Young Adult Book Club discussion

1. Which Glader did you most relate to? Why did they appeal to you? In counter, which one did you relate least to and why?

2. Why do you think the Creator's wiped the boys' memories before putting them in the maze?

3. Why was the girl the final person sent to the maze? How did introducing a girl as the 'trigger to the end' impact the scene vs sending another boy like Thomas?

4. For the past two years, only teenage boys have been sent to the Glade. What differences in the Glader community might have come if there had been different genders or age ranges present?

5. Thomas was punished for saving his fellow Gladers because he broke the community rules to do so. Why was this necessary in the Glader community? In the real world, are there situations where laws and moral codes clash? Which do you feel if more important between the two?

6. Why is 'order' a central aspect of the Glader community? Every time the order was disrupted, how did the Glader's react?

7. Do you believe the return of the Glader's memories after a Griever sting was an intentional side effect by the creators of the maze? What reason would they have to allow the boy's memories to return if they survived an attack?

8. One idea the creators seem to support is the concept that any action can be justified if it is done for the greater good. Do you agree or disagree with this concept and why?

9. The creators had a keen interest in observing how the boys react to hopeless situations like an unsolvable maze and unbeatable monsters. In regards to the Flare, what could have motivated the creators to study the boy's endurance in hopeless conditions?