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    There is no where safe, and home is but a dream people fantasize about. This is a normal day in the maze. Where runners risk there lives to finding a way out, and people gather in fear of what surrounds them. In the book Maze Runner, written by James Dashner, boys go this sensation of fear and unawareness all the time. They have no memory to look at mom and dad. All they have is the maze, walls that surround them yet endanger them, and each other. Throughout the story, there is a continuous…

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    safety. James Dashner is the author of the science- fiction trilogy consisting of “The Maze Runner”, “The Scorch Trial”, and “The Death Cure,” all intended for young adult readers. James’s dream for the longest time was to be a writer, even as a little kid he would begin telling people his own stories. His biggest inspiration for writing this book was from Lord of the file’s and…

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    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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    Book Review for Death Cure Death Cure, by James Dashner, is the third book in the series Maze Runner. Death Cure is full of action as the protagonist, Thomas, works to put an end to the Flare. The book begins with Thomas put in solitary confinement as another variable in the trials. Eventually, he was let out by A.D. Janson, know as Rat Man to Thomas and his friends. When they were all finally reunited, Janson told them that they will be receiving their memories, that they lost due to…

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    I decided to read the Maze Runner by James Dashner. This storyline takes place in the future, but the author actually wrote it in the year of 2009. The genre was science fiction. I wanted to read this book because I know many people who has read it and I heard only great reviews. Another reason I wanted to read it was because the movie had just came out and the previews looked amazing. I really wanted to watch the movie but I always read the books first! “Who were the main characters?…

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    “If you ain’t scared… you ain’t human,” wrote James Dashner from The Maze Runner, in the genre of action. In the book, Thomas wakes up in an elevator, remembering nothing but his own name. He wakes up to a world of about sixty teen boys who have learned to survive in their protective yet not so protective environment, subsisting on their supplies that WICKED, the creators of the maze, have given them. A new boy arrives every thirty days. Thomas the newest boy, needs to learn to adapt, but…

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    The Maze Runner, written by James Dashner, just like Fahrenheit 451, has a kind of dictorian rule. The Maze Runner is about teens that get trapped in a maze. Once a month, “the box”, which delivers supplies, comes up. Supplies are limited so they have to evenly distribute it among themselves. The only way out of the maze is to find the other end. But, the maze closes during sundown, and if you don’t make it out, you would have to wait till morning to get back in the safezone, called the glade.…

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    effects of human testing, psychological testing, and depression. The focus will be on what each topic is about and their influence on humans. The Maze Runner is the first book in a series of post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction trilogy by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is about a boy who wakes up in a box with no memory of his past, except his name, Thomas. When the elevator doors opened, he is pulled into a glade by a group of teenage boys who also have…

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    Chuck was one of the most influential characters in The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Chuck was the youngest of the boys stuck in the maze and was often made fun of. One day Thomas, the main character, was sent up to the maze and Chuck became his guidance. They formed a brotherly bond because they were both considered the outcast of the Glade. Chuck in many ways was seen as a chubby, naïve little boy who had big hopes and dreams for the difficult situation they were in. These hopes are what…

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    The Maze Runner is yet another one of Hollywood's attempts to turn a popular young-adult dystopian sci-fi book into a successful film franchise. These attempts haven't been incredibly successful-look at The Giver and Divergent-but The Maze Runner is a pleasant surprise. Thomas, played by Dylan O'Brien, wakes up in a metal box that goes to a fairly large area called the Glade. The Glade is surrounded by a large stone maze terrorized by strange creatures named Grievers. The other boys of the Glade…

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