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The Maze Runner Foil, Round, Flat, Dynamic and Static Characters
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In my opinion in Maze Runner almost all of the characters are round. What do you think?
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I feel there was a wide variety. Some characters were round, some were flat, but as always main characters had the most depth. The farther away the character was from the Thomas the less depth you got.
I think that most of the characters are pretty well written. The characters that were more close to Thomas were more deep than the ones that weren't so close.
I agree with Bobbi. The characters that were important you new a lot about, but the characters that weren't important we new very little about. I don't think the fact that the unimportant characters were flat affected the story that much. But I didn't like that Thomas doesn't know everyone's name. It feels like James Dashner just got Lazy. What do you think?
I also disagree with ValiantPevensie4. I think that all the major characters were written amazingly. I think what characters do and how they act is how you learn about characters. What do you think?
Scott wrote: "I agree with Bobbi. The characters that were important you new a lot about, but the characters that weren't important we new very little about. I don't think the fact that the unimportant character..."Now that you mention it, I also feel the author became a little lazy when it came to Thomas knowing all the names. After going through a traumatic experience, such as the maze and the scorch trial, you would form a closeness or some tie to others around you.
In my opinion, James Dashner makes some of the characters so well that I feel like I am in the book. For an example, I feel like I really know Thomas as a friend and that I can really connect to. But other characters I feel like I just can't connect to such as Alby. I know his traits but I just can't get a visual image of him in my mind. Even because of the few flaws that it has, I still think that it is a great book that I think should be recommended to everyone worldwide.
I think very little characters in Maze Runner are Dynamic(change over time). A lot of them are static(don't change). I think Thomas is the only Dynamic character. He starts as afraid and wondering were he is and ends up to be a brave leader. Do you think there are any other Dynamic characters?
Does anyone else feel like they can really connect to the characters?
I feel like I can connect to Thomas, Teresa, Minho and Newt, but for everyone else, I don't think we know enough about. What do you think?
In my opinion, Teresa is also a dynamic character. When she came out of the coma, she was afraid. But later on in the book, she changed to be a leader and helped on the glade in a big way.
I disagree, when Teresa came out of the coma, I don't think she was that afraid because she had the comfort of Thomas. I think Teresa is partially dynamic but not fully.
She might not be a dynamic character, but she is a round character that I can really picture.
I think that Minho is not really a dynamic character. I still think he is the same stubborn and cocky kid. What do you think?
I also think chuck is a round character. He has some humor when joking with Thomas, but he also has a very sad and dark side of him when he thinks about his parents, and he also has a side of wonder when he wonders what it outside the Maze. What do you think, and do you think he is Dynamic or Static?
I think chuck is a dynamic character.
I agree with you, but he is a character that I can really connect to. James Dasher describes him in I way that I can picture him (his characteristics) and I also really feel like I know him. One other character that I thought that was not so round and rather static was Chuck. He is a really important character in the book but I can't picture him and he doesn't really change through the course of the book. Do you agree with me or do you have a different opinion?
I disagree with Gian, Minho does change in my opinion. When Thomas goes into the Maze during the night with Minho and Alby, Minho is doubtful and is sure he will not survive. Later he is brave, not afraid of anything and never gives up. What do you think?
I think the closer a character is to Thomas, the more round they are. Minho, Newt, Teresa, Alby and Gally all were close to Thomas and we learned good and bad things about them. Thomas is also very dynamic, he comes to the Glade very afraid and ends up leading a dangerous and lethal mission out of the maze. I think the same goes for Theresa. Alby is also dynamic, but in a bad way. He starts out as fearless leader, then ends up being so terrified of the outside world that he gives himself to the Grievers. Overall, there is a very wide range of characters, and different dpeths of round, flat, dynamic, and static.
My last post was talking about Mihno.
I disagree with Scott. Mihno has always been stubborn and has always been bossy. At some times he changes his characteristics slightly, but there is no significant change that really affects the book in a big way. Can you prove to me that he did change?
Responding to Darren, I disagree. I think Chuck is very round (see my paragraph above). I also disagree and agree with you that he is somewhat static, but I think he is dynamic. Near the end of the book he is brave and sacrifices himself for Thomas. In the beginning of the book he is very scared and afraid. What do you think?
