You know what would make the Trials a whole lot easier? If Thomas didn't have to see his only friends in the whole world get crushed by stones, stabbed by knives, and blasted by lightning bolts. It would also be great if he and his friends didn't have to face starvation everywhere they turned. Oh, and if they didn't have to suffer from being locked up in confined spaces. And—well, yeah, the list goes on and on.
In The Death Cure, everywhere you turn, there's something bad happening—like, something really bad.
Questions About Death and Suffering
- Who suffers more: the Gladers, or the people with the Flare? Neither?
- Should Thomas have put Newt out of his misery by killing him?
- Will the death and suffering the Gladers witness affect their living conditions in paradise?
- Which event is most traumatic for Thomas?