Reading Response

How Does This Text Make You Think About Justice In The World? - Q3

In the book The Maze Runner by James Dashner, the world of  young individuals have finally realized everything has changed. Everyone for 2 years except Thomas and Teresa have been searching for a way out of the maze, but nothing was found. The day Thomas had finally became a runner, was the day he’d figured out that the only way to escape this maze was to follow the grievers back to it’s hideout. Minho and Thomas discovered that there was a secret portal also known as the griever hole. The gladers have noticed that ever since Teresa woke up, they have stopped receiving serum supplies. Now the Glade is surrounded by grievers and an old friend returns, Gally.

This text makes in think about justice in the world in many different ways. To begin with, this makes me think that the justice that were given to these children was kind out a new start, a way to cooperate with each other. Because when you think about it, it’s really a test for the creatures to see what these children are capable of when adapting to the fact they have no memory. These kids already believe that they are held captive at a prison “think about it. Our memory are wiped. We live inside a place that seems to have no way out, surrounded by bloodthirsty monster guards. Doesn’t that sound like prison to you?” (pg 64). This proves that  justice used toward these children is like an experiment for behavior studies or like a test.

In conclusion, justice can be shown in many different ways. This makes me think that sometimes justice can change the person you are today, based on the text. I mention that because they were able to have a new start and adapt to new surroundings. Sometimes or most of the time justice is an unfair thing. “George Michael Zimmerman (born October 5, 1983) is an American known for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.  On July 13, 2013, his trial for second-degree murder and manslaughter ended in acquittal”(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Zimmerman). This proves that justice was unfair as many would say. Many people believed that zimmerman should’ve gotten justice for his negative actions toward an unarmed child. This whole thing is to prove that decisions for justice may or not be fair and many people have different views when it comes to justice.