The Maze Runner Theme Analysis
Tomiwa Ajala
09/12/2012
ENG 2D0
Ms. Berardi
Academic Paragraph
James Dashner’s novel ‘The Maze Runner’ displays trust, bravery and friendship in times of immense crisis and doubt. ‘In times of crisis human beings individually do not react well but with our combined minds, we pull together to survive even with unfathomable obstacles in our paths’. In the very first chapters of the novel the Glader’s displayed a large amount of perseverance. Thomas could not comprehend the details of his situation but the Gladers quickly brought him up to speed. They had all woken up in the Glade with very few memories of their previous lives, but they knew one thing, survival.
‘Out there’s the Maze, everything we do- our whole life, Greenie- revolves around the Maze. Every lovin’ second of every lovin’ day we spend in honour of the Maze, tryin’ to solve something that’s not shown us it has a bloody solution ya know?(James Dashner, The Maze Runner pg.38).’
The Gladers had all been individually dropped into this ‘Utopia’ with few resources but collaboratively they made a life. They created a system of various jobs to survive; slopper, bricknick, bagger, track-hoe, runner and several more. These codenames stood for jobs such as butcher, gardener, builder and most importantly the ‘Runners’ that scoured the maze for a means of escape. Individually these boys would not last a second but collectively they created a society with civility and rules. The span of time that the boys spent in the maze also supports the amount of perseverance they held, they had been trapped in the maze for over 2 years. Individually boys that age would not last a week without the supervision of adults and society but the combined power of all the boys allowed them to persevere.
Furthermore the Gladers had trust and friendship which also enabled them to survive so long. ‘Two years, I’ve been here, lost a lot of friends but trust is needed if ya to stay alive with us (pg.45).’ The trust the boys had for each
09/12/2012
ENG 2D0
Ms. Berardi
Academic Paragraph
James Dashner’s novel ‘The Maze Runner’ displays trust, bravery and friendship in times of immense crisis and doubt. ‘In times of crisis human beings individually do not react well but with our combined minds, we pull together to survive even with unfathomable obstacles in our paths’. In the very first chapters of the novel the Glader’s displayed a large amount of perseverance. Thomas could not comprehend the details of his situation but the Gladers quickly brought him up to speed. They had all woken up in the Glade with very few memories of their previous lives, but they knew one thing, survival.
‘Out there’s the Maze, everything we do- our whole life, Greenie- revolves around the Maze. Every lovin’ second of every lovin’ day we spend in honour of the Maze, tryin’ to solve something that’s not shown us it has a bloody solution ya know?(James Dashner, The Maze Runner pg.38).’
The Gladers had all been individually dropped into this ‘Utopia’ with few resources but collaboratively they made a life. They created a system of various jobs to survive; slopper, bricknick, bagger, track-hoe, runner and several more. These codenames stood for jobs such as butcher, gardener, builder and most importantly the ‘Runners’ that scoured the maze for a means of escape. Individually these boys would not last a second but collectively they created a society with civility and rules. The span of time that the boys spent in the maze also supports the amount of perseverance they held, they had been trapped in the maze for over 2 years. Individually boys that age would not last a week without the supervision of adults and society but the combined power of all the boys allowed them to persevere.
Furthermore the Gladers had trust and friendship which also enabled them to survive so long. ‘Two years, I’ve been here, lost a lot of friends but trust is needed if ya to stay alive with us (pg.45).’ The trust the boys had for each