is a newcomer in the Glade before the woman Glader, Teresa, arrives. The other characteristics which can be seen from Thomas are curious, smart, brave, and
selfless. Those characteristics are explained in the next section.
1. Curious
According to Hornby in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current
English , the meaning of curious is having a strong desire to know about
something 2007: 286. Thomas can be considered as a curious person because he always has a lot
of questions in his mind. He always asks some questions to everyone in the Glade and being curious about the something that makes him confused.
Because of his curiosity, Thomas often interrupts when someone explaining or answering his question. It happens when Thomas comes in the
Glade for the first time. Thomas looks confused and questions why he could be in the Glade. Then, he asks Alby who is the leader in the Glade. Alby becomes the
leader in Glade because everybody believes that he is the oldest person. Alby spread h
is arms out, palms up. ―This place is called the Glade, all right? It‘s where we live, where we eat, where we sleep-we call ourselves
the Gladers. That‘s all you-― Dashner, 2009: 9. From the quotation above, it can be seen that Alby tries to explain about the Glade
to Thomas. However, Thomas ‘ curiosity forced him to interrupt Alby‘s
explanation. ―Who sent me here?‖ Thomas demanded, fear finally giving way to anger.
―How‘d-― Dashner, 2009:9. Consequently, Alby gets mad because Thomas interrupts him. However, Thomas
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―No interruptions, boy‖ Alby shouted. ―Whacker, if we told you everything, you‘d die on the spot, right after you klunked your pants.
Bagger‘sd drag you off, and you ain‘t no good to us then, are ya? ―I don‘t even know what you‘re talking about,‖ Thomas said slowly,
shocked at how steady his voice sounded Dashner, 2009: 10.
From the quotation above, it can be seen that his curious characteristic can be seen through his
manner. Thomas‘ habit or attitude shows that he is very curious about the reason why he can be inside the Glade. He feels scared and
confused because, he does not have any background knowledge and experiences being inside the Glade. However, he pushes himself to ask for explanation and
hopefully can find the answers even though he still feels scared and confused. Another fact that strengthens the idea that Thomas is a curious person is
when he meets Minho for the first time. Minho is the Keeper of the Runners, whose job is entering the Maze every morning, mapping it, memorizing and trying
to find a way out. Minho comes back to the Glade after he does his job which becomes the Maze runner. At that time, Thomas looks confused when Minho
laughed about Thomas‘ statement that Alby is their leader. Thomas didn‘t know what to make of the conversation—it was hard to tell
when Minho was joking. ―So who is the leader if he isn‘t?‖ Dashner, 2009: 81.
Once again, Thomas‘ curiosity is really annoying for people like Minho. After that, Minho said
―Greenie, just shut it before you confuse yourself more.‖ Sighed as if bored, then muttered, almost to himself, ―Why do you shanks always come
in here asking stupid questions? It‘s really annoying‖ Dashner, 2009: 81. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Then, a fter they have a little conversation with each other, Thomas‘ curiosity
appears again as can be seen when Thomas asks Minho about what Minho finds while he enters the Maze.
After a long pause, Thomas decided to take a chance. ―So…,‖ he asked cautiously,
―did you find anything today?‖ Minho‘s eyes opened wide; he focused on Thomas. ―You know what,
Greenie?‖ That‘s usually dumbest shuck-faced thing you could ask a Runner.‖ He closed his again. ―But not today‖ Dashner, 2009: 83.
Thomas who looks not satisfied asks Minho once more with the hope that Minho will give him an answer
―What do you mean?‖ Thomas dared to hope information. An answer, he thought. Please just give me an answer Dashner, 2009: 83
Based on Thomas‘ conversation with Minho, it can be seen that he always wants to know every single thing that has been told by Minho. He forces Minho to
answer his questions even though Minho annoyed about it.
2. Smart
