Dear Ms. Zrihen, 01/17/12
I am enjoying reading the book, The Maze Runner, written by James Dashner. The genre is definitely Si-fi. The story takes place in an unknown land. The main character is Tom. He is round/dynamic. The plot evolved in the following way threw the story: First, Tom wakes up in the middle of an elevator, then he goes out to explore. Later, he takes a tour of his new home, and sees a new person arrive. Also, he gets lost in a surrounding maze, and saves 2 lives, as well as remove 4 death threats. The main problem is that he is trapped in a maze. The tone of the book is very suspenseful and mysterious. A theme that appears in the book is Tom gets into trouble. The book appears to have no moral. From my point of view, I could see that he is not very excited to live in a maze. The author organized the book through chronological order. The author’s purpose is to entertain. His perspective is that Tom is able to deal with trouble.
“Put him on the council and have him train us on everything he did out there. ” This was written on page 154. I picked this passage because it shows that even when tom gets in trouble he still gets rewarded. The passage is significant to the story because it shows that even when tom gets in trouble he still gets rewarded.
I used several reading strategies throughout the book. Before reading, I skimmed and scanned through this book, or I flipped through the pages looking for text features to see whether or not I would like this book. Also, I read the synopsis, or summary. While reading, I would quiz myself on what I read after each page and re-read parts I didn’t understand.
Figurative language I saw in the book: alliteration, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, personification.
I would rate this book 5 stars ***** because once I start reading, I can’t put it down. And at the end and middle of every page, there is a cliff-hanger so you want to read more all the time. Also, I do recommend it to the class.
Sincerely,
Mikey Rogatinsky
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