Analysis Of The Glader

Thomas is brought into a place known as the Glade with no previous memories of his life or the outside world. He and the 50 other teenage boys inside the Glade call themselves Gladers, and they have developed a community in which every Glader is assigned to his own job. The Glade is surrounded by a giant Maze where vicious creatures known as Grievers roam at night. Massive walls known as the Doors surrounding the Glade protect the Gladers from these creatures by sliding closed every night.

Each week supplies are brought to the Glade and once a month a new boy is sent up through an elevator known as the Box. The day after Thomas is brought to the Glade, a girl is sent with a message claiming she is the "last one". A girl has never been brought in before and the Gladers are excited and confused by her unexpected arrival. Immediately after arriving, the girl falls into a coma.

Meanwhile, Thomas learns more about the Glade. He learns that the Gladers have been trying to solve the Maze for two years and that the Grievers sting can cause you to recall memories from the past. The process is painstaking and is dreaded by other gladers. He feels oddly connected to the new girl and also befriends a young and enthusiastic (if slightly annoying) Glader named Chuck. He also befriends a boy called Newt. On the other hand, he strikes up a somewhat negative relationship with Gally, who thinks suspiciously of Thomas and claims that he has seen him, after he was stung by a Griever, in a process known as the Changing. Thomas also feels an inexplicable urge to be a Runner, the people who explore, map out, and try to find a way out of the Maze.

One day, one Runner and the "leader of the Glade", Minho and Alby return late from the job. Alby has been...

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...ealed to be Gally, and as a final part of the test he pulls out a knife from his pocket and throws it at Thomas. Before he can react, Chuck throws himself in front of Thomas and with his dying words he asks Thomas to find his mother. Thomas attacks Gally before breaking down in tears and feeling overwhelming guilt, since he had promised Chuck he would get him back to his family.

Suddenly, a group of armed people who Thomas can only call rescuers rush into the building and attack the Creators. The leader tells the Gladers they have no time to explain but asks them to follow him to a bus. Before he can get on, a crazed woman grabs Thomas and mentions the Flare, but she is dragged away. Thomas gets on the bus and the leader runs the woman over in cold blood. The Gladers are taken to dormitory where they are fed and are given a comfortable safe haven for the time being.