This document is a compare and contrast essay between the movies "Maze Runner" and "The Hunger Games" written by Lee Shze Hwa. The essay contrasts the storylines, main characters, settings, and themes of the two movies. For storyline, "Maze Runner" follows Thomas who wakes up trapped in a glade surrounded by walls and must help others escape the maze, while "The Hunger Games" involves a competition where districts send tributes to fight to the death. The main characters of Thomas and Katniss also differ in their characteristics. The settings of the glade surrounded by maze walls versus post-apocalyptic North America divided into districts are also contrasted. Finally, the themes

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
THE DESIGN SCHOOL
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT
NAME: Lee Shze Hwa
STUDENT ID NO: 0320053
FILMS SELECTED: “Maze Runner” and “The Hunger Games”
WORD COUNT: 1199 words
ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE – CONTRAST ESSAY
LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA
SUBMISSIONDATE: APRIL 3RD
, 2015

2. Prewriting (Mind Map)
Contrast Essay between Movie “Maze Runner” and “The Hunger Games”
Storyline
Maze Runner
 Thomaswake up inan ascendingelevatorand shockedwhen realized
he surroundedbyhuge wall.
 Thomasrushesintothe maze to helpMinhoand injuredAlby.
Thomasand Minho use vinestosuspendAlby’sbodytokeephim
safe.Theyattracked by Griever.ThomaskilledtoGriever.
 Nextday,theyfounda device fromthe deadGriever.Thomas
believesitwill guide yhemtoescape fromthe maze.
 The galde attackedby Grievers.
 Thomaswantedto escape andonlyhalf of the gladerwantedto
follow him.TheyattackedbyGrieversonthe wayto escape.
 Theysuccessfullyunlockthe doorandescape.
The Hunger Games
 Every year two represented will be selected in a competition
known as Hunger Games.
 Katniss volunteers to take place of her sister, Prim. Peeta was
selected as the represented of district 12.
 They trained by Haymitch, a hard-drinking former Hunger
Games champion. Katniss was expert in the weapon of bow
and error.
 Game start. Some competitor died because attacked by other
competitor. Katniss killed a competitor because he tried to kill
Rue, the young competitor.
 Katniss saw a competitor died because of the poisonous berry.
 Cato is the only competitor left. Katniss and Peeter forced to go
to lake for water resources. Thay attacked by Cato.
 Katniss shots Cato and he died.Katniss and Peeta won the game

3. Main Actress
Characteristic
The Hunger Games
 Katnissisa personwho care and protectherfamily,sympathiestoweak,
toughperson.
 Katnissvolunteertotake place of her sisterandbecome a represented
of district12.
 KatnissshowshersympathiestoRue by coversherbodyin flowerswhen
she died.
 Katnissistoughenoughto survive inthe environmentwhichisgravely
lack of food

Maze Runner
 Thomasis a brave and intelligentperson.
 Thomasis the onlyone whobrave to rush into the maze to helpMinho
and injuredAlbyandhe isthe firstpersonwhokilledaGriever.
 Thomasis intelligenttofindoutthe wayto escape fromthe maze.
 Thomasbelievesthe device thatfoundfromthe deadGrievercanguide
themto escape.
Settings of
the movie The Hunger Games
 NorthAmerica.
 Nationwasdividedinto12district.
 Katnissstayat District12 whichisthe poorestdistrict.
 Kitnissforcedtohuntfor herfamily.
Maze Runner
 Surroundedbygaintwalls.
 The door leadsto openat morningandclose at night.
 The maze wasdangerous because the presentof Grievers.
Theme
The Hunger Games
 Theme isthe class.
 Panemisa country builtonextreme classdivisions.
 Dividedinto12 districtandeach districtwasforcedintoa particular
industry.
 Example:tesserae.
Maze Runner
 Theme isthe trust and harmonysociety.
 At first,the gladerfightforthe foodsbutslowlytheylearnedtorespect
and trusteach other.
 The gladerslearnedhow tolive togetherpeacefully.


