Thomas VS Katniss

In the book The Maze Runner it starts off when the main character Thomas awakes in an elevator in a state of oblivion. He doesn't remember anything or anyone. He then begins to hear strange and unfamiliar voices, once the voices sound uncomfortably close the elevator doors open. The bright light blinds Thomas and he is now greeted by other boys his age, he then finds out that he is now in a place known as the glades. The character Thomas reminds me a lot of Katniss from the Hunger Games. In the book The Hunger Games Katniss was placed into a situation where even though she was frightened, she was forced to rise up and put on a brave outward appearance so her family and friends wouldn’t be scared. Although Thomas has no recollection of his family or his former self, he still puts on a front of bravery so the other boys would not think he was weak. In the first few chapters it seems as if Thomas was selective of his friends. Once he learned a little about chuck he was eager to befriend him and stuck close to him. This reminds me of how Katniss was picky about who she trusted in the hunger games arena. She bonded with Rue and stuck close to her. One of the major comparisons in these books is when Thomas went to bed the night him and chuck really bonded. He moved his sleeping bag which showed that he must really trust chuck. Thomas was now trusting chuck enough to have him in his presence when he was in his most vulnerable state. This reminds me of when Katniss and Rue were officially allies, and they both slept up in the trees. In the hunger games the main purpose was to kill off the other contestants in the arena. When Katniss trusted Rue enough to have her sleep in a close radius, it showed that she was now opening up to Rue. At anytime Rue could have turned on Katniss and killed her, but Katniss trusted a stranger enough potentially have her life at risk. The last major comparison that I noticed between Thomas and Katniss was when they first witnessed Death. When Thomas was confronted by Ben in the graveyard, Ben began threatening Thomas with a knife. When Alby showed up with a bow to try and negotiate with Ben. He seemed to have aggravated the situation, ben continued to be unreasonable, Alby then shot an arrow which then killed Ben. Thomas was then in a state of shock after seeing this happen right in front of him. Which reminds me of when Katniss witnessed Rue's death right in front of her. In all reality Rue held more meaning to Katniss but the impact was still the same. She had to act fast and kill Marvel in order to avenge Rue. After witnessing death both characters had different reactions. Granted the deaths held different meaning for each of the characters. They both were still in shock, Katniss just had to make an impulse decision after. Since reading the first few chapters of The Maze Runner I have noticed several comparisons to The Hunger Games already. So now as I continue to read I am interested in seeing if I can find some more.