Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Before the boys head into the Scorch, they're living in dormitories—just simple dorm rooms, where they all have beds and showers and such. These dorms were created by WICKED, and they protect the...
Genre
When you start to see random words capitalized, like Grievers or Gladers or Scorch or Cranks or Maze—the list goes on and on—then you're probably reading some kind of fiction novel. Then, when...
Tone
Contradictory phrases are the best, because sometimes they're the only way to describe something. The overall story of The Scorch Trials is pretty dark. We have a bunch of kids being manipulated by...
What's Up With the Title?
The Scorch Trials are the actual trials that the Gladers are put through as they enter the desert, which is known as the Scorch. Now, the word "trial" can mean a few things: it can mean a court cas...
What's Up With the Ending?
Erg, the epilogue. It's the same thing we get in The Maze Runner: a memorandum from Ava Paige, the Chancellor of WICKED. In the memorandum in Scorch Trials, Paige talks about how everyone in WICKED...
Tough-o-Meter
Unless you're confused by Newt's accent (so saying the word "bloody" as an adjective to describe everything under the sun), The Scorch Trials should be a pretty easy read. Not only are the chapters...