In the story Thomas, a teenage boy, finds himself in a mysterious cage being brought up to an unfamiliar place.He finds out that he in a place called the Glades and soon finds hes not alone while he gets greeted by other boys around his age. He is given the name "Greenie's"he soon works up to more than just being a beginner in a group of kids. He later finds out he is in a place called the "Glade" a huge maze full of dangerous mysteries and also dangerous creatures known as Grievers, which lurk the maze when the sun goes down. He soon realizes there's a way the glade is ruled and finds himself with the leader of the glade which is "Alby".Soon later he finds out that there are "runners" trying discover a way out of the Maze.
As Thomas finds his way around his first day in Glade and people in it he finds friends like, Chuck, who seems to be the latest noob. he also finds himself with his rival, Gally, who gives Thomas a hard time during his time there. After his arrival there Thomas sees that things start to go wrong in the Glade more than they did before and many kids question who he is and what he does. Soon after he tries to help Minho, the leader of the runners, out of the maze, he finds himself being judged against most of the Gladers. "We cant trust this shank, day after he shows....we find a dead Griever. Thomas sadly finds himself in the maze for a night, then tries to convince everyone hes a hero." (Gally,pg. 157) after Thomas has arrived a girl appears from the same box he came in and things suddenly get from bad to worse. Thomas seems to have a connection to her and not just that but it seems she is the last one to ever be coming into the Glade.
The plot soon further devolves when odd things start to happen like having Gladers being stung during broad daylight and other odd activity starts happening in the Glade. "I found one. I found a dead Griever... Look i wouldn't believe me if i were you either. But trust me, I did. Big fat nasty one" (Minho,pg.84). Minoh describes as one day he finds a dead Griever in the maze and nothing but more questions seem to present themselves at Thomas and also the only girl who happens to be connected to Thomas. When suspicions keep lurking in everyone's mind, our one and only girl in the Glade, Teresa,seems to know a little background about what happening in the Galde. "Tom, were the last ones. It'll end soon. It has to...it was you and me, Tom. We did this to them. To us." says Teresa though Thomas's mind and thoughts. (pg. 184) As everything seems to get stranger and stranger, clues seem to be put together to finally solve the puzzle for the Gladers to be finally free from this curse..or will the curse take them to their grave.
As Thomas finds his way around his first day in Glade and people in it he finds friends like, Chuck, who seems to be the latest noob. he also finds himself with his rival, Gally, who gives Thomas a hard time during his time there. After his arrival there Thomas sees that things start to go wrong in the Glade more than they did before and many kids question who he is and what he does. Soon after he tries to help Minho, the leader of the runners, out of the maze, he finds himself being judged against most of the Gladers. "We cant trust this shank, day after he shows....we find a dead Griever. Thomas sadly finds himself in the maze for a night, then tries to convince everyone hes a hero." (Gally,pg. 157) after Thomas has arrived a girl appears from the same box he came in and things suddenly get from bad to worse. Thomas seems to have a connection to her and not just that but it seems she is the last one to ever be coming into the Glade.
The plot soon further devolves when odd things start to happen like having Gladers being stung during broad daylight and other odd activity starts happening in the Glade. "I found one. I found a dead Griever... Look i wouldn't believe me if i were you either. But trust me, I did. Big fat nasty one" (Minho,pg.84). Minoh describes as one day he finds a dead Griever in the maze and nothing but more questions seem to present themselves at Thomas and also the only girl who happens to be connected to Thomas. When suspicions keep lurking in everyone's mind, our one and only girl in the Glade, Teresa,seems to know a little background about what happening in the Galde. "Tom, were the last ones. It'll end soon. It has to...it was you and me, Tom. We did this to them. To us." says Teresa though Thomas's mind and thoughts. (pg. 184) As everything seems to get stranger and stranger, clues seem to be put together to finally solve the puzzle for the Gladers to be finally free from this curse..or will the curse take them to their grave.