Maze Runner: 1/21/15

Prompt: Describe the main characters.
Pages: 1-233

     In this book the characters are trapped inside a large maze and all of their memory is gone. They are given new people and supplies by the people who trapped them. The main character is Thomas. Thomas is the second to last person who is sent into the maze. The last person is a girl that knows him from their past life. When Thomas first learns about the jobs he has a deep desire to be a runner. A runner is a person who goes into the maze and explores it. Thomas is very brave. When the leader of the group is about to be trapped in the maze overnight Thomas goes into the maze to help him even though he knows that nobody has ever survived a night in the maze. He survives and helps the two people with him survive.

     Thomas is also very dissatisfied with being treated as someone who is weak. He is treated as needy because he is the newest person in the maze except for the girl who is unconscious. He is called a "greenie" which means that he is new and inexperianced. He is extremely dissatisfied with this name and trys to prove that he can be productive and equal. This shows that he is determined because he is not satisfied with being thought of as needy and trys very hard to get rid of this title.

     Another one of the main characters in this book is Minho. He is the leader of the runners. He is very experianced and can navigate the maze by memory. He teaches Thomas about how to survive and navigate the maze and is with Thomas when he survives the night in the maze. Another one of the main characters is Alby. He is the leader of the whole group. He is very strict and punishes people when they do things wrong. He is rescued by Thomas and Minho when he is stuck in the maze at night.