Scorch Trials: Reading Skills

               In Scorch Trials, there are many situations in the novel that allow the reader to connect to the main character and make inferences about the future. In the past 2 chapters I have read, Thomas and his friend Brenda are being tested by the government. Right now they are traveling underground through a dark tunnel to reach the rest of their group which they were separated from.

               Since they are in a dark tunnel, it is very suspenseful and I found myself wondering what was going to happen next. I can connect to how Thomas feels because he is frightened in the darkness and has no sense of where to go. I have felt this way once when me and my family got lost in the woods at night. I felt scared like Thomas and I had absolutely no idea where to go. I think in the next chapter Thomas and Brenda will encounter an obstacle that keeps them from traveling in the dark since the story is very suspenseful and the characters are becoming alert and insecure. One question I continue to ask myself is: Why is Thomas so insecure? Thomas has many insecurities in the story and they make him a strong introvert. I would like to see Thomas step outside the box and start expressing himself more.

               This book, Scorch Trials, is a lot like the real world since in the book they are lost in a vast area fighting for survival and this happens to many people when they get lost in an unknown area. In the real world people have to cope with their surroundings just like Thomas has to. Lots of people have attempted climbing Mt. Everest and have had to survive the wilderness like Thomas has to. This book is also a lot like the Hunger Games since like Katniss, Thomas is fighting for survival and has no escape because the government is testing him. Also like the Hunger Games, Thomas has allies to help him along the way.