Reading Response (3- HW #2)

     Imagine a world where the only thing you know about yourself is your first name. You wake up and you're in an elevator. You don't have any memories, but you know about how a normal life is. When you exit the elevator, there are a bunch of guys around your age (or what you think is your age) and they explain to you how their world is. No technology, no electricity, none of that stuff. There are four walls that close every night to protect you from monsters called Grievers. The monsters live in a Maze. The Maze is the only way out. You don't know who sent you there, but you know people are watching you- the Creators. This world is the exact world of The Maze Runner by James Dashner. 

     This book totally reminded me of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In that book, the government makes 12 districts randomly choose a male and a female from their people, and the government makes them all fight to the death. The government in The Hunger Games reminds me of the Creators. They are similar in the way that they both control what's going on, and can affect peoples actions. They are different because the government in The Hunger Games just wants control. They want to show people that they can do what they want. The Creators in The Maze Runner are just doing a simple experiment. They are testing the will of the people by adding in more and more variables. Either way, both books are great.