Glade And The Maze Setting

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The setting is one of the most important aspects of this novel. The glade and the maze is where everything happens. It is where the teenage boys and girl are sent to find a way out. The Glade is a meadow the size of several football fields surrounded by gigantic walls that fall in the middle of a vast maze formed by walls of ivy. The weather is always perfect in the glade. It never rains, never snows, never gets too hot or too cold. If it weren't for the little fact that they were torn apart from friends and families and trapped in a Maze with a bunch of monsters, it could be a nice place. Even though all of these boys are sent to the maze against their will, each one of them has responsibilities. When they first come up to the glade, they are introduced to the different jobs and placed to one. It helps keep things moving. The glade works as a small community. They also have their own rules and punishments. If a glader breaks a rule, they have to deal with the punishment. This system has been working for two years and has been successful. …show more content…

He arrives in the Glade with absolutely no knowledge of who he is or was. He only remembers his name and nothing else about his life. Thomas proves to be brave, loyal, and clever, with isolated telepathic powers and a slivers of memory of previous knowledge of the Maze. Soon after arriving in the Glade, Thomas makes both friends and enemies and proves a leader among the boys. Thomas is a risk taker. Many times in the book, even if he knows something he is about to do is dangerous, he still does it if he knows it has everyone's best interest in mind. Many would define a leader as someone who is smart on their feet, strong, great at decision making, takes risks, a problem solver, not reckless, and not timid. All of these words describe

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