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Who are the characters named after?
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Minho could be named after Ho Chi Minh (my father figured it out)
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I think this is correct.Newt= Isaac NEWTon
Alby= ALBert Einstein
Thomas= THOMAS Edison
Ben= BENjamin Franklin
Gally= GALIleo Galilei
Teresa= Mother TERESA
Chuck= CHUCK Norris
Minho= The University of MINHO
Zart= Matthew ZART
Dave= DAVE Johnson
Winston= Winston ChurchillClint= Clint Eastwood
Jeff= Jeff Dean
I really don't blame Frypan for nicknaming himself.
Tesla most likely refers to Nick who was the one who was sent down into the shaft after the room that brings the boys in had left. He was cut in half.
Heidi wrote: "Gally=GalileoAlby=Albert Einstein
Thomas=Thomas Edison
Aris=Aristotle
Newt=Isaac Newton
Minho=Future scientist
Rachel=Rachel Carson
Frypan/Siggy=Sigmund Freud
Zart=Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chuck=Ch..."
Awesome! Great guess! I´m officially staying with these.
I honestly was always under the impression that James Dashner just had a daughter or a neice or something who had a crush on the Korean pop-star Choi Minho. I'm sure if it were the case, she would be absolutely thrilled to have one of his characters named after her crush. It would make sense too, since Choi Minho happens to have a rather similar character. That's just my opinion though.
I thought Minho was named after a Korean actor Lee Minho...
That's actually very interesting.. I liked the idea of assigning them scientists names. Which I guess it's done based on their way of thinking or type of personality.
deleted user wrote: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho."He's not Chinese... He's Korean.
Michaela wrote: "deleted user wrote: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho."He's not Chinese... He's Korean."
yeah. I was gonna point that out too. In fact when I was reading the book and Minho's character came up and he being asian and all, I immediately pictured him as Choi Minho. And now, whenever I read the book, I always picture him as Choi Minho. O_o Well, he's a handsome lad.
Thekellys: Ah, yes. Who is Minho named after? I get this question often. And the answer is very simple. The events of THE MAZE RUNNER take place well in the future, so I purposefully wanted a main character who is named after someone who doesn’t exist yet in our day. So keep an eye out for the great man who will rise up in our society called Minho. (Could it be my niece’s husband? Maybe!)This was copied and pasted of of James Dashners website...so to this question there is no answer
Melody wrote: "http://www.randombuzzers.com/the-buzz...From the author (I copied and pasted):
blkwingangel wrote:
Hi James! I've asked fellow booksellers that have read MR but n..."
Sooooo glad you asked!
Minho is one of the most common names in Korea. I think James Dashner just needed an Asian name that can be pronounced easily.
유안 wrote: "Minho is one of the most common names in Korea. I think James Dashner just needed an Asian name that can be pronounced easily."I don't think so. I researched Korean scientists and all that and there is a known Korean mathematician named Minhyong Kim. He could easily be named after him. The names are very similar.
deleted user wrote: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho."I hate to burst your bubble, but Choi Minho isn't Chinese. He's from South Korea and is a member of a kpop group called SHINee. He is the lead rapper, but also a talented vocalist, dancer and actor.
Why must people assume that every asian person they see is Chinese?
Nay wrote: "Sam *awake and unafraid* wrote: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho."Excuse me... Choi Minho is a Korean rapper from the boy ..."
I just got an account to tell you how happy I am that you clarified that Minho oppa is korean. Thank you soooo much.
Adeline wrote: "Who Minho was named after really bothered while I was reading the series. He was my favorite character, and I'm also an asian, but I don't think I've ever heard a scientist named Minho. The only th..."LOL Me too
I just watched the movie and I cringed of how Newt pronounced Minho's name. But I'm glad that Thomas got it right. :-)
Huda wrote: "I just watched the movie and I cringed of how Newt pronounced Minho's name. But I'm glad that Thomas got it right. :-)"well to be honest, Thomas (Newt) is British so he'll pronounce it the way a British man would pronounce it
❄ sʜᴀʜᴅɪᴀ ❄ ᵃᶫᶫ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠᶫᵃʷˢ ᵃᶰᵈ ᵃᶫᶫ ᵒᶠ ᵐʸ ᶠᶫᵃʷˢ ❄ wrote: "Wait, what's the wrong way? I'm British, so...."wouldn't know. any way is the right way because there is absolutely no way that all the nationalities pronounce that one name the same. it's like americans that can barely say spanish names
❄ sʜᴀʜᴅɪᴀ ❄ ᵃᶫᶫ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠᶫᵃʷˢ ᵃᶰᵈ ᵃᶫᶫ ᵒᶠ ᵐʸ ᶠᶫᵃʷˢ ❄ wrote: "Agreed. Every teacher I've had pronounces my name differently.On a side note, I love how Newt is a Brit in the movie. I always imagined him as so."
didn't Thomas actually say he had some sort of an accent in the book?
