Maze Runner Series Characterization

[Scott]

This discussion is about how characters develop in the Maze Runner Series.

[Darren]

I think that James Dashner really characterizes each character really well. What do you think?

[Gian]

The characters in the maze runner series develop greatly. I think Dashner does a great job making characters expand throughout his books. I also think the characters that are more closer to the story develop more than the ones that are not.

[Scott]

I think throughout the entire series Newt is changing, especially in The Death Cure. In the first book Newt is a leader but not as brave as in the second book. In the third book Newt becomes on unpredictable because of the Flare. I didn't finish the third book so what do you think?

[Darren]

The only character that is not characterized well is Chuck. I thought that he was tall and skinny but when I saw the movie he was actually short and fat. I don't think Dashner characterized him as well as the other characters.

[Gian]

I agree. Newt is a character that went through a lot of change throughout the books.

[Darren]

I agree with you Scott. At the beginning of the series he was a leader and was respected but towards the end of the series he got, as you said Scott, very unpredictable.

[Sydney]

I agree kind of agree with you Scott, he is a brave leader and stays that way but it is in a new way because of the Flare effects. In the end Newt stays fearless and is not afraid of death because he makes Thomas kill him for the best

[Scott]

Darren wrote: "I think that James Dashner really characterizes each character really well. What do you think?"

I agree with Darren, but sometimes I feel like we don't now enough about all the characters, especially in The Scorch Trials. In The Maze Runner it makes sense that we only know a couple of people because there are a lot of people in the Glade. But in the Scorch Trials there are only about 20 gladers and we only now about 5 of the original Gladers, Thomas, Newt, Minho, Frypan and Aris (even though he wasn't in the Glade with them, he starts the book with them. In the Death Cure (of what I read so far) there are only a couple of characters to focus on. I think James Dashner develops characters well, but sometimes we don't know that much. What do you think?

[Darren]

I agree with you Scott that there are not many characters in The Scorch Trials but they are all characterized very well. What do you think? Can you prove me wrong?

[Gian]

I agree. The characters that were more closer to the book were expressed more but the characters that weren't so close to the book weren't.

[Scott]

Darren wrote: "The only character that is not characterized well is Chuck. I thought that he was tall and skinny but when I saw the movie he was actually short and fat. I don't think Dashner characterized him as ..."

Darren I disagree with you. I think Chuck was characterized well. I don't remember If James Dashner described Chuck in the book but I always thought he was short and fat. Even if his physical traits weren't that clear, I thought Chuck's personality was developed and described very well. In the beginning you could tell Chucks humor and how unimportant he was in the Glade. He then becomes more serious and more brave. I feel like Thomas described Chuck many times in the book that really highlighted Chuck's personality. What do you think?

[Sydney]

In the Maze Runner series I think that Aris and all the minor characters characters besides, Chuck, Teresa,Thomas, Newt, Alby, Minho, Frypan, Brenda where all characterized really well. I even think that Rat face and the two guys that kidnapped Thomas and Brenda were characterized well.

[Sydney]

I meant that all the minor characters like Aris weren't characterized well and the characters I listed were.

[Scott]

Scott wrote: "Darren wrote: "I think that James Dashner really characterizes each character really well. What do you think?"

I agree with Darren, but sometimes I feel like we don't now enough about all the cha..."

I think that characters in the Scorch Trials were characterizes very well, but they weren't characterized In the Scorch Trials, they were characterized in The Maze Runner. In Scorch Trials they acted the way we learned about them in the Maze Runner, but Darren, All I am saying is that we didn't learn anything new about the characters in The Scorch Trials. What do you think?

[Sydney]

Except the new characters that are introduced Scott

[Darren]

Scott wrote: "I think Chuck was characterized well. I don't remember If James Dashner described Chuck in the book but I always thought he was short and fat. Even if his physical traits weren't that clear, I thought Chuck's personality was developed and described very well. In the beginning you could tell Chucks humor and how unimportant he was in the Glade. He then becomes more serious and more brave."


I know that Dashner did a good job of characterizing Chuck as humorous, but I was talking about physical traits. Also, I don't recall Chuck getting serious towards the end of the book. I recall him getting more serious because of what was happening in the Glade, not personality wise. I think he kept his true personality the whole way through the book,

[Darren]

Scott wrote: "I think that characters in the Scorch Trials were characterizes very well, but they weren't characterized In the Scorch Trials, they were characterized in The Maze Runner"

I disagree with you Scott. A lot of characters develop in the Scorch Trials