In reference to the wonderful book How To Write Literatire Like A Professor we can make the assumption that Thomas, the protagonist, could be a christ like figure. My main two reasons for this assumption refer to points 12 and 18 of How To Read Literature Like a Professor. Number 12 states: believed to have had a confrontation with the devil, possibly tempted. Thomas not only encountered, but also was bitten by the most feared creatures of area. Point number 18 explains how the Christ like figure came to redeem an unworthy world. Thomas essentially leads the boys to what they thought was their salvation. Overall Thomas can be assumed as a Christ like figure due to him representing not only one, but two points on the list from How To Read Literature Like A Professor.
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The Maze is the whole story of The Maze Runner. It keeps the children inside. Almost alive, The Maze torturs the kids for over two years with its moving puzzles and generating monsters that bite (called Grievers by the kids). To solve their problem each day the boys send out a team of 8 kids who they call Runners. The Runners go through the sections of the maze and map it. With this information they may be able to find an escape. Essentially it's not actually The Maze that's holding them back. It's The Glade, their safe spot. Where they live and stay. Where they hide from the dangerous monsters. Where they get their silly of food. All at The Glade. The game creators noticed this and to further push the kids to really think about The Maze, escape, and hopefully freedom they manipulate it by taking away all the essentials The Glade have them. The two above photos are maps. One is of The Glade and surrounding maze that the group of The Maze Runner are trapped in. The other map is for you! Bring out your inner 4 year old and see how fast you can solve it like the runners do! Reading just the beginnings of The Maze Runner I had a instant, connective realization between many aspects with William Golding's book Lord of The Flies. Not only do they share similar character development, but also have same themes.
In both books you notice the same plot summary. Basically a group of confused boys of various age and size are left to survive with the bare minimum. Free to do what they want, when they want. With this they face against several problems which lead into the two major themes represented in each book: Civilization vs. savagery and Order vs. Chaos. Each book has a society that the characters build. In this society that face functioning problems that can, and do, lead to harsh problems and situations at times. For Lord of The Flies the boys quickly turn on each other as they live out there lives. For The Maze Runner it's more centered around the idea of having such a strict society that there is essentially no justice or equality. However, the main strive in each book is the overall need for freedom. In The Maze Runner the group of boys (and one girl) are trapped in a maze with a cut supply of food and only one way out - to solve the puzzle. For Lord of The Flies the boys, with a cut supply of food, have only one way out - get rescued. Similar character personality and development also mirror through the books. In Lord of The Flies Ralph is the main leader that has a sense of equality and is concerned with the lives of all the other boys. In The Maze Runner, Thomas most resembles him as a smart and fit for leader position. Similarities also are seen between the characters Chuck (TMR) and Piggy (LOTF). Both, representing innocence, are made fun of by the others for being overweight and wearing glasses. Sadly, Chuck and Piggy die for no good reasons. Overall the two books have many similarities between them. They both share resembling characters and themes however, they are completely different books with completely different plots. Albert Einstein.
Each character is unique in their own way in The Maze Runner. The author named each character in a unique way by relating them to famous scientist of the past. For example, Tomas is taken from the famous Tomas Edison, Gally is put with Galileo, and Alby is linked withThe reasons behind taking these names may reflect in the characters personality... As one example we will look at the ring leader of the group - Alby. Named after Albert Einstein, Alby has a strong attitude as leader. Similar to Albert Einstein who is a well know as a science genius in the main fields of physics. Both share a leadership type role. What surprised me most was the character Minho, who, for all we know, does not have a scientist named after him. Why would the author name all the other characters after someone except one? I feel as if the author wanted to show that character out. Minho is the head leader of the runners. With that he has the skills of navigation. This, of course, is not necessarily a science career. Doing further research on a wider spectrum I still was unable to find anyone famous and who fits the description. Maybe the author was predicting a future famous navigator named Minho? Been Dazed and Confused for so long it's not true.
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