Thomas knew that it would take forever to find the exit to a maze the size of New York City, but he still had hope. Thomas was a boy that had just woken up, with no memory, and no idea where he was. There were unknown boys surrounding him when he first opened his eyes. He soon realized that everyone had gone through the same process; waking up with no memory in a place you have never been to. The area where he was, looked like an old mill town, except it was surrounded by a maze that stretched farther than the human eye could see. Chuck, one of Thomas’ new friends was a lot younger, and had a different attitude. In this action book by newly famous author James Dashner, he has created a story full of excellent literary elements used to describe
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There are two literary devices that describe the important and futuristic setting in the following sentence. “Harsh sounds of chains and pulleys, like the workings of an ancient steel factory, echoed through the room, bouncing off the walls with a hollow, tinny whine” (Dashner 1). The author combines personification, “echoed through the room, bouncing off the walls with a hollow, tinny whine” and a simile, “Harsh sounds of chains and pulleys, like the workings of an ancient steel factory.” The following example is a simile with a little bit of foreshadowing. “The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter. This is trying to tell the reader that something is going to be bad. Dashner uses literary devices throughout the book to contribute to the wonder of that “what’s going to happen next” …show more content…
Dashner does a superior job of making everything seem calm and fine, then suddenly changing the whole aspect of things. “Thomas stepped forward, eager to meet him and ask questions. But before he could form a sentence, the boy collapsed to the ground” (Dashner 79). When someone reads this, the boy collapsing to the ground is the last thing anyone would’ve expected to happen, but that is why Dashner did it, to make one feel unsure of what is going to happen next. The next sentence takes place in the graveyard when Thomas is with nobody else, or so he thought… “He saw only a flash of pale skin and enormous eyes-the haunted image of an apparition-and cried out, tried to run, but it was to late. The figure leaped into the air and was on top of him slamming into his shoulders, gripping him with strong hands” (Dashner 71). Thomas is reading the ways about how some people died tragic deaths, right before he almost loses his own. Expect the unexpected is a commonly used saying, but when reading a book by James Dashner, no one can expect anything. In other words, the reader does not have a single idea of what is going to happen next. Overall, James Dashner does a good job of using literary elements and unexpected events to contribute to the suddenly new popularity of the book. The comparison between the world now, vs. the world in the book is helpful because the reader can’t understand something without having something to
There are two literary devices that describe the important and futuristic setting in the following sentence. “Harsh sounds of chains and pulleys, like the workings of an ancient steel factory, echoed through the room, bouncing off the walls with a hollow, tinny whine” (Dashner 1). The author combines personification, “echoed through the room, bouncing off the walls with a hollow, tinny whine” and a simile, “Harsh sounds of chains and pulleys, like the workings of an ancient steel factory.” The following example is a simile with a little bit of foreshadowing. “The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter. This is trying to tell the reader that something is going to be bad. Dashner uses literary devices throughout the book to contribute to the wonder of that “what’s going to happen next” …show more content…
Dashner does a superior job of making everything seem calm and fine, then suddenly changing the whole aspect of things. “Thomas stepped forward, eager to meet him and ask questions. But before he could form a sentence, the boy collapsed to the ground” (Dashner 79). When someone reads this, the boy collapsing to the ground is the last thing anyone would’ve expected to happen, but that is why Dashner did it, to make one feel unsure of what is going to happen next. The next sentence takes place in the graveyard when Thomas is with nobody else, or so he thought… “He saw only a flash of pale skin and enormous eyes-the haunted image of an apparition-and cried out, tried to run, but it was to late. The figure leaped into the air and was on top of him slamming into his shoulders, gripping him with strong hands” (Dashner 71). Thomas is reading the ways about how some people died tragic deaths, right before he almost loses his own. Expect the unexpected is a commonly used saying, but when reading a book by James Dashner, no one can expect anything. In other words, the reader does not have a single idea of what is going to happen next. Overall, James Dashner does a good job of using literary elements and unexpected events to contribute to the suddenly new popularity of the book. The comparison between the world now, vs. the world in the book is helpful because the reader can’t understand something without having something to