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Compare And Contrast The Maze Runner
Most books and movies are based off of ancient mythological stories. The book “The Maze Runner” was based off of the Theseus and Minotaur story. There are many similarities in both of these stories. Even with all of these similarities they are not exactly the same. In “The Maze Runner” a teenage boy named Thomas was sent to the Glade of the maze to help save the other members and get through the maze. He came to kill the Grievers who were the menacing creatures that could hurt the people that come into the maze. If someone got stung they would not be the same as they were before. The maze was very hard to get out and it would change everyday. One day a young girl showed up in the Glade named Teresa. She was sent to help Thomas fight the Grievers.
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