James Dashner's The Maze Runner is a novel that portrays the life of specifically chosen teenagers, who live in a colossal sized maze. They are tested to escape the maze and find a cure for the disease which broke out during The Changing. The Gladers who are inside the maze illustrate the theme of bravery in the novel, especially Thomas, after his arrival at the Glade. Thomas has the courage to take risks, such as going into the Maze at night to save Minho and Alby. His bravery gives him the opportunity to open up to his talents and abilities which allow him and his friends to grow and discover the mysteries of the Maze and their past lives. When we think of bravery in the Glade, we only think of the physical bravery, but bravery is also the state of showing courageous behaviour or character. We first see this form of bravery from Thomas as illustrated."Somehow he knew he had to do it. It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he had just seen...'Now …show more content…
you know this isn't joke time. You've been sent to the Glade, Greenie, and we'll be expectin' ya to survive and help us do what we've been sent here to do.'" (Dashner 39). Prior to Alby, the leader, show Thomas a Griever, Thomas still feels the calling to run out in the maze and in help the Gladers find a way out. This is bravery because even though Thomas knows the Greivers could easily kill him, he's willing to sacrifice himself in order to help the group. Thomas’ bravery resembles someone facing the large fear of choosing what's best for oneself or what's best for others, which in this case are the Gladers. We see this selfless form of bravery again from Thomas when he defends himself against Gally and rest of the senior Gladers for running out into the maze at night to save Alby and Minho. Thomas says "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. If you want to throw me in jail for trying to save someone's life, then go ahead. Next time I promise I'll point at them and laugh, then go eat some of Frypan's dinner." (166). Again, Thomas puts the safety of others above his own without even thinking about it. In spite of Thomas breaking the rules that were given to him, he risks his own life to save Alby. These actions also invite an obligation from the Keepers, who feel that Thomas has broken the rules and must face discipline. Thomas' greatest threat to the order of the Glade is that he questions many of the assumptions on which the Gladers have based their lives. His willingness to face questioning and persecution also requires bravery. Without the will to take risks, no progress is possible for the Gladers.
This bravery eventually allows Thomas to show the Gladers a way out of the Maze. The bravery of putting others first before our own self and setting aside our own needs or well-being for the needs of others is clearly illustrated when Alby sacrifices his own life for the safety of the group. When the Author says "Instead of responding, Alby took off running- he headed straight for the pack of Grievers between him and the cliff."(333). Minho adds, "...He freaking sacrificed himself for us - and they aren't attacking, so maybe it worked. We'd be heartless if we wasted it." (334). Alby sacrifices his life to save everyone else and puts the well-being of others before his own and doing so, he allows the group to successfully escape the Maze. He shows bravery as he does not have any second thoughts on sacrificing himself. Minho also shows that they should not wait and mourn for their leader but to keep going on to find a way to
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In The Maze Runner, Thomas recalls nothing of his life except for his name. He finds himself surrounded by a bunch of boys. Like all the other Gladers, Thomas appears in the Glade terrified and disoriented. However, he senses a powerful bond to the Maze. He quickly exhibits courage and confidence when he saves Alby and Minho from the Grievers after they had to spend the night in the Maze.
Mark Twain best described courage when he said that, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear” (Twain). Both in The One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey and Watership Down by Richard Adams, the authors deal with the topic of courage and each share a similar view on it as this quote. Indeed, both authors suggest that courage is not accumulated simply by acts of heroism, but rather by overcoming fears and speaking one’s mind as well. These books are very similar in the way that bravery is displayed through the characters in an uncommon way. Firstly, an example of bravery
In The Maze Runner there are main different themes but I feel that hope is one of the bigger ones would be bravery.In the Maze Runner Thomas shows the most bravery out of everyone and he’s pretty much the newest member. Many times throughout the story Thomas goes into dangerous situations to help others even if that means risking his own life. One of the forms of bravery in The Maze Runner is when Thomas saw Alby and Minho coming to the walls of the maze as it was closing and knew that they wouldn’t make it in time so he ran in even though he was risking his life “Thomas knew he had no choice. He moved. Forward. He squeezed past the connecting rods at the last second and stepped into the Maze. The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of
Authors of dystopian literature often write in order to teach their audience about issues in the real world. Dystopian
Throughout the novel Atticus, Boo and Jem demonstrate, through actions, the important theme that everyone is brave in their own way. Atticus Finch shows through his actions that bravery can show up in many different ways. Although he lives in Alabama, surrounded by racists, Atticus shows extreme bravery in the way he defends Tom Robinson. Not only does Atticus defend Tom Robinson’s case in the courtroom, he also pours his heart and soul into protecting Robinson and his whole family from the angry mobs of Maycomb. When Atticus explains to Scout and Jem, “I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again,” he models bravery and the importance of doing the right thing even under the most difficult circumstances (Lee 75).
