Object of the Study

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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

A. Object of the Study

The writer analyzes James Dashner‘s novel entitled The Maze Runner. The book The Maze Runner consists of 375 pages and it was first published in October 6 th 2009 by Delacorte Press. James Dashner is the author of the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, as well as the Mortality Doctrine series, the 13 th Reality series, and two books in the Infinity Ring series: A Mutiny in Time and The Iron Empire. He was born and raised in Georgia, but now lives and writes in Rocky Mountains. There are three major groups of characters in the book of The Maze Runner ; they are Gladers, including Thomas, the main character, Grievers, and Creators. Gladers are a group of people who lives in Glade which is a wall enclosed area surrounded by a Maze that changes at night. Inside the Maze, there are full of horrific creatures known as Grievers. All of Gladers are a part of Creators‘ experiments to help and save humanity from the Flare. Grievers are a creature that lives in the Maze and comes out after dark. Its purpose is to harass and even kill the Gladers who venture into the Maze. Then, Creators are a group of WICKED World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department organization who create and control all of things including the Glade and its system, Maze, and Grievers. They are also responsible for putting the Gladers in the Glade. The Maze Runner tells about Gladers who lose their memories except their names and inhabited the Maze. However, at the end they know that their names taken from i mportant people‘s name. For example, Thomas comes from Thomas Alva Edison, Gally comes from Galileo Galilei, Teresa comes from Mother Teresa and so on. Every day, they must run through the Maze outside the Glade, a place where they live. They are not just running, it is their way to survive because by running they hope to find a way out of that cursed place. However, the trajectory of the Maze always changes every day, it means that it seems impossible to get out of that place. One day, the protective stone door is no longer shut down, it means that the creatures named Griever can go in anytime. Every day, one boy is taken away and disappear. Thomas, one of the Gladers, think that he must solve the Maze to save himself and the other Gladers. However, it is not easy to escape from the Maze because there are some Grievers which can kill all of them. Although it is dangerous to leave the Glade, they must take risks in order to change their life.

B. Approach of the Study