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Personification In The Maze Runner

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Tyler Getz
Ms.Cullen
English II AAC
28 February 2023 Gut Choice Decisions
Have you ever wondered what motivates you, what makes those decisions? In James Dashner’s The Maze Runner, the main protagonist, Thomas, battles for what he thinks is right, by acting before he thinks, and not by what he is told, showing that making decisions should come from the heart for what feels right and not what is mandated or forced.
In the book, Thomas has a bad pattern of acting without thinking. The author, James Dashner uses personification, and a metaphor to illustrate that Thomas makes lots of crucial decisions that can change the story of the maze greatly, even without thinking about his actions, or consequences that happen next. An example is when Thomas …show more content…

"seared into his mind" is a metaphor because it implies that the rules that the Keepers made, telling the Gladers to not go into the maze have been welded, or ingrained into the Glader’s memory. Thomas acted before thinking because he knew that leaving the Glade was wrong but he didn't want his friends to die so went into the maze, to help Mihno and Alby. Similarly, Thomas again shows himself not thinking, and just acting for what he thinks is right, “Thomas knew he had no choice. He moved. Forward. He squeezed past the connecting rods at the last second and stepped into the Maze. The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter.” (Dashner 112). Personification was used because the connecting rods seem to be alive as obstacles, …show more content…

Thomas makes these decisions when he is in confusion, or when he is curious. James Dashner uses a symbol, and syntax to illustrate making decisions without thinking can come from these strong feelings, “You don’t even know what you’re talking about,” Chuck grumbled, and rolled over. “Go to sleep.”Thomas felt a new surge of confidence, even though he truly didn’t know what he was talking about. “I want to be a Runner.” (Dashner 35) A symbol is used because he is saying that he wants to be a runner, not as an athlete, but as a symbol for someone who is brave, and able to navigate through challenging situations. This curiosity of Thomas trying to find out about the maze shows his curiosity, just wanting to find out what’s next instead of thinking of what a runner actually did. Again, Thomas was struck by a feeling of confusion, “All the same, Thomas now had a plan. As bad as it was, he had a plan. They needed more clues about the code. They needed memories. So he was going to get stung by a Griever. Go through the Changing. On purpose…Thomas felt pain erupt over every inch of his body“(Dashner 291-295) Syntax is used because the author uses short sentences “Go through the Changing. On purpose.'' This syntax shows how Chaotic everything is, having a lot of breaks to add to the syntax of Thomas's decisions, making it more crucial about Thomas' decisions in the book. When he is in confusion, because he

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