Reading Response 2: The Maze Runner

Reading Response 2: The Maze Runner

A lot of interesting things seem to be occurring in “the glade”. Thomas is adjusting to the unique lifestyles the boys have become accustom to. He has decided he wants to be a runner which is a position newbies never get at first when they arrive to the glade. A runner is a person who leaves early in the morning when the maze opens and they run the maze trying to find a new route or anything they can record their findings in the map room. The runners must be back in time before the maze shuts or they’ll be left for the grievers. The grievers are basically what everyone fears, they are these big spiders made out of machinery.

“It was too dark to make out clearly, but odd lights flashed from an unknown source, revealing blurs of silver spikes and glistening flesh. Wicked instrument-tipped appendages protruded from its body like arms: a saw blade, a set of shears, long rods whose purpose  could only be guessed.” -Page 39 

The next day three impactful things happen. The first is Milano (one of the runners) runs back way before the gates close to report that a griever was found dead. Second, is that Ben (one of the other runners who got stung by a griever) attacks Thomas and everyone decides to kick him out of the glade. This involves everyone to push him into the doors of the maze whenever they close at night, this leaves the person who was booted to fend for themselves, but most likely you’ll die trying to survive. Lastly, the box that delivers newbies up to the glade came up. Apprantly this never happens because it only comes up once a month with a new boy. Everyone was shocked when the box came up because Thomas was delivered the day before. But what was in the box was a surprise to everybody. It was a girl, and she seemed to be unconscious. In her hand was a written note that said: “She’s the last one ever.”

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