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James Dashner's The Maze Runner

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What would happen to you if you woke up and only remembered your name? In the Maze Runner, that question becomes reality. The Maze Runner is a dystopian novel following a BIG event called “The Flare”. Following this event, a group of teenage boys are sent to a place called the “Glade” with no memories of their previous lives and around them is a maze which they are trying to escape. There are many similarities and differences between the novel “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner and the movie adaptation, including the Grief Serum, the Map Room, and the Code. After being Stung by a Griever, the Gladers experience a process called “the Changing”. During the Changing, they are reminded of their past lives and memories. The only way to ease this …show more content…

“I don’t know where we got the names, but the Serum comes from the Creators. It’s with the supplies in the Box every week. It’s a medicine or antidote or something.” (Dashner 142) In the movie, Tersessa first conversation with Thomas she said. This is an important change since it changes how Thomas regains his memories. According to the book, Thomas gained his memories back from getting stung by a Griver. In the movie, you gain your memories by ingesting the serum, but in the book you gain them from the griver This change has a major impact on the story, as it changes how Thomas regains his memories and allows him to make different decisions. It also adds to the tension and suspense as the reader wonders what will happen next. The walls in the Maze move every night. In order to find a way out, the Gladers have designated the role of the Runner to run the Maze every day to track the changes and note any differences. After they leave the Maze, the Runners immediately go into the map room to record the changes based off memory. Then they would study the map looking for patterns. The book’s map room is described as “...concrete walls bare of any

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