In chapter twenty-one, Thomas found some sort of courage deep down inside him and ran towards one of the Griever. The Griever is shocked by this but it didn’t stop it from attacking Thomas head on. Thomas new found courage was lost and jumped out of the way last minute dodging the attack. While Thomas was running down one corridor a pair of hands randomly grabbed him into an adjoining hallway. It was actually Minho and he told Thomas that he was inspired by that quick dive he made. Minho led Thomas a part of the Maze which just ends with a cliff. Both Minho and Thomas stood just inches away from the edge of the cliff waiting for the Grievers to come at them with full speed. At the last second they both jumped out of the way causing the Grievers fall into the dark abyss. Except for one which was able to stop itself in time but both Minho and Thomas had the same idea and jumped at the griever feet first causing it to also fall down the cliff.
Out of nowhere the sun started to rise which meant that the gates of Glade would be opening. This reminded that Alby is still probably hanging on the wall and when Minho heard what Thomas did it made him think that there still could be a chance that he Alby can still get the serum in time. In this chapter Thomas also learns that the serum is an antidote for a Griever wound, it’s made by the Creators, and that it is brought through the box. When they entered through the west entrance everyone was in awe that they returned alive. Newt was surprised the most and when they mentioned Alby’s situation Thomas pointed towards Alby’s hanging thirty feet in the air. Newt told them that they should rest up and see some medical attention. Thomas was woken up by Chuck who wanted to tell him that Alby is still alive and that he’s just going the changing which was followed by a blood curdling scream.
In chapter twenty-three, Newt finally explains to Thomas what he knows about the changing. The changing is the side effect from the serum, the body starts to shake, the skin starts to bubble and turn green and that the person starts to vomit all over themselves. They call another one of the side effects the changing because people start to remember snippets of their past memories and apparently it would be so horrible that it would change them as a person. Newt also informs Thomas that there will be a gathering taking place and it’s about him so he has to go.
The next day Thomas found himself in front of the keepers except for Alby since he’s still in recovery and one of the keepers is Gally who hated Thomas ever since he got to Glade. In the gathering all the keepers stated their opinion on whether or not they should punish Thomas. Some said that he should be rewarded for his bravery, while others say that he should be punished for breaking the number one rule, the most shocking opinion came from Minho who said that he wants to nominate Thomas as the keeper of Runners which is his position.
I really enjoyed Thomas’ technique with dodging the Grievers; it also reminds me of bull fighting and how the Matador would step away from the bull’s horn within reach of its horns. I was equally amazed by what Minho had suggested to do with Thomas mainly because in the story line it has been about a week since he has first arrived from the box. I still think that the story might have a bigger climax because we’re not even half way through the book and the climax of any good story comes near the end. There are also mysterious yet to be solved by Thomas.
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