James Dashner

The Maze Runner by James Dashner is a book you should read. It’s a book about teenagers being sent up in an elevator box (one every month), placed into the middle of a huge maze that changes every night, only remembering one thing, their name. The main character, Thomas, enters this place and becomes friends with Chuck. In this book, survival was on the minds of all the characters and allies needed to be made. By making friends, it allows the teenagers to have reliance on others to fill certain roles, allowing the Glade to be functional, like Thomas and Chuck. Thomas was new to the Glades and Chuck became friends with him immediately and told him basic things about the glade that he knew of. A day after Thomas arrives, the first girl arrives,…

ain't easy, ain't easy nohow." (Dashner 28). In the post-apocalyptic fiction novel The Maze Runner by James Dashner, the author shows that a character can fight and change the parameters established by his society to a great extent. . Thomas, the main protagonist of the story, arrives in the Glade with all his memories of previous live erased. The Glade is a small area with four walls separating them from the maze. He quickly adapts his surroundings and soon shows an outstanding performance…

The Maze Runner by James Dashner instantly captivates the attention of young readers. As one begins to examine the novel, one will find that the book features more than its artistic cover, containing a captivating storyline with characters that most teenagers can relate to, setback in a dystopian society with diction so eloquently placed that it will leave one wanting to read more. These elements combined with the believable characters, a rich setting, and a fast paced plot, generates an…

The Maze Runner, written by James Dashner is introducing a dystopian society. The individual boys have to find out why they all are in a Glade together and why they are in a horrifying environment that is like a prison. The book is about a group of intelligent teenagers trying to escape a seemingly unsolvable Maze, which is a test to see who can survive. The novel Maze Runner by James Dashner is better in comparison to the movie as the book is more descriptive, the ending is better and the book…

The Maze Runner by James Dashner Imagine awakening in an unfamiliar location with all prior personal memories wiped clean. In The Maze Runner by James Dashner, he depicts this sense of fear and confusion through the young and brave characters, the Gladers. The courageous group of young adults move past this and grow as individuals as they solve the intricate maze. The Maze is symbolic of the plethora of struggles that modern teens find himself battling within today’s society. Therefore, James…

The Maze Runner is a book which possesses a unique type of narration and holds the attention of anyone who reads it till the very end. The author, James Dashner, gives each and every character in the novel a different sort of attractive trait. The ominous point of view substantially covers every aspect of what’s going on in the novel. The book isn’t just young—adult—post—apocalyptic science fiction; to me this book is a roller coaster of emotions and a constant pressure of the ongoing climax.…

In the book “The Scorch Trials” by James Dashner is the second book the Maze Runner series. This book takes place in the future, the world is a desert and the narrator is a sixteen-year-old boy name, Thomas. Thomas is not so specific about his location. He tells his story in the third person. Thomas and his friends he called The Gladers have this sickness called the flare. They all have two weeks to travel 1000 miles North. The book starts with action when Thomas’ good friend Teresa gets taken…

In James Dashner’s novel, the Maze Runner, the main character Thomas arrives in the Glade through The Box knowing nothing about his past life except for his name. After coming out of the box Thomas could see that the Glade was a large square surrounded by tall walls covered in ivy and in the center of each wall there was a door, which leads into the dreaded Maze. Although Thomas had just arrived and knew nothing about about his new home, it became obvious that he was meant to go out into the…

After reading a book, write down the title (underline and capitalize), the author of the book, the date you finished the book, the genre of the book and a one sentence summary of the book. If you abandon a book, please write that as well, but it does not count as a book read. 1.I Survived the Joplin Tornado 2011 by Lauren Tarshis The tornado was terrible but this is a historic fiction book about 11 year old Dexter going with a storm hunter/ show host that is chasing the Joplin tornado which…

When people read a book they most likely find a character they can relate to or admire. For me that character was Thomas, He is a character from the Maze Runner series by James Dashner. In fact Thomas is memorable to me because he is both curious and courageous. Thomas a character from the Maze Runner series, by James Dashner is a very courageous person in many ways. Immediately he finds himself thrown into a very confusing and scary place. He wakes up surrounded by faces he doesn't…