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The Maze Runner Argumentative Essay

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You’re 16 years old and you wake up in a metal box remembering nothing but your name, what do you do? While most of us would shrivel up and cry Thomas, the centerpiece of the novel The Maze Runner written by James Dashner, gets up and fights to find a way out until doors open above him and sunlight blinds him. He then enters a farm-like area called The Glade and a responsibility he isn 't aware of yet hanging is hanging in the balance. When one thinks “world saver” they dont see this weight being put onto,not only a child, but a child who doesn 't remember how,where,why, or when he is. In chapter 3 Thomas sits under a tree trying to wrap his mind around the situation when Alby tries to comfort him, he only becomes more scared. Thomas let

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