In The Maze Runner, Thomas and a bunch of other guys from the glade are stuck in a giant maze with no way out. Thomas is the main character and this is how he follows the hero’s journey and becomes a hero. Reasons are Call to adventure, Ordeal, Death\, and rebirth, Crossing the threshold. Call to adventure is the first reason why Thomas follows the hero’s journey. Thomas is a hero in this because he got a call to adventure just like any other hero would. Thomas talks to chuck, Chuck tells him that no one has ever escaped the maze, and if you go in the maze at night you will likely die and never make it out. This conversation has sparked curiosity in Thomas. This makes Thomas a hero because every hero gets a call, every call is different though there’s no special call Thomas still received a call to help find a way out of the maze. When Chuck made a …show more content…
quote this made Thomas realize that all the boys in the glade are just kids like chuck and shouldn't have to live like this and that there must be away out so they can see what really out there in the maze. “Then I just get used to it, I guess. This became home, even though we spend every day hoping to get out.” (30. 17). With this quote from Chuck Thomas realizes that most people there still held onto hope to get out. This makes Thomas wants to help them get out. Ordeal, Death, and Rebirth is the second reason why Thomas is a hero.
Thomas is a hero because the second is that he follows the hero’s journey like ordeal, Death, and Rebirth. The elevator comes back up with a girl and some pipes filled with something and the girl makes Thomas remember more about himself. Later on, they use the needle on Alby and it heals him but he won't speak. Then later on, when its night, the doors don’t close and the grievers start coming and killing people. This is a wake-up call for Thomas that and some people else since Alby is dead by the grievers. Thomas takes the lead to get out of the maze and some people follow him like a leader. When Thomas says something to the people that are left in the glade it sparks something a leadership role for Thomas. “We can't stay here forever.” When Thomas says this to the glade the people are deciding is it ok to break the rules that they have followed for years and go into the maze to try and find a way out with Thomas leading them. In This Ordeal, Death and Rebirth people die yes but Thomas did become more of a leader of the effects that played
out. Crossing the threshold id the third reason why Thomas is a hero. Thomas is also a hero with crossing the threshold because every hero does. When the runners started coming back, all of the group were waiting at the edge of the maze and see that Alby has been stung and Minho is carrying him. Minho is not going to make it, so Thomas goes into the maze and gets trapped with Minho and Alby. Thomas runs into the maze to try and save Minho and Alby. This quotes “I didn’t do anything wrong. All I know is I saw two people struggling to get inside these walls and they couldn’t make it. To ignore that because of some stupid rule seemed selfish, cowardly, and…well, stupid”(Ch 26, p. 166). Thomas is more concerned with people than with rules and ran into the Maze to save Alby and Minho. The rules and the current system of order seem illogical to Thomas when faced with helping someone clearly in need Thomas did this because nobody else was and the leader side of Thomas was starting to peek through and he went into the maze before the doors close to try and save Minho and Alby and he hardly knew what was out there but yet he still did it. All of these 3 things make Thomas a hero, Because he went through the call to adventure, ordeal, death, and rebirth and he also went through Crossing the threshold, therefore, this makes Thomas a hero because all of the heroes went through this and Thomas did too. This makes him a hero too because he put his life to try and save others and after Alby died he took the courage to be the leader to get out of the maze with the help of his Allies to save each other to get out of the maze together, there was some people who did go with Thomas and stayed with Gally but he gave a speech to try to get them to go with him.
The Hero’s Journey is an ancient archetype that we find throughout our modern life and also, in the world of literature.Whether metaphorical or real, the journey that a character goes on shows not only the incredible transformation of the hero but it also gives them their life meaning. It is the ultimate human experience and it reflects on every aspect of life. Take Logan, also known as Wolverine, from the X-Men movie as an example. His adventure starts with “The Call,” which is the first step of the Hero’s Journey. This step happens due to the realization of imbalance and injustice that the character has in their life. Logan steps into the first stage of the pattern but is hesitant to start his adventure because he does not know what and
I think that Thomas was put in the maze because he is smart, curious, and outgoing. Here are my three reasons why I think that:
What does it take for someone to be a hero? There is a set of rules that is known as the monomyth, or also referred to as the hero’s journey. The novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson follows the story of a young boy named Jim Hawkins who embarks on an adventure to find a buried treasure. Throughout the story he learns to become independent and survive on his own while on a ship filled with strangers. Some key aspects of the hero’s journey are that they involve a call to adventure, tests, elixirs and more. Treasure Island is a prime example of a story that follows the monomyth, as it contains all of the aspects that the monomyth portrays.
