Literary Elements In James Dashner's The Maze Runner
Introduction:
For this book report, I read The Maze Runner. This book was written by James
Dashner and published on October 6, 2009. The genre of this story is Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, and takes place in a mysterious setting. This book report includes four main literary elements. The setting, characters, theme, and symbolism in the story gives it a very interesting tone. There are many different themes in this book including testing the characters memory, confusion, struggles, and fear. The main theme of this story however, is escaping a maze and fighting against the strange creatures that live there.
Setting:
The story begins when a boy named Thomas wakes up in a place called Glade. The Glade is described as a large valley or meadow, enclosed by huge walls. Behind these walls are horrific creatures called Grievers. Nobody dares to enter the maze except the Runners, who …show more content…
Some parts of the story were very terrifying and left the reader wondering what would happen. "Kill me!" And then Newts eyes cleared, as if he'd gained one last trembling gasp of sanity, and his voice softened. "Please, Tommy, please." With his heart falling into a black abyss, Thomas pulled the trigger. This was a part of the story that portrayed emotions and fear. While reading you really begin to feel bad for the characters as they go through their struggles. The author of this book, James Dashner, truly gave his full ability when writing this book. He used great action verbs and definitely made the reader wonder what would happen next. He was very detailed in his writing and didn't leave out anything. The main part of the book that was confusing to me, was when the Gladers first began speaking their strange language. Obviously it became clear to me what was going on but it took a little while. Overall, the book was phenomenal. It contained a lot of action and adventure, and I would definitely recommend it to
For this book report, I read The Maze Runner. This book was written by James
Dashner and published on October 6, 2009. The genre of this story is Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, and takes place in a mysterious setting. This book report includes four main literary elements. The setting, characters, theme, and symbolism in the story gives it a very interesting tone. There are many different themes in this book including testing the characters memory, confusion, struggles, and fear. The main theme of this story however, is escaping a maze and fighting against the strange creatures that live there.
Setting:
The story begins when a boy named Thomas wakes up in a place called Glade. The Glade is described as a large valley or meadow, enclosed by huge walls. Behind these walls are horrific creatures called Grievers. Nobody dares to enter the maze except the Runners, who …show more content…
Some parts of the story were very terrifying and left the reader wondering what would happen. "Kill me!" And then Newts eyes cleared, as if he'd gained one last trembling gasp of sanity, and his voice softened. "Please, Tommy, please." With his heart falling into a black abyss, Thomas pulled the trigger. This was a part of the story that portrayed emotions and fear. While reading you really begin to feel bad for the characters as they go through their struggles. The author of this book, James Dashner, truly gave his full ability when writing this book. He used great action verbs and definitely made the reader wonder what would happen next. He was very detailed in his writing and didn't leave out anything. The main part of the book that was confusing to me, was when the Gladers first began speaking their strange language. Obviously it became clear to me what was going on but it took a little while. Overall, the book was phenomenal. It contained a lot of action and adventure, and I would definitely recommend it to