Maze Runner

            In the book Maze Runner, the Glade is a society that is inhabited and run by teenage boys. In this society the boys create their own justice system and divide the tasks amongst themselves in order to function as a whole. Alby is the main leader of the society with Newt being second in command; these two boys are similar to the President and Vice President of the society, whatever they say happens. There are also more leaders that oversee the different groups of workers; Minho is the leader of the runners, Winston is the leader of the Butchers, Gally is the leader of the builders, Zart is the leader of the gardeners, and Frypan is the leader of the cooks. The boys make decisions in their society by holding a meeting with all of the leaders; this is called the council. The council talks about the situation at hand and comes up with a decision that pleases all the leaders. When each person is dropped off, they are evaluated on what skills they have, and the keepers pick which job they would be suited for best. All the leaders oversee their different workers to insure that everything gets worked out smoothly. One of the rules of the Glade is that no one is allowed into the maze after dark, because it is too dangerous. Another rule is that there is no fighting amongst them and that everything must be resolved with the leaders. They enforce these rules by holding a meeting and agreeing on a punishment whenever anyone breaks them. I do not believe that a group of teenage boys would be as successful as the Gladers were in their position. One reason I believe this is because the boys would not have been able to come up with as advanced of a system, and if they did some would oppose this system and others would abuse their power. The boys would also act more chaotically and primitive because they do not know anything about themselves or their environment. The Glade is a confusing place and in reality, the boys would not be able to handle the stress of living there.