Essay On The Maze Runner

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Title: The title of the book I read is, “The Maze Runner”. This title correlates to the story very well. “The Maze Runner” is exactly what the title says. It is basically about a bunch of teens trapped in a glade within a giant maze and they are trying to escape. The main character in the story becomes a runner, as his job is to run the maze and map it to hopefully escape. The title is almost describing the main character’s role completely. The title also sparks interest because, as a teen, “The Maze Runner” sounds very mysterious and intriguing. When you see the title on the book, the font is big and three dimensional. The art work on the front cover shows giant stone walls and multiple vines hanging from them. Also, spikes can be seen attached to the front walls. This art work is done very well and catches your eye.

Author: The author of the story is James Dashner. He has multiple series including “The Morality Doctrine”. “The Maze Runner,” is Dashner’s most popular series and the newest book in the series is “The Fever Code.”

Type of Book: This is a fictional book about a bunch of teens trapped in a giant maze. The genre of, “The Maze Runner,” is science fiction. This book would
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You need others to help you, you can’t do things on your own, working together are the main points throughout the story. “If you’re going to decipher a hidden cod from a complex set of different mazes, I’m pretty sure you need a girl’s brain running the show,” Teresa says in chapter 43, page 279. This quote helps show how much they help and depend on each other, and in the end, everything works. Everything done within the story has each character helping in some way. The characters each have one specific job to do and when all the jobs are done together everything runs fluently. The story helps gets the main idea across very

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