Thomas In The Maze Runner

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If you think Thomas isn’t the most important or interesting character in the Maze Runner, you must be crazy. Thomas is clearly different from the others Gladers in the beginning, however we learn about this later in the book. In this chapter I will cover interesting things about Thomas. First, in the introduction, It says, “He began his new life standing up.” This makes it sound like Thomas was born a new when he entered the maze, which is kind of true because Thomas has no memories of his past life. Thomas has no clue what has happened, where he is or what his name is. Thomas just thinks Thomas and continues to live as if his name is Thomas. These are the first interesting ideas that we are exposed to in the introduction of the Maze Runner. …show more content…

First he is athletic. The book acknowledges this when Thomas notices that he is in almost perfect shape and has plenty of endurance. Also Thomas is just simply faster than most of the Gladers. He is also taller and stronger than some. Second, Thomas is smarter. The book says Thomas’s mind functions without flaw. He could remember thoughts, facts and images. This means that Thomas’s brain is very good and his memory isn’t completely gone. This helps Thomas because in the Glade it isn’t just survival of the fittest but survival of the smartest. I think this gives Thomas an edge early in the book and without it both his brain and body solving the maze would be impossible. 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 …show more content…

I think (and yes I know this is a stretch) that Thomas could possibly be Teresa’s twin brother. The connection between Thomas and Teresa is almost unexplainable but I think that this is the solution. In the book Thomas immediately has a connection to Teresa as soon as she comes from the box. Thomas also feels like he has seen her before. Them being twins suggests that they lived in the same house so Thomas has seen her before. But one could argue those reasons but they can’t deny the fact that Thomas and Teresa share telepathic powers. This makes a strong reason for Thomas and Teresa having the same last name. I mean how many books have 2 random people share telepathic powers for no reason and if they aren’t close. In conclusion I think Thomas and Teresa are twins and call me crazy but I guess we'll never know because of their memories/

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