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    only through this can the hero be reborn. The Maze Runner commences with the threshold, which is the physical line that separates the ordinary world from the Glade; Thomas wakes up in an elevator that brings him up to the Glade. Upon his arrival, he meets his Mentor, Alby, who helps him settle down. With attention to what exists outside the Glade, Thomas is eager to find answers and to explore the Maze. This is strongly disapproved by Gally, the Threshold Guardian, whose purpose is to test the…

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    runner has many risks, there is always a chance of getting killed whenever you're in the maze. When he stayed the night in the maze with Thomas and Alby it showed that he would rather risk his own life to save Alby than leave him and be safe in the Glade. He also has to run out into the maze everyday and risk his life to find a way out. Even after all the years Minho, and the boys spent in the Maze trying to find a way out, he is still patient, and does not expect to find the exit immediately.…

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    Describing the Aggregate Belle Glade, Florida is in Palm Beach County, Florida and is estimated to have a general population of 17 667. The total area of the city is 4.7 sq. mi and the population density is 3 109.1/sq. mi. Census data from 2000 shows that there are approximately 3 431 families in the area and 4 854 households. The racial compilation of the population includes 50.68% Blacks, 13.8% non-Hispanic whites, and 27.57% Hispanic or Latinos. Additionally, approximately 33.5% of the…

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    also evident in his symbolism in the story. The forest glade that Simon visits when in chapter 3 is almost represented as a place of natural beauty and childhood “Nothing moved but a pair of gaudy butterflies that danced round each other in hot air”. But when Simon later on the novel, returns to the forest glade again, he finds a sow's head impaled in the middle of the glade as an offering to the beast. The disturbance of peace in the forest glade represents the loss of childhood innocence and…

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    The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner are two best-selling novels that both embrace the latest craze of young adult dystopian literature. Both novels encompass the genre of science fiction and accentuate the main theme of sacrifice, although the authors portray the themes in different ways. In addition, the main character in the Hunger Games, Katniss and the main character in The Maze Runner, Thomas are both impelled to fight for their lives in artificial worlds which serves as the main conflict…

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    Once he is outside, he learns that he, and everyone else, is trapped within four large stone walls, enclosing them in a large area of land filled with the bare necessities for survival. The boys call it the “Glade”, and they call themselves the “Gladers”. Later, it is revealed that beyond the Glade lies a maze, which changes its patterns every night. Scared, angry and confused, the boy suddenly remembers his name: Thomas. Thomas befriends a few Gladers (Chuck, Newt, Minho and Alby), while…

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    both of them unstoppable. Being the noble hero he is, Luke refuses. In Arrow, the Dark Archer, who is revealed to be the protagonist's best friend's father, asks the Hood to join him in the destruction of the Glades. Knowing that the Dark Archer killed his father and the destruction of the Glades would mean killing thousands, the Hood resists. In the alternate Warcraft universe, Durotan, the leader of the Frostwolf Clan, believes his father and brother to be dead after they disappear. When,…

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    The Maze Runner

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    audience much to think of but the movie. An example is when Thomas and Minho found a way out of the maze and the maze suddenly begins to chance in the middle of the day. They rush back to the glade and tell the others. Then the mazes doors don’t close at night but three more doors open. The grievers come into the glade and attack them killing many. O’Brien here while running away from the grievers shows his fear and adrenalin to make the audience feel frightened as they…

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    Whenever a book is turned into a movie there is always a debate on which is better. People don’t realize that the person writing the book and the person making the movie are two different people but they perform under a same idea. They use the same idea but they project it differently. The book Maze Runner was turned into a movie and there was this big debate on which is better. The ones who read the book and watched the movie knew that there were a lot of differences then there were…

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    more as it ended in an anticipated sequel. While the film was predictable and at times unrealistic, it had strong characters, very realistic graphics and keeps the viewer engaged. Young teenagers are shipped unconscious to this location called the Glade to survive and find out a way…

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