Angela Park
Humanities ½
January 16, 2015
Ms. Priest & Mrs. Gardon
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Imagine that you are trapped somewhere for a long long time but can’t find a way out. In this story, the Gladers are trapped before the great Maze for years and years, longing to have freedom one day. They don’t remember anything about their past life, but only remembers their names. Until one day, a boy named Thomas came in the Glade through the elevator and changes everyone’s life.
Analysis:
The danger and action starts in the endless and mysterious Maze. There are people called the Maze Runners who go inside the Maze everyday to find a new way out of the Maze. Everyone else is never allowed to go in there. Ever. Well, of course, only …show more content…
Thomas is the protagonist of the story. He ended up in the Glade through a elevator (where the Gladers live), but doesn’t know how and why he came here. Thomas only remembers his name, but doesn’t know anything about his past life! Thomas is very kind and clever, but he soon gets curious about the Maze and gets stuck in the Maze by himself when he tried to squeeze in the Maze right before it closed. Later, when he begs if he could be a Runner, he finally gets accepted to be one of the Maze Runners. Newt is the second command in the Glade. He’s is tall and has a long blonde hair. Newt is the most sarcastic and the “sassy” one in the story. Newt helps Thomas get used to the life in the Glade. Soon, they start to get closer and become friends. Minho is one of the first and the best runners in the Glade. Minho can sometimes be serious and grumpy, but is a great leader. At first, he doesn’t get along with Thomas that much, but after they both get trapped in the Maze, they become close allies. Alby is the leader in the Glade and also gets very close with Thomas. Alby had been in the Glade for the most time with Minho. Alby is wise, kind, and cares for everyone in the Glade the most. Chuck gets assigned to guide Thomas around …show more content…
Not including Gally, everyone else (or almost everyone else) risked and sacrificed their lives to have a better cause, because if they get out of the Maze, they know they’ll finally have freedom and do whatever they want to do! I also think we need courage and braveness to sacrifice, because without that, we can’t do anything but be scared of everything, like how the Gladers were scared of the Maze at first. But after Thomas gave all of them courage, they started to be brave and think about the better things about the possibility of when they escape. I also think the other main theme is to explore because if Thomas and Minho didn’t explore around the Maze, everyone would’ve lost hope and get stuck in the Glade forever. If the Runners (before Thomas came in) didn’t seek new ways through the Maze each day to find a way out, Thomas wouldn’t have even gotten an idea of where and how to go through the Maze. This book taught a lot of other themes to me too, but I think these are the most important themes that teaches you in The Maze Runner.
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Conclusion:
Well, I’ll leave you just up to there because of course, I’m not telling you the rest of the story. Oh, but OF COURSE, you could always READ to find out the thrilling, breathtaking ending of The Maze Runner. And after you
Humanities ½
January 16, 2015
Ms. Priest & Mrs. Gardon
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Imagine that you are trapped somewhere for a long long time but can’t find a way out. In this story, the Gladers are trapped before the great Maze for years and years, longing to have freedom one day. They don’t remember anything about their past life, but only remembers their names. Until one day, a boy named Thomas came in the Glade through the elevator and changes everyone’s life.
Analysis:
The danger and action starts in the endless and mysterious Maze. There are people called the Maze Runners who go inside the Maze everyday to find a new way out of the Maze. Everyone else is never allowed to go in there. Ever. Well, of course, only …show more content…
Thomas is the protagonist of the story. He ended up in the Glade through a elevator (where the Gladers live), but doesn’t know how and why he came here. Thomas only remembers his name, but doesn’t know anything about his past life! Thomas is very kind and clever, but he soon gets curious about the Maze and gets stuck in the Maze by himself when he tried to squeeze in the Maze right before it closed. Later, when he begs if he could be a Runner, he finally gets accepted to be one of the Maze Runners. Newt is the second command in the Glade. He’s is tall and has a long blonde hair. Newt is the most sarcastic and the “sassy” one in the story. Newt helps Thomas get used to the life in the Glade. Soon, they start to get closer and become friends. Minho is one of the first and the best runners in the Glade. Minho can sometimes be serious and grumpy, but is a great leader. At first, he doesn’t get along with Thomas that much, but after they both get trapped in the Maze, they become close allies. Alby is the leader in the Glade and also gets very close with Thomas. Alby had been in the Glade for the most time with Minho. Alby is wise, kind, and cares for everyone in the Glade the most. Chuck gets assigned to guide Thomas around …show more content…
Not including Gally, everyone else (or almost everyone else) risked and sacrificed their lives to have a better cause, because if they get out of the Maze, they know they’ll finally have freedom and do whatever they want to do! I also think we need courage and braveness to sacrifice, because without that, we can’t do anything but be scared of everything, like how the Gladers were scared of the Maze at first. But after Thomas gave all of them courage, they started to be brave and think about the better things about the possibility of when they escape. I also think the other main theme is to explore because if Thomas and Minho didn’t explore around the Maze, everyone would’ve lost hope and get stuck in the Glade forever. If the Runners (before Thomas came in) didn’t seek new ways through the Maze each day to find a way out, Thomas wouldn’t have even gotten an idea of where and how to go through the Maze. This book taught a lot of other themes to me too, but I think these are the most important themes that teaches you in The Maze Runner.
Digital Book Trailer:
Conclusion:
Well, I’ll leave you just up to there because of course, I’m not telling you the rest of the story. Oh, but OF COURSE, you could always READ to find out the thrilling, breathtaking ending of The Maze Runner. And after you