How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
How could everything be taken away from them so fast? (4.2)
Thoughts like this will soon vanish for the Gladers, as anything is possible with WICKED behind the controls.
Quote #2
An alarm went off in his head—their brains had been tinkered with before. Had it happened again? Had their memories been altered or wiped? (5.27)
WICKED is actually so manipulative that Thomas begins to believe that they can control the behavioral patters in the Gladers' brains. If WICKED can do that, then the kids' unique identities are pretty much garbage. After all, didn't WICKED already erase all the kids' memories?
Quote #3
He knew they were on the edge of yet another great change in their ridiculous journey, and he didn't want to draw it out any longer. (7.32)
After being manipulated so much by WICKED, each Variable almost seems like another day in the office for the Gladers. Ugh, time to put on their ties, grab their briefcases, and walk out into another lightning storm. All in a day's work.