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Overcoming Adversity In The Scorch Trials By James Dashner

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Essential to overcoming adversity is the ability to cause change in yourself and others around you. In the book, The Scorch Trials by James Dashner, Thomas has to learn how to Understand and survive in the Scorch. This helps him to overcome his fears. They are having to go to the Scorch. Ultimately, James Dashner teaches us that You have to show courage and determination to succeed in life even when things are hard to do. You have to show courage and determination to succeed in life even when things are hard to do. In the beginning, They entering the Scorch and the city. He became a better person when entering the Scorch and He learned his place they were in. “Thomas had a sickening thought as he pushed his way down the stairs after

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