How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Thomas knew he had no choice. He moved. Forward. He squeezed past the connecting rods at the last second and stepped into the Maze. The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter. (16.77)
Did he have a choice though? Of course he did. He could've left Alby and Minho out in the Maze to die, but he didn't. Boom.
Quote #2
He snatched a vine with both hands and started to climb, directly over the spot where he'd just tied up Alby. The thick leaves of the ivy served well as handholds, and Thomas was elated to find that the many cracks in the stone wall were perfect supports for his feet as he climbed. He began to think how easy it would be without… He refused to finish the thought. He couldn't leave Alby behind. (18.29)
Thomas is sacrificing a clean get-away by saving Alby's life, possibly at the expense of his own. Perhaps it is his innate sense of right and wrong, or perhaps he's gotten attached to the grumpy bugger.
Quote #3
"You shut your shuck-face, Thomas. You shut up! I know who you are, but I don't care anymore. I can only do what's right." […] Gally gave Thomas a long, haunted look, his eyes full of terror; then he turned and dove into the writhing body of the Griever. (39.14, 20)
So, killing yourself is "doing what's right" here? Is self-sacrifice always the right thing to do? The benefit is that he takes one for the team by filling the "one kid abducted and killed per night" quota.