Maze Runner
Who is the name of the main character?
Thomas
What is Mary May's profession?
Whistleblower
How many main characters are there?
three
What are the five types of conflict?
Character vs- self, nature, society, other character, technology.
Define Dystopian
an imagined state or society that highlights something real but is exaggerated
What is the name of the creature that torments the runners of the maze?
Grievers
How many brands does Celestine receive?
6
Where is Lev going with Cifi?
Joplin, MO, USA
Who is the author of your book?
James Dashner
Neal Shusterman
Cecelia Ahern
What is the purpose of dystopian literature?
to highlight or recognize some problem in society, entertainment for the purpose of highlighting issues in society etc.
"There was a sound of a snapping wire. The whoosh of an object slicing the air" (72). What is the example of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
"Tina places me in the chair. It is like a dentist's chair, nothing unusual apart from the fact that my body is bound to it--" (146). What is the figurative language used in this passage?
Simile
"The game was a lot like basketball, except the losers were sacrificed to the Mayan gods," (272). This is an example of which type of figurative language?
Allusion
Which of the three novels has been made into a movie?
Maze Runner
What makes your novel a dystopian novel?
--open--
What types of connections can be made?
text to text
text to self
text to world
Why do dystopian novels appeal to a YA (young adult) audience?
--open--
1) Define Theme
2) How does one determine the theme of a novel? (steps needed)
-universal message
What does the graffiti that our class looked at in the beginning of the unit,
"Your utopia
my dystopia"
mean?
--open--