The Maze Runner

  • Thomas arrives in the Glade

    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 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

    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

    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 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 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

    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

    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

    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 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 leads the escape
    Thomas helps Alby and Newt lead the boys to their escape.
  • Chuck saves Thomas’ life

    Chuck saves Thomas’ life
    When they enter the WICKED lab Chuck sacrifices himself to save Thomas.
  • Rescue and an Uncertain Future

    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

    Thomas and Minho discover a code
    Minho and Thomas discover the letters on the walls of the Maze spell words.