one another, except for when Gally attempted to shoot Thomas, but only because he is being forced by the corporation that created the

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