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Minho was the only one who trusted Thomas's idea to escape the maze. At the gathering everybody was telling Thomas that he was crazy and they would all get killed but Minho fought back with Thomas against everyone else. "That's the dumbest theory I've ever heard. He just got freaking torn apart three nights ago. You think that's part of the act?" (310). This proves that Minho had faith in Thomas when no one else did.

The changing messes with the way the characters think. For example Gally stood right in front of Thomas and punched him square in the face before tripping and breaking a lamp. "They'll kill you...The Grievers will kill you all--one every night til' it's over!" Gally screamed (p.256). Gally never used to act this way therefore this proves that the changing messes with the characters minds.

Thomas was feeling pressure because he felt responsible for getting Chuck home to his family. For example Thomas felt the burning in his heart which happens when you feel very emotional. Thomas said to Chuck "I bet your mom is sitting in your room right now, holding your pillow... And yeah, I bet she's crying". This proves that Thomas felt bad for Chuck and is going to work hard to get Chuck back home to his family.

One conflict was when Thomas ran all the way out of the glade into the maze. Thomas did this because he kept hearing the girls voice in his head and he got so scared and annoyed by it he ran deep into the maze and had to find his way back. Luckily for Thomas his stamina, speed and memorization of the maze was so good he was able to find his way back into the glade just minutes before the doors closed for the night.

Thomas was nervous when he thought Ben's banishment would be his fault. For example he hid behind a taller kid so Ben couldn't see him. "please" he said and glanced from boy to boy Thomas quickly stepped behind another boy to avoid confrontation with Ben. This proves Thomas didn't want Ben to blame his banishment all on Thomas.

Thomas was scared when he learned about the grievers. For example he said "what hurts a lot" with fear in his voice. "No one dies if they make it back in time to get the serum it's all or nothing dead or not dead just hurts a lot". In conclusion this proves Thomas worries for his future and his fate.