The Maze Runner: Thoughts VI

So much has happened since the last time I posted so bare with me. Thomas did the impossible and survived a night out in the maze with the Grievers. How? Using the overgrown ivy along the walls he climbed up and out of the way of any Grievers, or so he thought. A Griever did the unthinkable and started climbing up the wall (Just about passed out after reading that). Thomas got out and began to run; soon enough being followed by numerous of those unwieldy beasts, before crashing into the leader of the Runners: Minho. They were able to trick all the Grievers to fall off the seemingly never ending pit known as the Cliff and get out alive.

Skipping to more of the good stuff, it turns out that Thomas has some connection with that girl in a coma who said everything is going to change, and can apparently read her thoughts, or is that she reads hers to him? The girl, who said her name was Teresa, wakes up eventually and tells Thomas all of these strange broad things such as WICKED is good and I just triggered the ending.

Imagine the weather is like this all the time, that's what is happening in the Glade

 

In this so called ending, the sun never comes out, and all that is there is just a gloomy gray sky that doesn't even darken at night. Now that after Thomas survived a night in the maze, he is now promoted to a Runner and goes out with Minho to figure out more about the mystery of the Cliff. Through experimentation (and by that I mean throwing rocks off the Cliff) they figure out a sweet spot where the rocks don't fall off, but just vanish. By the end of the day as the walls... wait the walls don't close? Then that means that... on no. Stay tuned for more.

Here's a couple inferences I have made: there's something weird about how WICKED is in all capital letters and is written on those robot beetle things that spy on the Gladers. What if WICKED is the company that has set up this whole scenario and is watching them for some sort of experiment? Also, Thomas has made such a strong bond with Chuck over the past few chapters and also for Teresa whom really hasn't been explained why. Here's what I'm thinking: they are all related; whether it was because they were neighbors, friends, classmates, or siblings they knew each other before they were put into the Glade. What do you guys think? Did I leave any holes you are confused about? Tell me about it in the comments below and I will do my best to reply to them. Until next time!

The Maze Runner: Thoughts V

In our last episode, Thomas did the unthinkable and went right into the maze as it closed. Now he is trapped outside with the leaders of Glade, and even they are freaking out about their proposition. Thomas must survive a night within the wilderness that is the land of the Grievers. In case you forgot, or that I forgot to describe them, the Grievers are these mutants that attack anyone in sight and usually only appear at night but can be seen during the day, it turns out that dead Griever was just one who was good at playing dead, and got to the leader Alby. Now, when a Griever attacks you, or as they say "sting" you, you go crazy, just like that kid Ben who was banished into the maze for trying to kill Thomas, so yeah it isn't a good thing.

No one has ever made it out of the maze at night; alive. Good luck Thomas; you are going to need it.

A Griever in the maze with all its grace and beauty

Anyone picked up the book since I started blogging about it? If yes, what do think about it? Comment below I am happy to see what you think about the book. The same goes for the movie. Anyone see it? How is it? If you read the book to how does it put up to it? I am open for discussion.

The Maze Runner: Thoughts IV

All this trauma has really got to the main character Thomas; and I can't blame him. After seeing the insanity that was the banishment of Ben, and the pure confusion of what is even happening. As Thomas continues to discover more and more about this strange land of Glade, he uncovers only the surface of what may be happening. He shuffles through all of the possible jobs, livestock Shepard, gardener, and hopefully later runner, Thomas struggles to suffice. And that's when it happened.

The head of the runners along with the head of all of Glade go missing one evening out in the maze, and as the doors are closing, they are in sight. Let's just say they don't make it and let's say Thomas ends up not making it either...

Stay tuned for more!

One extra note: The movie has been out for a while, and it may be out of theaters by the time you are reading this, but if you are interested in checking it out here is the trailer. By the looks of the trailer, it seems pretty epic, and can't wait to check it out!

The Maze Runner: Thoughts III

 Conflict really starts brewing. This kid- named Ben- was attacked by these beasts known as Grievers that attacked anyone that is left in the maze, and lets just say he isn't like what he was before. When Thomas went out to check the woodland/cemetery section and gets ambushed by the psycho Ben himself . Thomas was saved by a leader named Alby who took Ben into custody. Later that evening Ben was banished into the maze to be killed in a such a horrific way I cannot describe; you have to read it for yourself.