People do not have to fly to be hero, it takes much more. Many heroes of today are shown to have supernatural powers that makes them acquire amazing abilities, flying, super strength, skills to manifest anything, the list goes on. Our heroes in the present time are perceived by the audiences' mindset to have special powers but there are times where being a hero does not need to have all the extra tricks. Thomas, a character in The Maze Runner is thrown unconsciously with no memory into a place of the unknown called the Glades, consisting of only teenagers inhabiting the area. He would soon find out the whole place is bordered by a big wall that closes by night and day to protect them from the maze that are filled with demonic machines that will kill on sight. This begins his adventure, eager to learn what is out there and willing to become a maze runner which is equivalent to being a tribute for the greater good in their little homemade society. Having powers might help to become a hero, but in the dystopian novel The Maze Runner, by James Dashner, his protagonist Thomas demonstrates the hero journey in a more natural way by crossing the threshold, meeting a mentor, and lastly having tests, allies and enemies.
Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. Throughout the course of World War 2, there were many people who acted in a courageous manner, as portrayed by Markus Zusak in his novel 'The Book Thief'. Weather it was putting their entire life on the line just to save some strangers from possible torture, hiding illegal people in their own houses with the possibility of being killed or smuggling thousands of people out of the Ghettos and into hiding places at the risk of death, there were some extraordinarily courageous humans in World War 2 who not only saved other people lives, but they did it all at
Alby was the first one sent into The Glade so he is like the father to everyone who’s been around the longest and knows the most about The Glade and The Maze. When Thomas was sent from the cage that sends in the “Greenies,” (new members who are sent into the maze,) and thrown into the slammer Alby was the one to get him out and show him around. He also made the rules and assigned everyone jobs. But, he ended up dying because he was already ill and ended up sacrificing his life for the safety of the others. Therefore, everyone looked up to him because he knew what to do when to do it, and how to do it. Alby was the smartest one when it came to The Glade and The Maze. Furthermore, the evil figure with an ultimately good heart is the mean person who has the potential to be good. This person would be represented by Gally. In the begging, when Thomas came into the maze Gally grabbed him up and threw him onto the ground before he took off running.
“A Worn Path” told the story of an old woman named Phoenix Jackson. She had to make a long, adventurous journey to town in order to receive medicine for her grandson who had fallen ill. Phoenix Jackson was determined to reach her destination, and she did not let anything stand in her way. Throughout her voyage, she displayed characteristics of being brave, unselfish, and senile.
Runner’ is ‘Fear always wins’. The reader knows this through the characters thoughts and actions toward Hassan's rape, The Taliban and Farzana's beating.
The definition of bravery in the Standard College Dictionary Canadian Edition is, "the quality of mind or spirit enabling one to meet danger or opposition with fearlessness, calmness, and firmness." Bravery is a quality that is shown by many of the characters in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The characters are brave in their effort to protect physical well-being, personal values, their reputation and sanity. In the novel the characters exhibit genuine bravery in order to guard the things important to them.
Bravery is the quality of a person who displays courage and fearlessness in the face of danger. Such qualities show splendor and magnificence in a person. Fear and terror sometimes hinder the determination someone can show. Overcoming this fear is what portrays bravery. In Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Frederick Henry shows bravery by freely joining the Italian army, risking his life for some ambulance drivers and swimming to freedom, being shot at the whole way.
...e creatures can kill him, yet he is able to see an opportunity arise in all the chaos that is happening within the maze. This bravery can be seen throughout the novel because Minho is portrayed as a brave character, especially when it comes to the Glader’s escape.
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.
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.