The Maze Runner
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Who are the characters named after in this book?
Jc
Dec 06, 2012 11:53AM
In The Maze Runner, Thomas tells us why the characters are named what they are named. But he only gave three examples... Newt-Issac Newton, Alby-Albert Einstein, and Thomas-Edison. Do you have any hunches on the others? Oh, and if you've read the other books, those namesakes would be appreciated. My thoughts were
Newt-Issac Newton
Alby-Einstein-Thomas-Edison
Gally-Galileo
Teresa-Mother Teresa
Aris-Aristotle
Frypan AKA Siggy-I know this should be obvious...
Harriet-Tubman
Newt-Issac Newton
Alby-Einstein-Thomas-Edison
Gally-Galileo
Teresa-Mother Teresa
Aris-Aristotle
Frypan AKA Siggy-I know this should be obvious...
Harriet-Tubman
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If you are wondering... Theresa was named after a scientist.
Theresa- Gerty Theresa Coris
-discovered biochemistry
Theresa- Gerty Theresa Coris
-discovered biochemistry
I was thinking if Minho was Ho Chi Minh?
(a Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
I know it's a long shot but was just thinking about it.
(a Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
I know it's a long shot but was just thinking about it.
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Apr 29, 2013 04:07AM
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By the way. Is it pronounced MinHo or Mino?? I always said Minho...
Let me guess a few ones :
Alby : Al Bundy
Chuck : Chuck Norris
Gally : Steven Seagall
Harriet : Dirty Harry
Alby : Al Bundy
Chuck : Chuck Norris
Gally : Steven Seagall
Harriet : Dirty Harry
**Repost if other one gets flagged.
To be honest, I'm surprised someone hasn't explained this all in the first place.
First of all, book is called the MAZE RUNNER, which is an illusion for the Christian Biblical book of JOSHUA. The next book is The Scorch Trials (I can take a pretty good guess that it means Judges). So as you may have guessed, Thomas represented Joshua, and Moses (Minho) is a leader that trained Joshua (Thomas). If you aren't familiar with the Bible, you might not know this, but MOSES trained Joshua and allowed him to get into Jericho (i.e. dystopian earth). The Egyptian princess actually named Moses in her native language when she "drew him out of the water". Since MOSES was named by an Egyptian Princess, why would he have the same type of name as the Hebrew tribe leaders (keepers)?? I guess the author wanted to keep the "M" the same and change it around a bit because that's what the Hebrews did when they couldn't interpret Moses' Egyptian name. And you were thinking of a Korean superstar? You guys were looking in the wrong place the whole time.
Like the Maze Runner? (too soon?)
Just trying to keep you guys on track.
*Moses is Hebrew, but we didn't even know what the Princess named him in Egyptian. The Bible was written by Moses, and he wrote in in Hebrew, so it's only logical that his name would remain analogous.
**just finished MR (and had previous knowledge of the Bible)
To be honest, I'm surprised someone hasn't explained this all in the first place.
First of all, book is called the MAZE RUNNER, which is an illusion for the Christian Biblical book of JOSHUA. The next book is The Scorch Trials (I can take a pretty good guess that it means Judges). So as you may have guessed, Thomas represented Joshua, and Moses (Minho) is a leader that trained Joshua (Thomas). If you aren't familiar with the Bible, you might not know this, but MOSES trained Joshua and allowed him to get into Jericho (i.e. dystopian earth). The Egyptian princess actually named Moses in her native language when she "drew him out of the water". Since MOSES was named by an Egyptian Princess, why would he have the same type of name as the Hebrew tribe leaders (keepers)?? I guess the author wanted to keep the "M" the same and change it around a bit because that's what the Hebrews did when they couldn't interpret Moses' Egyptian name. And you were thinking of a Korean superstar? You guys were looking in the wrong place the whole time.
Like the Maze Runner? (too soon?)
Just trying to keep you guys on track.
*Moses is Hebrew, but we didn't even know what the Princess named him in Egyptian. The Bible was written by Moses, and he wrote in in Hebrew, so it's only logical that his name would remain analogous.
**just finished MR (and had previous knowledge of the Bible)
guys minho is named after shinee’s choi minho the legend
Since the story is set in the future, some of the characters, like minho, have names of people who aren't yet alive... Meaning that over the years some person named Minho (or a version of this name) made some sort of scientific/mathematical contribution to society.. So the author really just made some of them up.
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