Setting analysis

page 5

• The setting here has been described in a general perspective as the will description gave an idea of what the actual place looked like. ‘thick ivy’ ‘Gray stone’ these phrases gives an eerie atmosphere making the readers confused on what it might be
• the detailed description of the maze makes the readers have an idea of how the maze works, ‘led to passages and long corridors beyond’ this shows the exact image of how the whole place they are on looks like giving a tense atmosphere in the readers mind

page 7

• ‘floor of the courtyard’ this shows that the place Thomas is in right now looks like a football field as they describe it with grass and weeds
• the buildings that Thomas sees and the description like ‘odd, dilapidated wooden buildings’ show that the place looked very old and everything was built by them using materials
• the forest that is described gives a nature like atmosphere keeping the readers interested that there is a lot in a place including the giant walls of the maze
• the dash there indicated the things that’s Thomas could see in the garden, it gives a vivid image of each place in the Glade
• the semi colon describes the condition of the forest giving strange atmosphere as Thomas has no idea of the place around him which makes the readers feel connected with the main character
• the uses of connective ‘but’ shows thomas’ feeling of the day which makes him feel very unusual. The thought about sign of the sun gives a confused atmosphere in the readers mind
• the dash showing the writers informative tone about the time of the day gives us an idea of how it makes the maze look like. ‘Creeping shadows’ gives a visual imagery of the place that Thomas has no idea of.

page 11

• the long sentence about the garden gives us a visual imagery of how Thomas saw it as an comparing it with the creepy walls makes the readers engaged in the story line

page 16

• the extended use of noun phrase is used to show a clear description of the wooden building that heightens the tension in the scene that gives a mysterious atmosphere of the scene taking place.
• the comma there is used to emphasize at the state of the picture frames to show that the boys are not professionals. It keeps the readers engaged to know the more on what Thomas will be doing.

page 17

• the thought of the place looking like a haunted house gives a strange atmosphere which helps the readers understand thomas’ feelings.
• the dash shows a comparison of how the place smelt in a bad way which was compared to the outside atmosphere. It shows the readers that most of the places were really old and dusty
• Using the north south east west signs it shows the readers, it shows the glade works and also gives a hint of the closed walls of the maze showing the things that most occupied the glade.
• the triads are used to describe thomas’ feelings of the abnormal place on how he wanted to get out. It keeps the readers intact with the setting through thomas’ feelings

page 22

• the triads best describe the location of the building and the maze “wedged…patch”
  Gives an idea of the forest where Thomas was which makes the reader interested in the visual imagery

page 23

• it describes of what the walls of the maze is made of it gives an ancient look in the readers mind which shows his uncomfortable situation of Thomas being stuck in the glade

page 24

• the description of the maze walls show how the author describes the character’s feelings through which it helps the readers understand the difficulty of the characters

page 25

• the detailed explanation of each of the doors around the glade give a good visual imagery of what the maze is like,the author tries to detail the whole area where Thomas is which brings out the idea if uncertainty as he is stuck in a place with his memory lost, when he figures out about the place the author gives description about the place where he is also his feelings

page 28

• the dash indicates how the maze connects with his memories it helps the readers feel relieved about Thomas as he gets flashes of his memories back through the maze

chapter 6

• James dashner shows every detail by describing the place like ‘glimmers… colours’ or ‘the lights was dim…shadows’. this helps the readers understand the scene that takes place that author brings out a character who has been in the maze for more than two years which brings the imagery of the scene where Newt shows Thomas the maze around. This way Tomas builds a relationship with Newt like ‘he for wanted to talk you that Newt guy’

chapter 7

• the purpose of the author putting the idea of the tour in the glade helps the readers get a vivid picture of how things work there. It keeps the readers engaged as they learn more about the maze, Thomas being the main character who is confused about the place he is in like what is this place? or where am i? this way the readers also stay confused on what the place is. As the story leads to the tour that their leader Alby gives Thomas gets to know more so as the readers

page 64-65

• as Thomas was left alone by himself he goes to exploring the place a bit more “get a better look and feel for the place” this sentence shows Thomas wants to get used to the place around him. While he goes around exploring more he feels relieved that he could be safe as he had said “maybe this place won’t be bad after all”

page 67

• ‘trees were tall with sturdy trunks, packed rightly together’ the alliteration is used to emphasize on the deadheads more which gives a disturbing atmosphere that builds the readers interest
• the shirt sentence gives a contrast from what Thomas thought about the place before when he said that it was a trap or prison . As he goes around he finds more things about the maze like the beetle blades. this keeps the readers convinced that it is not a bad place

page 69

• the description of the graveyard is explained with the forest around like “covered with a thick layer of leafy weeds” this keeps the readers closer in knowing the ones who had died before him.
  It also gives a strange atmosphere around him as Thomas also hears footsteps near the graveyard like “a twig snapped…direction”

page 113

• the personification by comparing the walls to a mammoth gives the readers an idea of the tense atmosphere if how Thomas felt when he’d entered the maze
• the simile used gives us a hint of the Grievers that are there. Comparing it to a tombstone shows the dangerous atmosphere that Thomas sees and the clear feat of how the maze looks like Thomas’ actions of how he’d tied Alby to the wall using the vines and how he tried to save himself from the Grievers like “the vines went all the way to the ground and wrapped his hands around it” describes thomas’ struggle of how Alby was his responsibility and Minho running away which showed the theme of survival

page 139

• the long sentence describes the scene of the sunrise , that author contrasts the tense atmosphere when Thomas fought the Grievers with the positive atmosphere once they got up

page 152

• the homestead was described by showing the author’s disgusted tone which helps the readers get an image of how it looks, it says that no one made an attempt to make it look inviting,it shows that they were not professionals and everything was handmade

Pg191

• the comma used is to show more adjectives to make the readers get a vivid picture of the slammer
• the simile used is to show how brutal the place looks comparing to the dark ages gives the readers an idea if the uncomfortable atmosphere around Thomas
• the dash indicates the terrifying things that lie like the one legged chair which gives a creepy atmosphere making the readers interested
• the short sentence gives an effect of the uncomfortable situation of Thomas in the slammer which engages the readers more

Pg218

• the triads helps the readers understand the situation of Thomas and how the weather was unusual it makes the story intense. The author has used the triads to intrigue the readers in seeing the problem they face
• the short sentences show a pause on the scene that is going on keeping the readers engaged on the tensed atmosphere

Pg251

• the personification used is to show how the sky was still gray and how the fast pace of the story grew which keeps the readers interested

Pg285

• the intensifier ‘espicially’ heightens the haunted atmosphere in the scene keeping the readers on the incident

Pg342

• the description helps the readers understand that it was the Grievers hole as words like ‘damp’ or ‘grimy oil’ give the readers an idea that it sounds exactly like the author had described the Grievers
• the simile helps the readers get an idea of the dark hallway that they see giving a strange atmosphere in the readers mind

Pg349

• the personification used is to show the pitch black tunnel they go through to give an uncomfortable atmosphere to keep the story in slow pace

Pg363

• the use of the semi colon is to add more details to the setting which creates a tense atmosphere keeping them engaged on the writer’s tone

page 365

• it helps the readers understand the situation of the place outside the maze showing how different it is by describing the buildings

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