Maze Runner Dystopian Themes

The Maze Runner,by James Dashner, displays many universal themes in a dystopian society. In every dystopian story, there is a theme related to the outcome of the world.These themes reflect ideas about how the world could end up unless certain things change.The Maze Runner displays the universal themes of heroic scenario’s,moral lessons,social cohesion,and likable characters. The Maze Runner displays many Heroic scenarios.When Thomas saw that the door’s were about to close, he ran into the maze to try and save Alby and Minho.When Minho saw what he had did he said, “Good job, you just killed yourself”.(The Maze Runner)The main character Thomas, was the first one to kill a griever and survive. In these dystopian stories the main character is always the one to do something others have not. …show more content…
These startle factors are related to universal themes between dystopian worlds. When Teresa arrived with two syringes and a note, people were surprised. Newt read the note and said, “She’s the last one..ever”.(The Maze Runner)This was the twist that happened in the story. In dystopian novels there is always a twist that happens in the story. Social Cohesion is present in The Maze Runner and other dystopian stories. In The Maze Runner Alby explains the rules to Thomas. He says, “Do your part,Never harm another Glader, and Do not go beyond the walls.”(The Maze Runner) These rules were the rules of their dystopian society. These rules had people doing the same thing for years. The social cohesion keeps the society in the same state for long periods of time. This demonstrates the universal theme of social cohesion by having the society as a whole thinking