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    If you were to go to the library and look in the science fiction section you would find an amazing novel called The Scorch Trials. This is a sequel to The Maze Runner also by James Dashner. In my opinion the major universal theme in this book is survival because the Gladers are tested to see if they can survive the harsh conditions of the Scorch. The novel is trying to inform people that in life you have to work hard for your goals‚ in this case the cure to a disease called the Flare. (“Thomas went

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    While you were looking at around at the library for something to read‚ something seems to catch your eye. The novel is The Maze Runner by James Dashner and he focuses on the setting and mood to tell the story. It centers around a eerie post apocalyptic setting called the Glade with a large expansive ivy covered stone maze surrounding it. Also the characters encounter various scenerios of which it is eerie‚ adventurous and mysterious. Mood and setting is conveyed through the use of an eerie‚ adventurous

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    authors thoughts and beliefs has a large influence on the book so‚ as an introduction I will explain about James Dashner‚ the author of THE MAZE RUNNER. Firstly‚ I will explain about his background. Dashner was born in 1972 and lived with his 5 sibilings. Dashner loved books as a child and has stated he had read a large range of books. Dashner wrote THE MAZE RUNNER in 2009 and now lives with his wife and four kids. In the next part‚ I will explain about Dashner’s plot and influences for this book‚ starting

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    Have you ever read a book from the Maze Runner‚ 13th Reality or‚ Mortality Doctrine. If you have you know these are James Dashner’s most famous series.I am going to tell you about each of the three listed books from above and tell you why they are famous. The Maze Runner series is from the point of view of a boy named Thomas who‚ after being trapped in a metal box‚ comes to a place called the glade. They are supposed to find a way out and have been unable to do so for the two years there has been

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    In this action packed thriller known as The Maze Runner by James Dashner we meet a young man known as Tom and thats all we know about this young man as he is deposited in the building known as the maze to the other 19 boys he meets‚ all with the same problem he has‚ they have no memory of their pass so sorry but I can’t give away too much but to understand this little excerpt I am laying out for this question well we need to know about how Tom first adjusts to this foreign landscape‚ in the beginning

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    I read the book The Maze Runner by James Dashner‚a book in which many teenagers are stuck in a maze and must survive in a harsh environment until a way out is discovered‚ and the main character in this book Thomas had many similarities and differences to me. The main character Thomas is a similar age‚ height‚ and hair color to me‚ and this is just one of the many similarities to me.Our similarities‚ while in different context‚ have similar outcomes based on our actions.Similarly our differences often

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    As seen through James Dashner’s novel‚ The Maze Runner‚ and Plato’s allegory‚ “The Allegory of the Cave‚” enlightenment can be a grueling yet eye-opening experience that could potentially be better uncovered than not. In “The Allegory of the Cave‚” the prisoner has no recollection of his past‚ and all he knows is what is inside the cave. When he is able to escape the cave and become enlightened about reality‚ he is not initially capable of fully grasping his surroundings. When he returns‚ the other

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    Connections between The Maze Runner and Lost Memories Both my book‚ The Maze Runner‚ and the poem‚ Lost Memories‚ have something to do with lost memories. The main character Thomas awoke in a lift. He does not remember anything. The poems said "My mind went blank." This is similar to what Thomas feels. The book said "he didn’t know where he came from‚ or how he’d gotten inside the dark lift" (2). He could not remember anything about his life besides his name. The poem also said "I can’t even remember

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    The Maze Runner By: James Dashner Thomas is a boy that woke up and found himself alone in a dark box. He shouts and yells for help until the box opens. He looks up and sees a bunch of other boys looking back at him. He doesn’t remember anything about his life and he’s very confused about where he is. The leader named Alby comes over and tells him that they call this place the glade but in his sentences he says thing "Shank" "Shuck" "Keeper" "Slopper. Soon a boy named Newt comes over and is a lot

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    Have you and a friend ever been put in a situation separately at different times in your lives‚ but you both handled the situation very similarly? Lord of the Flies by Wiliam Golding and The Maze Runner by James Dashner put the characters into very similar situations that were resolved similarly‚ but the stories also contained several differences. In the novel Lord of the Flies a large group of boys crash landed onto an island with having no way to get off the island during the Second World War.

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