Playlist Assignment - The Maze Runner

Thomas,        

Since you are one of the runners I recommend that you listen to the song called "Running" by No Doubt.  This song talks about running all the time and running to your future.  You are constantly running in the maze to try and find out a way to escape.  In the song it says, “Running as fast as we can.” This relates to you when you are stuck in the maze at night and were bring chased by grievers.  In the book it says, “Pounding the stone with his feet he fled as fast as he possibly could" (132).  You ran very fast in order to save your life. This song would remind you that you have to keep on running.

 

Sometimes it must be difficult for you considering you were the second to last one to ever come into the maze.  People always blame you for the changing.  I think that you should listen to is "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith to remind you that Teresa is different just like you.  You and Teresa aren’t like the other kids in the maze.  In the song it says, “I know I’m not the only one.”  You told the Keepers, “Teresa and I have a gift.  We’re telepathic!  We can talk to each other in our freaking heads” (307).  This song would remind you that you’re not crazy and you’re not the only one that can hear voices in your head.

 

 

You should also listen to the song "Skyscraper" by Demi Lavato. This song is about a person that is not letting someone else bring them down.  One of the lines in the song says, “You can take everything I have.”  You can relate to this because the creators wiped away your memory before they put you in the maze.  In the book when you first come up out of the box it says, “Emptiness ate away at his insides, quickly replaced by a sadness that hurt his head” (11).  You can listen to this song whenever you are mad at the creators.  It will remind you that even though they took everything away from you can still rise up and find a way out.

 

 

In order to escape from the maze you have to be able to survive. So, "Survivor" by Destiny’s Child would be another good song to listen to.  While you were in the maze you had to keep on going even if you thought there weren’t any solutions.  For example when you said, “Don’t give up, Chuck.  We’re going to solve this thing, and get out of here” (195).   In the song it says, “I’m going to make it. I will survive.”  You can listen to this song when you feel like quitting or when you feel like there is no hope in getting out.  This song tells you that you can survive and that you are strong.

 

You try every day to remember anything that you can.  You try to figure out why you are stuck inside this huge maze. The song "Trapped" by Josephine talks about someone who is trapped and can’t get out.  One of the lines in this song says, “It’s all my fault, I can’t hide it.  I’ve tried to run, I can’t fight it.”  You also told the Keepers during the gathering that, “Teresa and I helped design the maze” (307).  You can relate to this song because you feel like it is all your fault that you and everyone else are stuck in the maze.  This song explains what is happening in your life.  You go out there are run but you can’t fight off the grievers or the maze.

I hope you consider listening to these songs!

          Sincerely,                             

          Maddie Clinch