❄ sʜᴀʜᴅɪᴀ ❄ ᵃᶫᶫ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠᶫᵃʷˢ ᵃᶰᵈ ᵃᶫᶫ ᵒᶠ ᵐʸ ᶠᶫᵃʷˢ ❄ wrote: "I think so...He uses 'bloody' a lot..."he does, and he even talks like a Brit
Choi Minho is an olympic runner from Korea
Gerty Theresa Cori biochemist
Minho was named after James corean brother in law or something like that. I'm not quite sure which member of his family was it. I think it was his cousin's husband.
OH! It was his niece's husband!!! Yes, final answer. Minho is named after James' cousin's husband.
Heidi wrote: "Gally=GalileoAlby=Albert Einstein
Thomas=Thomas Edison
Aris=Aristotle
Newt=Isaac Newton
Minho=Future scientist
Rachel=Rachel Carson
Frypan/Siggy=Sigmund Freud
Zart=Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chuck=Ch..."
Zart makes sense...but who is Zart again?
I'm starting to think that the girls were either named after Religious woman or Queens. (I haven't heard of Dashner saying a theme on which the girls were named after.)Religious figures make some sense Teresa is named after Mother Teresa. Rachael is also biblical (Genesis). And several saint Elizabeths. Though I can't think of anything for Harriet or Sonya.
Then maybe if you take Teresa out of the question there's Queen Sonya of Norway, Queen Elizabeth (Beth), There was a British Princess named Harriet who was key to bring about the treaty of Dover which is admittedly stretching it a bit far. Then if Teresa wasn't confirmed for Mother Teresa I would have said Theresa Maria the Queen of Holy Roman empire.
Thoughts?
i know you're a deleted user and this has nothing to do with the question, but i just want set one thing straight: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho." Choi Minho is fucking SOUTH KOREAN, did you not read the fucking explanation they gave?
To be honest, I'm surprised someone hasn't explained this all in the first place after a year. 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)
deleted user wrote: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho."hes not Chinese, hes Korean
Rosa wrote: "I've not read a single interview w/ the author, so I could be wrong, but given that their aliases were supposed to be derived from those of renowned geniuses, I'd guess that Chuck comes from Charle..."I think it comes from the name Minotaur because he was imprisoned in the labyrinth at Crete, in Greek mythology.
Minho is not named for anyone we know. He is named for a genius from the future. Siggy is Sigmund Freud.
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Sharon wrote: "Kesiah wrote: "Sam wrote: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho."Seriously! Choi Minho is NOT Chinese, he's Korean from an awes..."
When Dashner describes Minho as tall and athletic Choi Minho was the only answer that came to my mind ahah
My deduction:The actor's name is Hi-Kong Lee
Name in the movie is Minho
Lee Minho (Coincidence?)
:DDD
You're thinking of a minnow; it's a shiny little black fish
Laurie wrote: "Minho is the one that has me lost"I read on another site, that Minho's name is supposed to be a reference to Moses as he is supposed to be a leader and free his people... It kind of makes sense. Or not?
Heidi wrote: "Gally=GalileoAlby=Albert Einstein
Thomas=Thomas Edison
Aris=Aristotle
Newt=Isaac Newton
Minho=Future scientist
Rachel=Rachel Carson
Frypan/Siggy=Sigmund Freud
Zart=Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chuck=Ch..."
Also, Teresa is supposed to be a reference to Nikolai Tesla.
This is so old, but I thought his name is Minho after Minotaur!!!! you know... the half bull half man who is said to dwell in the labrynth.
Natalia wrote: "This is so old, but I thought his name is Minho after Minotaur!!!! you know... the half bull half man who is said to dwell in the labrynth."Wow. Makes sense. Cool!!! :D
Because Mother Teresa and Harriet Tubman weren't exactly scientists, I think the girls are more named after humanitarians (just my guess).
Jay wrote: "Yeah, Harriet Tubman wasn't exactly a scientist either.But thanks Melody! It's nice to know what was actually going through the author's mind. It seems rather sloppy to not actually mention that ..."
To be honest, I disagree completely. Number one, I really liked the way maze runner was written. The writing style seemed "sophisticated" to me, which suited the book, because the characters are really smart. Number two, THG and MR can't be compared. They're so different from each other - THG is a fight to the death, MR is a book about kids in a controlled world/the world about to end. Completely different. Like when people try and compare THG and Divergent - completely different. Sorry.
deleted user wrote: "I googled 'Minho' and the only thing that came up was a Chinese rapper. haha and his name was Choi Minho." the one Minho you're talking about is actually Korean not Chinese.☺
Thomas:Edison Newt:Isaac Newton
Alby: Albert Einstein
Gally: Galileo
Chuck:Charles Darwin
Theresa: Mother Theresa
Ben:Benjamin Franklin
Frypan/Siggy:Sigmund Freud
Aris:Aristotle
Zart: Motzart
Winston:Robert Winston or Winston Churchill
Harriet: Tubman
Rachel:Carson
Beth: Evertt William BETH or some Elizebeth
Minho: someone from the future
Guys Alby was named after Albus Dumbledore
James Dashner said that since the book is based in the future, that he wanted one or two characters based on people that haven't ezisted yet. Minho is one of them.
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