Ben attacks Thomas out of nowhere. Psychotic much?

 

 

 All the while for the first time a girl appears from the box and reveals some important news: "Everything is going to change." and blacked out along with a note: "She's the last one. Ever." No more needs to be said.

Along with more minor things, such as a Runner finding a dead Griever, this book has taken an eerie turn. I mean, I never brought this up, but what happened to Thomas at the beginning? I know he was but in "the box" to take him up to the Glade, but what about before that? Was he drugged? Was he paid to do this or was by brute force? Tell me what you guys think. I predict that this is some sort of experiment by researchers. Why and what it is for still seems unknown to
me.

The Maze Runner: Thoughts II

Further on in the book, more questions are answered:

What does Glade exactly look like? It's a courtyard split into four quartiles: farming, livestock, homestead (indoor rooms and facilities), and a forest/graveyard of the boys that have past away.

What's in store for Thomas? After his tour he will cycle through all the jobs Glade has to offer and stick to the one that he's best at; as of right now his dream is to got out into the maze as a runner. Where have I heard those words together before?

Anything else? An alarm had just went off warning everyone that another person is coming in like Thomas, but that only occurs every month and this happened in just one day later...

This book really has me hooked and stay tuned for more. It really does seem to have tons of conspiracy material within it. This book really leaves you with a load of questions on what is REALLY happening underneath the surface level of Glade. I always ask myself while I read, "Who even made this place?" and "Who is watching them? Is this some kind of experiment?" I hope this will be revealed one of these day: and can form something great, because this really can be the next big thing. (Now that I think about it... It kind of already is!)

In fact this is such a good book you should give it a try and buy it here:
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The Maze Runner: First Impressions

The Hunger Games took the world by storm with its sci-fi originality, and some say Divergent is the new series, but for me its The Maze Runner. So far from what I've got is that a boy named Tomas is mysteriously riding on an elevator that leads to a giant labyrinth-like area with dozens of other boys. Tomas has no memories of his past (except for his name) and has no clue what's going on. The reader is practically on the same page as the main character which makes the exposition sound less regurgitated and more like you're a bystander. The Glade (as they call the labyrinth area where Tomas is) they use certain slang such as "Greenie" and "Shank" and spices up this new culture.

As you and Thomas uncover this strange new land you realize some grim moments and situations that may tune others out, but it intrigues me even more. Its dark atmosphere makes you ask the question "why?" and read on.  I will make a pledge to finish the book before watching the new movie that is coming out on September 19th, 2014. So far, so good!

The characters in Plainsong

The main focus in Plainsong is about a pregnant teenage girl named Victoria Roubideaux that was forced out of her mother's home and is in search of a new one. She goes to the house of her caring teacher Maggie Jones and asks to stay with her, Ms. Jones welcomes in Victoria and things were going fine until Maggie Jones' father began attacking Victoria over his old brain's confusion. Victoria would not be able to last in that house, and she and Ms. Jones began looking for the perfect home for Victoria. Due to the very small and uncaring community of Holt, Colorado not many would accept Victoria in, except for the two McPheron brothers after some convincing.

Victoria, being a modern teenage girl and the McPheron brothers, being elderly and work on a farm, you would think this relationship would be a conflicting mess and it is, at first. Both Victoria and the McPherons argue against the middleman Maggie Jones when she tells the McPherons that this would be fun; saying: "'Fun,' he said. 'That's a nice word for what you're talking about. More like pandemonium and disruption...'" (Haruf, 110). When heading over the McPherons' for the very first time, Victoria asks Ms. Jones a plethora of questions, such as: "'Do they have a dog?... Do they have a cat?'" (Haruf 124). However, over the course of the book, Victoria began to get attached to the two brothers; this one quote show Victoria's true thoughts: "... she had gone out into the country with the two McPheron brothers and as unlikely as that had seemed that was turning out all right, and lately it was better than all right" (Haruf, 194-195). This reveals the theme of the book, that certain things may not turn out as they may seem. This is entirely true in my life and hopefully yours.

Here is an article with a basic biography of the author, Kent Haruf. It contains his life story and the impact it had on his writing; such as the setting being a rural town.

Plainsong Article

Here's a video about one guy who discusses his thoughts about Plainsong and why he enjoys it so much. Some things I really didn't think about but did enjoy!

Plainsong Video