127 pages 4 hours read

James Dashner

The Maze Runner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

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Chapters 17-20 Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 17 Summary

Inside the Maze, everything is dark and it takes Thomas a while to collect his thoughts. The reality of what he has just done terrifies him, but he manages to find his way to Minho and Alby. Minho tells Thomas that what he just did was stupid, not brave. To enter the Maze at night was breaking the number one rule, and now all of them are going to die. Thomas tries to think of a way to get out of the situation, and is flustered by Minho’s negativity. Minho tells him that they have tried everything, and that no one who has survived a Griever before has stayed out overnight—they all got back in time to get the Serum. He then tells Thomas that they found the Griever, but when Alby touched it the Griever went crazy and stung him multiple times before running away as if confused. Thomas suggests that they climb the vines, which angers Minho even more. He yells at Thomas about his know-it-all attitude, and then tells him that they have tried that before. Minho tells Thomas that his sense of