127 pages • 4 hours read
James DashnerThe Maze Runner
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 57-60 Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 57 Summary
Thomas finds himself in complete darkness and then into the waiting hands of Teresa and Chuck. Without Teresa’s flashlight, the place would be pitch black. Thomas ascertains that they are in a cold, ten-foot high cylinder covered in grimy oil. Chuck yells for them to type in the code, and Thomas tells Teresa to punch it in while he and Chuck keep watch for Grievers. As Teresa types in the code, a Griever jumps through the Griever Hole. Thomas pushes Chuck behind him and uses his spear to cut off one the Griever’s spikes. The Griever shrieks loudly and retreats, and Thomas realizes that Grievers can be killed. Teresa yells that she is not able to punch in the last word, PUSH, but Thomas rushes at the injured Griever, jumping on top of it and plunging his spear into its body. The creature begins shaking violently and yellow ooze emanates from its body, before it shuts down.
Before Thomas can help Teresa, two more Grievers come through the Hole. Trying to think of a solution, Chuck sees a button and suggests that they push it. As one Griever grabs Thomas and another prepares to slice at Chuck, Teresa pushes the red button, which has the words KILL 
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