Jake Zahara2/5/14LiteratureThe Maze RunnerWritten by: James DashnerAuthor BiographyJames Dashner was born on November 26, 1972 and is currently 41 years old. Dashner grew up in Georgia, but eventually moved to the Rocky Mountains. James attended Brigham Young University, initially to study accounting, but having been an avid reader since childhood, he decided to try his hand at writing. It took several tries, but he eventually created the Fincher book series, which began his writing career. James met his wife, Lynette Anderson, in Utah. They eventually moved to Colorado and now have four children. James is a well-known author of children's fantasy books, as well as a writer of books for adults, and he plans to write many more books in the future. Plot The Maze Runner is a book about a boy who, when we first meet him, remembers nothing. , but his name. He is among many other children, known as Gladers, within an experiment conducted by the creators, the people who created the maze. It all seems too familiar to young Thomas when he first sets foot in the fortress that seems to have no exit. He feels like he's been there before, but he can't figure it out. The other Gladers notice and dislike the coincidence that the day after Thomas arrives, not only does another member immediately arrive, but a female. Throughout the history of the maze, as far as the keepers could remember, there had never been a Greenie girl (someone who was new to the Glades). Even the labyrinth's keepers were shocked by what Thomas was capable of and what he brought to the table. Within a couple of days, Thomas sees an opening in the maze's walls just as they are closing in and makes a brave dive into the maze to save his fellow Gladers who has... middle of paper... always a way to get over things. The Author really seems to emphasize that if you keep trying, everything will be fine. When Thomas kept looking for clues and went back to look at the whole picture, it was easy for him to discover the maze. Thomas absolutely had to remain calm and logical for this to be achieved. When I feel most frustrated or defeated, I have to put my emotions aside to move forward and think logically, otherwise my work will get the better of me and I won't do as well. I use these life lessons day to day with school and homework. If I keep trying and working very hard, I can always improve my grades. It's so easy to want to give up when we're disappointed, but if we force ourselves to persevere we will have long-term success even if we don't see it right away, like Thomas did when he escaped the maze.