They also state that conflicts may occur in the struggle against nature, against another person, against society, and the struggle for misery. Conflicts may be an
argument between opposing forces, like man against man, man against nature, man against fate or perhaps an internal one between the two opposing parts of
m an‘s personality 1986: 107.
a. Thomas conflicts against Grievers
Thomas faces several external conflicts in the story. The first conflict happens between Thomas and the Grievers. It happens because Thomas, Alby
and, Minho enter the Maze. Then, the Grievers attack them and try to kill them because the Creator makes the Grievers with purposes to harass and even kill the
Gladers who venture into the Maze. Each of Gladers have their own purposes why they enter the Maze as well as Thomas, Alby, and Minho. The Gladers enter the
Maze to gather some information or find a way so that they can escape from the Maze. However, the Grievers prevent the Gladers from escaping the Maze. The
main purpose why the Creator make the Grievers and put them inside the Maze is that the Creator wants to test the Gladers who can deal with the most severe
challenge and escape so that the Creator can study their genes and brain activity. Thomas meets the Griever for the first time when he decides to enter the
Maze in order to save Alby and Minho. They enter the Maze because in the previous day Minho see a Griever dies inside it. Thomas runs into the Maze
before the door closed because he knows that they do not have enough time to go back into the Glade. However, after Thomas enters the Maze, Minho run away
and leaves Alby who is injured behind with Thomas. Thomas struggles to help PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Alby and to escape from the Grievers, but in the end he realizes that he must fight the Grievers so that he can bring Alby and Minho back to the Glade.
When, Th omas hears the Griever‘s noise grows louder, he quickly thinks
that he should quit wasting time waiting for them to come and end his life. He should survive and bring Alby and Minho back to the Glade. He hangs Alby on
the wall with a purpose that the Griever would not find him. Unfortunately, the Grievers can see them and the Griever can climb the wall. Then, he knows the
only option left is running to distract Griever‘s attention, so the Griever will not come to Alby.
He knew the only option left was to run. I’m sorry, Alby, he thought as he
unraveled the the thick vine from his chest. Using left hand to hold tight to the foliage above him, he finished unwrapping himself and prepared to
move. He knew he couldn‘t go up—that would bring the Griever across the path of Alby. Down, of course, was only an option if he wanted to die
as quickly as possible Dashner, 2009: 130.
Thomas still runs to avoid the Grievers which are chasing him. Sadly, when he turns to the junction he
meets three Grievers waiting in front him. Thomas‘ quick- thinking leads him to make a decision that it is better to turning back to the
previous Griever rather than fight the three Grievers in front of him. Once again, his quick-thinking works. Consequently, he sees that there is something strange
with the Grievers reaction when he makes avoidance movement. Suddenly, Minho comes in time to help Thomas to fight the Grievers. After that, Thomas and
Minho makes a plan to defeat the Grievers by pushing them into the Cliff. They think that the Grievers cannot stop because the Grievers‘ movement becomes a lot
faster when they rolling their body PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Just as the first Griever‘s arm extended out to nip at them, Minho and Thomas dove in opposite directions, each toward one of the outer walls of
the corridor. The tactic had worked for Thomas earlier, and judging by the horrible screeching sound that escaped the first Griever, it had worked
again. The monster flew off the edge of the Cliff. Oddly, its battle cry cut sharply instead of fading as it plummeted to depths beyond Dashner,
2009: 138.
However, the last Griever is able to stop in time before it falls into the Cliff. Then, it does not make Minho and Thomas panic. Thomas instinctively knows what he
should do with the Griever. They decide to run to the Griever and kick it, so that the Griever falls into the Cliff.
b. Thomas conflicts against Alby