To Darren, I think I already explained it (see my paragraph above).
I found that most of the characters in the Maze Runner were round, and really had a back story, something that most authors don't spend the time doing!
Objection to Scoots claim about Chuck changing. Chuck didn't save Thomas because he wanted to, he did it because the leaders of Wicked made him do it.
I agree with Ryan, in that Alby is Dynamic in a bad way. He starts as a fearless leader, and ends up being afraid and scared of everything. But I think Alby is flat. When we first meet him all we know about him is that he is a brave leader. And when he changes he never shows that side and is just afraid. What do you think?
I think Chuck is a dynamic character. At times Chuck was a nice friendly kind of kid but sometimes changes to a sad doubtful person.
Responding to Darren, I don't think WICKED made Chuck sacrifice himself. I do think WICKED wanted Chuck to sacrifice himself though.
I always thought the Chuck sacrificed himself willingly to save Thomas, but I have not read the books in a while so there might be some details that I am leaving out!
I agree with Scott. Alby is flat and I don't really feel like he is a person that I know. Also, he did change in a bad way the hurt the people of the Maze and it hurt himself as a person. On another note, do you think that Thomas is a dynamic character? I didn't feel like he changed in the long run. IO feel like he changed to little or no extent. What do you think about this topic? Any disagreements?
I think Frypan is a round and dynamic character. He shows his humor and some seriousness. I don't think he is that round, but still is. I think he is dynamic because near the end of the book he becomes more serious, but still shows his humorous side. What do you think?
Following the train I agree with Scott, Alby in the first book really was a flat character, mostly instigating the other characters and manipulating them to do what he didn't. And some-what half way throughout the book he really changes and because a coward, so I guess in a way you can say he is dynamic because of the change in his personality that drastically changed the way we view him as a character.
I think Thomas is a dynamic character. At first when he came into the maze he was scared and confused. Later on he becomes a strong kid willing to risk his life to save his friends.
Out of all the characters mentioned their is a mixed variety of round and flat. Of course the main characters are round, but when Thomas mentioned other characters they are not all round but flat.
I am not completley sure about Wicked making Chuck save Thomas, but that is what I think. We should get back on to our topic, dynamic,static,round and flat characters.
Chuck I think is Round and Dynamic.
Darren wrote: "I am not completely (Grammar Error 404 Darren Not Found) sure about Wicked making Chuck save Thomas, but that is what I think. We should get back on to our topic, dynamic,static,round and flat characters."The topic came out because of our discussion about Chuck being a flat, dynamic, static, or round character
Responding to Darren, I disagree and think that Thomas is Dynamic. It may not seem like he is dynamic, but during the book he becomes more comfortable in the Maze. I also think he is dynamic in leadership. Throughout the book he becomes one of the biggest and important leaders in the maze. What do you think?
I also agree with Scott, I personally found Thomas dynamic and as the story progressed you learned more about his story that you wouldn't have know because of his memory.
I agree with Scott. When Thomas enters the Glade he is very nervous and scared. Throughout the book though Thomas becomes a very confident person. He even starts to take control.
I disagree with Gian. I think Chuck isn't dynamic, but round. His sad side comes out multiple times during the story, it doesn't just come out all of a sudden at the very end. His conflicting emotions, even as simple as happy and sad, make him a well rounded character.
Ryan wrote: "I disagree with Gian. I think Chuck isn't dynamic, but round. His sad side comes out multiple times during the story, it doesn't just come out all of a sudden at the very end. His conflicting emoti..."Gian never mentioned Chuck in his statement about Thomas
I agree with Ryan but even though you don't learn that much about Thomas's past you still learn a lot about what type of person Thomas is, like how how he deals with conflict, or just how he reacts to any situation.
In the book I found Teresa to be a round character but static, as we know much about her but not much really describes her as she was always a quiet person in the Glade
you learn about himself physically, and emotionally rather than his history in this book.
Gian wrote: "I think Chuck is a dynamic character. At times Chuck was a nice friendly kind of kid but sometimes changes to a sad doubtful person."Ryan, this is the comment I was referring to.
I don't know what I would consider Teresa, round or flat because you are not really inside her head. So is she round or flat? what do you guys think?
Going on to a different topic, do you think that there are foil characters in the Maze Runner?
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