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Thomas arrives in the Glade
Thomas wakes up in the Box in the Glade knowing only his name.
He remembers nothing else about his life. -
Thomas learns about the Maze from the Gladers
Thomas meets the other boys who live in the Glade - Alby, the leader, and Newt, the second in command. He makes friends with Chuck. Thomas learns how the Glade is run and that every night the giant walls/doors surrounding them that lead to the maze, close. -
Beware the Grievers
Thomas Is warned never to go into the maze because of the monsters called Grievers who live in it. He also learns that the “Changing” occurs when a person gets stung by a Griever and they experience flashbacks into their pasts. -
A girl joins the Gladers
The box arrives with the first girl ever to join the Gladers. She informs them that everything is going to change and drops a note that says “she’s the last one …. ever” -
Thomas recognises the girl and the maze
Thomas realises that the girl and the maze look familiar to him. -
Minho sees a dead Griever.
A runner named Minho reports that he has spotted a dead griever. -
Thomas decides to be a runner
Thomas announces that he wants to be a runner. -
Thomas discovers that the Grievers can be defeated.
Thomas discovers that it is possible to defeat the grievers when he saves Alby and Minho after they are stuck in the Maze overnight. They are the first to survive a night in the Maze. -
Thomas visits Teresa
Teresa is in a coma in the infirmary and when Thomas visits her, he can hear her voice in his head. -
Thomas becomes a Runner
Although it is not customary for a newbie to become a Runner, Thomas does so. He makes friends with Minho. -
Thomas and Minho map the Maze
During a day in the Maze, Thomas and Minho see a Griever jump off a cliff and disappear. They return and make a map of the Maze in the map room. -
Teresa has a message for Thomas
Thomas hears Teresa’s voice again. This time she tells him that she has triggered the ending. -
The Grievers terrorise the Glade
The doors to the Maze do not close one night and the Grievers invade the Glade. -
Thomas spends another night in the Maze
Thomas proposes spending a night in the Maze again to research the Grievers. -
Thomas goes through the “Changing”
Thomas allows himself to be stung by a Griever and go through the Changing. When he wakes up he tells the others that they can escape through the Griever Hole. -
Teresa and Thomas decipher the code
Teresa and Thomas work together to decipher the Maze's code. -
Thomas leads the escape
Thomas helps Alby and Newt lead the boys to their escape. -
Chuck saves Thomas’ life
When they enter the WICKED lab Chuck sacrifices himself to save Thomas. -
Rescue and an Uncertain Future
The Gladers are rescued from WICKED and taken to a large building where they are fed and given comfortable beds to sleep in. However, uncertainty surrounds their safety. -
Thomas and Minho discover a code
Minho and Thomas discover the letters on the walls of the Maze spell words.