Man-Made Control In The Maze Runner

The testing is a very large test, that tests specific strengths and abilities, and the testing officials control what happens in the testing. "The testing consists of four parts. Over the next few days you'll sit through the written exams. Part two is a series of hands-on examinations. Part three-an examination that will test your ability to work in teams. Part four will test your decision-making and leadership abilities."(Charbonneau 75). In this part of the story, Dr. Barnes is speaking, and this is when he introduces himself for the first time to the candidates. He is explaining the testing process to all of them. This goes along with the theme of control because the testers are controlling what happens within these test. They control what

This is, man-made items that are used to control people. This element is shown in sources such as The Testing, The Maze Runner, and Harrison Bergeron. All of these sources have different examples of man-made control, but the concept is similar. In The Maze Runner, an example of man-made control is, "The noises grew louder. The roar of engines interspersed with rolling, cranking sounds like chains hoisting machinery in an old, grimy factory. And then came the smell–something burning, oily."(Dashner 119). In this part of the book, Thomas entered the maze at night, and the noise that he is hearing is a griever. The adjectives that are used in describing this noise, and smell suggest that it was man-made. When the author said, "the roar of engines", it suggested that it was man-made. The creators can control these grievers to do whatever they want them to do. Another example of a man-made use of control is, "A sun couldn't just disappear. Their sky had to have been–and still was–fabricated. In other words, the sun that had shown down on these people for two years, providing heat and life to everything, was not the sun at all. Somehow it had been fake. Everything about this place was fake."(Dashner 219). In this part of the book, Thomas wakes up and realizes that the sky is gray. He then indicates that it's a giant ceiling, not a sun. This goes along with the theme of control because the creators were controlling the sun artificially for two years, and then they just decide to cut it off. This shows the reader that the creators can control anything and everything inside of the maze. A final example of how there is man-made control in the maze runner is, "An hour after that, a griever came charging through the maze tight past them, not even pausing. Thomas almost collapsed to from the sudden rush of terror."(Dashner 286). In this part of the book, Thomas and Minho are inside