Maze Runner
by: James Dashener, Justin Cornwall Block 2
Setting
The book takes place inside a maze that only has one exit. There are 4 sides (North, South, East, and West) to the maze. There are lots of trees inside the maze that are used to make buildings to help the characters survive. The characters are stuck in the maze to figure out on their own how to get out. They don't know their past of how they got into the maze and they don't even remember their families. The characters are worried about making it out of the maze alive. Many of them realize it is hard to survive at night in the maze.`
Characters
Thomas
Thomas- Main Character & Protagonist:
Thomas is a tall, fit man with dark hair. He is trying to find out how he got there and why. He wanted to be a runner because runners find the way out. He wants to find out what happened to his family and his old friends when he arrived to the maze. Thomas is a strong willed maze runner who acts as a leader among the group.
Teresa
Teresa-Supporting Character:
Teresa is a skinny girl with long dark hair. Teresa is the only girl in the maze and she was the last to arrive to the maze. Teresa was the last clue to help them leave the maze or die. Teresa tried hard to help everyone survive.
Chuck
Chuck-Supporting Character:
Chuck is a short young boy with curly hair He is a friend of Thomas and the youngest of the group. Chuck helps Thomas fit in with the other guys so nothing bad would happen to him. Chuck is more on the goofy side and always tries to make everyone laugh.
Theme
The characters' goal within the book is to survive the maze and find a way out. The characters went through many challenges and saw many deaths. They had to stick together and work as a team in order to survive. My understanding of the theme book is that in order to survive you must work as a team. Without each other there would of been no way to survive and make it through the maze.
Symbolism
Map Room:
- The room was built by the runners to provide a place for them to go and brainstorm a way out.
- The room symbolizes their key for their way out.
Stone Carvings:
- There were multiple carvings throughout the maze that read " There is no way out."
- These carvings were there to trick the maze runners.
- These carvings symbolized evil.