By James Dashner

Setting

The time era of this book takes place in a

dystopian future. When the thrilling novel
begins, Thomas is going up in an elevatortype steel container. The boys refer to it as
the box. The exact location is unknown,
but the boys call it
the glade. There is only one way out of
the glade and that is a dark, dangerous
maze filled with perplexing creatures.

The story begins when Thomas is sent to the maze,

otherwise known as the glade. The glade is a place
where teenagers are sent to survive through a
dangerous maze filled with monsters called
grievers. Grievers dont like going out in the day.
When two fellow gladers get trapped in the maze,
Thomas goes in there with them, no one has ever
survived a night in the maze. Beating the odds
Thomas, Minho, and Alby survive the night. Alby is
stung by a griever and goes through a process
called the changing

Summary

After Alby goes through the changing he gets

memories from his past, when he knew what they
were he was terrified to escape the maze. Thomas
realized that where the grievers go during the day
is where the escape route is. When they attempt to
escape for the first time ever the grievers attack
the camp killing nearly half of the gladers. Then
Thomas had a thought, he didnt think it through
well but he let the griever sting him. Thomas
begins going through the changing and realizes
that the maze is a test. When they escape going
through the griever hole a glader goes a little crazy
and kills Chuck. s

Summary

Chuck is very friendly,

Thomas first friend. He
stands by everything
Thomas does. Cracking
jokes every once and a
while keeps everyone
hoping for an escape.
Chuck hopes one day
he will be reunited with

Thomas is really
brave, some
question his actions
whether its bravery
or plain stupidity. He
is the first person to
survive a night in the
maze. Once Thomas
arrives in the glade,

Teresa is the first

female to ever enter
the glade. She has a
gift to speak through
Thomas mind.
Entering the glade
unconscious, she is
holding a note saying
She is the last one,

Main
Characters

Minho

Alby

Newt

After Thomas saved

him, he had been
extremely loyal to
Thomas. Also he is
one of the main
runners.

After being stung by the

grievers he was never
the same. Also one of
the leaders, he wants to
know the many secrets
of the maze.

Suddenly after Alby goes a

little crazy, Newt takes a
huge part in leadership
making fair and difficult
decisions.

Conflict #1
Resolution #1
The boys had no clue
why they are in the
glade. Some say that
they were terrible
people and got
thrown in the maze
like a prison. Thomas
wanted to find out so
he allowed himself to
be stung by the
griever. Then he went
through the
changing.

After Thomas came

back from the changing
he knew that all it was
a test. All the boys
were immune from a
terrible disease that is
incurable. The people
who put them there
wanted to find out how
and why. They were all
named after geniuses.
Thomas, as in Edison.
Alby, as in Albert
Eistien, and Newt as in

Conflict #2
Resolution #2
Alby was stung by a
griever and wasnt be
able to protect and
guide the camp. Since
the griever stung him
he is completely
immobilized. They
were so close to
getting out of the
glade, but with no
leader they were
helpless.

Newt took change after

Alby got stung. He
made important
decisions and people
got banished and die in
the process. Even
Thomas got in trouble
because he went into
the maze without
permission even though
he did it to save Minho
and Alby.

Conflict #3
Resolution #3
The boys were sent
into the glade oneby-one. Many means
of survival were
learned, but they
never made it out.
Eventually they
mapped every inch
of the maze. Still, no
escape.

When Thomas and Minho

are trapped in the maze
overnight, they were
cornered by grievers.
When the grievers lunged
at them they moved over
and let the griever fall off
the cliff, but it didnt fall
all the way down, it fell
into an invisible hole.
Thomas eventually went
through there with other
gladers and found the
escape.

Conclusion and Recommendation

Overall, I thought it
was a great book!
The ending was
amazing, I cant wait
to read the second
book! I recommend
this novel to anyone
who enjoys action
and adventure!