On top of Thomas being stronger and smarter, he has one more advantage in the maze. MEMORY. In the book Thomas feels as if he has been in the maze multiple times before. When he is out with Minho or Newt he has an easy time remembering where he has been and where he is going. The reason he remembers is because (spoiler alert), he constructed the maze. This gives Thomas an advantage over someone like chuck who is scared and never been in the maze. Thomas isn’t scared of the maze just curious how and why it got there, little did Thomas know that he put it
1. Thomas spends the day in the Slammer -the Glade's jail- for breaking the biggest rule the Glade has (Do not go into the maze at night). Newt locks Thomas inside and stresses that Thomas is all right in his book but that he needs to learn order. Chuck comes to visit Thomas. Chuck opens up to Thomas and admits to crying every day. When Thomas hears this, he is overcome with anger. He thinks Chuck belongs home, not here in the Glade. Thomas begins to hate whomever is responsible for their plight. He promises Chuck that he will get them out of the Glade and find Chuck's real parents and family. "I swear I'll get you back home," he says. As the doors
In conclusion Thomas is portrayed as a heroic, caring and compassionate character. Thomas proves he is heroic when he risked his life to save both Minho and Alby. He also proves to be caring when it comes to his young friend, Chuck, by acting as a brotherly figure. Minho is portrayed as a brave and intelligent character throughout the novel. Minho can be seen as intelligent when he deceived the entire council of Gladers into agreeing to make Thomas a runner. He is also perceived as a brave character when he ran toward the cluster of grievers, risking his life so he can figure out where their camp is.
No one can put their finger on it, but he is not the same as the others. It appears as the movie progresses that Thomas is an undercover cop of some kind. However, he is unaware because his memory was wiped. As we see how Thomas and the other guys have been brainwashed somehow it strikes the feeling of how people want everyone to be a certain type of person. Catholic schools want their students to look similar in appearance. Many companies want their employees to be dressed the same. No matter how hard people try no one person will be the same as another person is a good lesson that can be seen from The Maze Runner. Also one can see that there are typically two kinds of people. There are those that tend to lead a group and there are those that tend to just follow the person leading. Thomas in the movie is considered the leader because he is trying to get everyone out of the Glade. Gally is considered the follower because he has been there for 3 years and has not attempted to escape. In the modern times there is always a person who is very confident and nine times out of ten that person will be the more successful individual. “Ascensionism… is evident in the… Maze Runner film series.” ("Mythology & Depth Psychology in the 21st Century"). Ascensionism is basically a person who is basically a leader. Like Thomas in The Maze Runner, he starts off the movie as a rookie or a “Greenie” and yet by the end of the
In both journeys, the heros have a mentor that is very close to them and keeps their goals on track. In the horrible world they live in, “you won't survive for yourself... A person
Even though Thomas and Bilbo do not choose their groups, these characters are essential. Without the character’s group they would not have been compelled to complete their quest. After getting thrown in to the maze, Thomas meets Alby, Newt, and Minho. Each of these characters help bring out the best qualities in Thomas and push him to be a better person. Alby helps Thomas without even realizing it. Just as the maze doors were about to close Alby came limping around the corner. Thomas jumped in to the maze to help him just as the doors closed. This caused him to be brave when Alby needed him. He was told that nobody survived a full night in the maze. That’s the number on rule do not enter the maze at night. “Minho: Whatever, dude. Break the number on rule, kill yourself, whatever.” (Dashner p.113). Thomas though he knew the odds were against him he pushed and managed to survive the night saving Alby. This is something he never would have done without Alby. This act of braveness also earned the respect of the group. “Minho looked at Thomas “I nominate this shank to replace me as keeper of the runners.”” (Dashner p.158). Newt also help Thomas but he actually knew he was helping him. Newt was fair and supportive to Thomas throughout the whole time he was there. Newt helped Thomas get a feel for the place as well as broke him out of the
One well-known example of “The Hero’s Journey” from popular culture is the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling. In the novel, Harry Potter, the main character, is the chosen one and “The Hero’s Journey” applies to his life from the moment he is attacked by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named as a baby. Joseph Campbell calls the initial phase of a hero’s development the “Call to Adventure.” The call is the in... ...
When the doors started to close Minho finally came back but Alby got stung by a griever so Minho tried to carry him back. The door were almost closed but Thomas had a lot of courage to go beyond the wall to help out Minho and help save Alby even though he wasn't allowed to since he wasn't a Runner. Another example would be when Thomas got stuck in the maze with Minho and Alby, Thomas helped protect them both from the grievers and helped them make it back
In surreal worlds where lives are constantly at stake, motivation is key to overcoming obstacles. Both The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The Maze Runner by James Dashner effectively provide insight on the struggles of a suppressed group versus their antagonist government. The need to endure the obstructions that approach these characters are meant to be solved in a variety of ways. The authors use the foundations of community, persistence and individual development, civilized behavior versus savagery, and sacrificial death to build up to the ultimate theme of survival. Their intuitive vision of probable futures demonstrates undesirable dystopian lifestyles which may not be so elusive from real life.
The Maze Runner by James Dashner is a science fiction novel that includes action and thriller. The novel is about a sixteen year old boy named Thomas who wakes up with no memory from where he came from or who he is or what he was doing there and in a metal cage box surrounded by many teenage boys looking at him weirdly. Throughout the novel there is many science-fiction themes and characteristics displayed such as futuristic technology, alien, robot like creatures environmental and social changes also unrealistic and fictional events.
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The book kicks off with the main character, Thomas, having no clue where he is or who he is really. Almost from the get go, Thomas thinks that answers to his questions and everyone else’s are on the other side of the maze. Because of this Thomas does everything in his power to become a runner. Thomas eventually does become one of the few kids who do get to run through the maze, also known as maze runners. So, it is pretty clear to see how the title of this novel was derived from the plot of the book. Even though this title fits well, it is too obvious and gives up a major part of the story before