boys peering down at him. They throw him a rope and although he’s hesitant, he grabs it and is pulled out into a strange world. Thomas is greeted with a phrase he’ll never forget: “Welcome to the Glade.” Thomas is the main character from the Maze Runner Trilogy. At first, Thomas is skeptical about the Glade and the crazy labyrinth that surrounds his new home. He is a natural leader and finds it hard to constantly do as he’s told, when he has so many questions. Eventually Thomas fights his way to
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner is an enticing novel that continues the Maze Runner series’ storyline, while simultaneously adding new curves and twists to the existing plotline. One of the elements of the book that differentiates it from other young adult novels is its layered yet consistently vague plot and its amount of nicknames for simple objects (including Crank, Flare, Glade, etc.). The layered plot includes multiple conflicts and obstacles occurring at different levels of
One of the major themes from The Maze Runner is teamwork. Throughout the whole book we see good teamwork. One example is when Thomas has just arrived at the Maze, he sees that everyone is working together to survive. They all have their own specific jobs. Some garden, some are butchers, and some just do odd jobs. All are working together to ensure life in the Maze. Another example is the Runners. All of them go out every day to try to figure out the Maze. When they come back, they work together