The Maze Runner
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The Maze Runner Foil, Round, Flat, Dynamic and Static Characters
I disagree with Scott and I think that Teresa is static. She is round but doesn't change much during the book. Her characteristics are generally the same during the whole book.
Additionally, I think that Thomas and Mihno are foil characters. What do you think?
how about W.I.C.K.E.D? Do you think they are round, or flat, and dynamic, or static?
I don't think WICKED can have the characters of a character. If I had to say something I would say they are round because they care about many things. I would say they are static because they neverv change there mind on doing the experiment. What do you think? Let's not get into the 2nd or 3rd or 4th book.
Personally I find W.I.C.K.E.D in general as a whole as a flat and static, character there really isn't much about them and there really is very few words that can be used to describe their group as a whole
I think that Wicked in general is very flat. I can't picture the facility or any of the people who run it. They are also static because they don't give any sympathy about putting them through the trials. They have the same attitude the whole book. What do you think?
I agree I think Thomas and Minho are foil characters.
you cant say that wicked is a round of flat character dynamic or static because wicked is a group of people we cant really answer it. To add on, we know some people in the wicked like rat face, so when we talk about certain people in wicked we can discuss them, but not wicked its self
DON'T GET INTO THE OTHER BOOKS. NOT ALL OF US HAVE READ THEM.
So do you think that Rat face is dynamic, static,round, or flat. I think that he is static and flat. Your opinions?
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Too get away from the W.I.C.K.E.D idea do you think the monsters inside the maze could be categorized in flat, round, dynamic, or static?
I agree and think that Thomas and Minho are foil characters, but at the same time they are very similar. They are both athletic and runners, but take situations differently. Thomas thinks before he acts, but Minho just goes with his instincts. What do you think?
Very static in my opinion
What about foil characters?
RyanCoffeyq wrote: "Too get away from the W.I.C.K.E.D idea do you think the monsters inside the maze could be categorized in flat, round, dynamic, or static?"I don't think they could be categorized. Let's focus on real characters.
I don't think they can be categorized. But if they would I would say static. They don't change at all, they just kill.
i didn't spoil anything all i said was another character not any event that happend
I think Chuck is a foil for Thomas.Chuck is a foil to show Thomas’s athleticism and personality. James Dashner shows this by making Chuck one of Thomas’s best friends. He also does this by making Chuck being very different. While Chuck is very friendly, Thomas is very serious. When Thomas and Chuck first meet their conversation is " ... I can be you friend. Chuck said. I don't need friends. Thomas interrupted." (p16). And while Chuck is unathletic, Thomas is very athletic. With Chuck often talking and being with Thomas, Thomas’s characteristics jump out and are seen more vividly. What do you think?
the grievers are static nothing else we can say about them ryan
I agree with Scott. Chuck and Thomas are foils for one another. Chuck is chubby and Thomas is not and also Chuck is scared about many things and Thomas is not.
Is it just me or does Late Book Alby really foil Chuck/Thomas?I found that Alby late in the book when he is more of a coward because he got bit by one of the Grievers in the maze and that really changed his character as a whole and Thomas was really a brave character that pushed himself to do what he felt the other characters couldn't
It is a little unfair to say Rat Face is dynamic or static, because that depends on change over the course of the book or a few chapters, and he is only on 14 pages. But from the time he is there, I think he is flat.
Do you think the foils affect how you think of the characters? At first I did not notice how the foils affects my thinking, but when you think about it, it really affects how you see the book. After I thought about it, I notice that James Dashner did this intentionally. With all the characters acting differently from each other, it hugely affects the plot. For example when they were jumping into the griever hole, Chuck had trouble, but Thomas easily did it. What do you think?
Ryan wrote: "It is a little unfair to say Rat Face is dynamic or static, because that depends on change over the course of the book or a few chapters, and he is only on 14 pages. But from the time he is there, ..."WE SHOULD NOT GET INTO THE OTHER BOOKS. NOT ALL OF US HAVE READ THEM.
I think that late book Alby is a foil for Thomas. Will continue tomorrow.
I disagree with you Scott. They have many of the same traits.
I would consider Chuck the roundest character, lol. ;D
Chuck is definable not the roundest character. He does not have that main traits that make him a character that I can connect to.
I think Thomas is the roundest character.
Scott wrote: "I think that late book Alby is a foil for Thomas. Will continue tomorrow."I agree. In the end of the book, Alby is supposed to the leader, yet he is terrified and even tries to stop the other Gladers from escaping. On the other hand, Thomas is the newest Glader other than Teresa, and he is already something of a leader. But he is fiercely loyal and brave, which Alby isn't at the end. SO yes, later in the book, Alby and Thomas are foils for each other.
I personally found Alby to be one of the roundest characters in the book his change from this big tough guys was one of the most dramatic changes in the book.
I think Thomas is a foil for Alby
Ian made a funny when he said that Chuck was the roundest character, referring to that Chuck is chubby.
Ryan wrote: "Scott wrote: "I think that late book Alby is a foil for Thomas. Will continue tomorrow."I agree. In the end of the book, Alby is supposed to the leader, yet he is terrified and even tries to stop..."
I also agree with these following statements Alby is generally a coward whilst Thomas is the brave person in the Glade running into the Maze without a second thought
I agree with you Gian. Thomas is character that Dashner really reveals to the reader. He has many traits that are not only realistic, but he has many universal qualities unlike other fictional characters. They have traits that are not relatable but Thomas is q very relatable and round character.
I think that Ben was a foil for Thomas. What about you guys?
I agree with Ryan. In the beginning of the book Alby was a strong guy and actually was the leader of the Glade. But at the end he became a coward and weak.
Darren wrote: "I agree with you Gian. Thomas is character that Dashner really reveals to the reader. He has many traits that are not only realistic, but he has many universal qualities unlike other fictional char..."Agreeing with DarWeen Thomas is probably one of the most realistic characters that I have met in a fictional book, all the other authors seem to do the best they can to make their character as fiction as it could get (i.e Percy Jackson) whilst in The Maze Runner James Dashner does what many other authors does´t in a fictional book, make the character realistic.
I think that is in a lot of books where the main character is the most realistic because the author wants the reader to become more fond of them because people have more to relate to.
I disagree with you Luke. Both Ben and Thomas are very brave because they fought against each other and were both strong and deportista (athletic).
I don't recognize any foil characters in the Maze Runner. Does any of you recognize any?
I disagree with you Darren because Ben is a lunatic because he attempts to kill Thomas, bu Thomas is completely sane.
In the second book I was a little confused about the giant metal balls of death things that melt people faces off, they killed the first kid without the kids being able to do much but they were able to rip off another kids face without much struggle. Anybody else notice this while reading The Scorch Trials?
That is only one difference, can you provide more?
I agree on another thing with Scott that foils affect the way readers see characters and the way characters develop. For example, in the griever hole, when Teresa is trying to enter the word "push", Chuck points out that they should probably push the button. This shows how foils affect the story and how we think of characters. Throughout the story, we realize that Thomas and Teresa always try to think their way out of problems, where Chuck is more simple. This changes the story, because while Thomas and Teresa are trying to figure out what is wrong, Chuck chooses the simpler solution and pushes the button. Even though this is simple, it saves the Gladers, and Thomas and Chuck being foils changes how we see them in the story and how we react when we see their actions.
I'm not sure, Darren.
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I agree and think Teresa is round. But I think she is dynamic not static. I think this because when Teresa came out of the coma, she was confused and questioned everything she knew. Later she accepted all of that. Will continue tomorrow.