The Maze Runner (Post 1)

The Maze Runner by James Dashner starts out with Thomas waking up in a dark elevator with no memory. Once he gets to the top he is surrounded by people in what seems to be a field, the Glade. He is told by one of the leaders of the group that they are in a big maze, that changes every night, and they are at the safe area. At night walls close around the area they are living in, and if you don't get back into the area by the time the walls close there is no doubt the grievers will get you. Now they are faced with the task that hasn't been completed in two years, getting out of the maze.

Compare this book to another book.

When I think of The Maze Runner, it reminds me of books such as The Hunger Games and Lord of The Flies. In The Maze Runner, kids are sent into a maze, or an arena, and have to survive. These kids are alone and need to work together in order to survive. They are put to tasks in order to survive, and had to set up leaders to rule over these tasks. 

Which character is most important to the story? Why?

Thomas is the most important character in this novel. The view is from a third person view, but it is always following Thomas. Everything has always been the same in the maze, until Thomas showed up. One teen was brought up in the elevator every month at the same time it was always a boy. When Thomas showed up he was late. The day after Thomas showed up the elevator had opened, this time with a girl on the platform. When the girl got to the Glade, she told one of the leaders that “everything is going to change” and handed the leader a note. After this, she freaked out. The note said “This is the last one” and this caused many to freak out. Most of the other teens were blaming Thomas, because once he came everything changed.

Discuss three reasons why this book is better than another book. 

If I had to choose a book that The Maze Runner was better than I would choose The Hunger Games. I believe The Maze Runner is better because, the adventure of the book never has any dull moments. In The Hunger Games some of the times where the story is transitioning I fell as if it was just thrown in their so the story didn’t just skip from one scene to the next. It did make those parts of the story boring and unnecessary however. Another reason I would say The Maze Runner is a better book is, even though many of its chapters end as cliff hangers, it makes you want to continue to read the book. This also makes it so once you start to read again, you are right back into the action, and there is never a dull moment. Finally, my last reason on choosing The Maze Runner as a better book is, the plot of it tells you the full story. In The Hunger Games, it starts explains it as this is how we have always done it and it will stay that way. Whereas in The Maze Runner, it explains that someone created this maze and it changes every day. The end goal is to find the exit to the maze and get everyone out safely.