4. Contrast Essay Between Movie “Maze Runner” and “The Hunger Games”
Amongthe numerousgenre of the movie,science fictionmovie ismymostfavorite genre
movie.Thisisbecause science fictionfilmincorporateshypothetical andscience-basedthemesinto
the story of the film.Besides,science fictionfilmalsoincorporatesfuturisticelements,theoriesof
science andtechnologiestoexploresocial,political andphilosophical issues.Anunexplored
locations,fantastical questsandadvancedtechnologyare the distinguishingfeature of science
fictionfilms.Ihave chosentwopopularscience fictionmovies whichare “Maze Runner”and “The
HungerGames”.“Maze Runner”and“The HungerGames” isthe bestsellingyoung-adultnoveland
were developedintofilmsbythe directorWesBall andGary Ross.However,there are many
differencesinthese twomoviessuchasthe storyline,the mainactresscharacteristic,the settingof
the movie andthemes.
Firstand foremost,the storyline of bothmoviesare totallydifferent.For“Maze Runner”,
Thomaswhichis the maincharacter wakesupin an ascendingelevatorandsurroundedbyagaggle
of youngboys.Thomaswasshockedwhenhe realizedthathe wastrappedina small glade
surroundedbyhuge walls.The leaderof the gladersnamedAlbyexplainedtoThomasthateveryone
here issame withhim,everyone cannotrememberabouttheirpastsandthe reasonwhytheysent
to the glade,buttheywill rememberbacktheirname soon.Runnerswill gothroughthe maze every
day whenthe dooropensinthe giantwall to findoutthe wayto escape.One day,Thomasattacked
by BenwhoinjuredbyGrieverandluckilyThomaswassafe byothersgladers.Ben haswhat theycall
The Changing.A stingwill apparentlycause tremendouspainandmake youprone toviolence.
Therefore,Benwasforcedintothe maze because there wasnocure for it.Nextday,AlbyandMinho
whichisthe leaderof the runnerswentintothe maze to retrace Ben’spath,butwhenthe doorsare
aboutto close,MinhoappearedwithinjuredAlby.Thomasrushesintothe maze and helpsthemand
the door closes behindthem.ThomasandMinhousedvinestohangup Alby’sbody andtried to
keephimsafe fromthe Grievers. Suddenly,aGrievercame andattackedthem.Thomaswas
successfullykilledthe Grieverbylure the Grieverbetweentwowallsthatare colliding.Theyfounda
device fromthe Grieverandtheybelieve the device will guide themtothe wayto escape fromthe
glade.One day,the gladerwasattackedby Grievers.Thomaswantedtoescape fromthe maze and
onlyhalf of the gladerwillingtofollow him.They wasattackedbyGrievers onthe way, finally,they
were successestounlockthe doorand escape.Incontrast,for “The Hunger Games”,everyyeartwo
representative will be selectedfromeachof the districtstotesttheirworthin a competitionknown
as the Hunger Games,whichare broadcast across the nationas entertainment. Katnissvolunteersto
take place of hersisterandPeetawasselectedasthe representative of district12. Theywere
trainedunderHaymitch,ahard-drinkingformerHungerGameschampiontosharpentheirkiller
instincts.Katnisswhoexpertwiththe weaponof bow andarrow had helpedhertopreventfrom
others attack. All competitors needed to fight and kill each other to survive in the game. In the game,
some the competitorkilledbyeachother. Katnisskilledotherscompetitorwhotriedtoattack her
and Rue,the younggirl fromdistrict11 alsodead because of othersattack.Some of the competitor
was deadafterhavingpoisonousberries. There wasonlyCato,KatnissandPeetaleft. Eventuallythe
streamsand pondsdryup, theyhadto go to the lake forwaterresources.Bythe lake,Catocame
suddenlyandattacked them,butKatnissshotshimand Cato died.Atlast, KatnissandPeetawonthe
game.

5. Furthermore,there have differencecharacteristicbetweenthe mainactresses.Thomasisa
brave and intelligentperson.Itcanbe prove on the scenesof whenThomasrushesintothe maze to
helpMinhoand injuredAlby.Whenthe doors are abouttoclose, Thomasis the onlyone whobrave
to rush inand helpthem.Also,Thomasisthe firstpersonamongthe gladerswhobrave enoughto
kill the Griever. Besides,Thomaswasintelligenttofoundoutthe wayto escape withthe device that
foundfromthe deadGrievers.Onthe otherhand,Katnissispersonwhoalwayscaresand protects
herfamily,sympathiestothe weakandisa toughperson.Katnisswastoughenoughtosurvive in
the environmentwhichisgravelylackof food.Moreover,Katnisssacrifice herselfasa volunteer
whenhersister,Primwasselectedasarepresentedof District12.Katnissalsoshowshersympathies
to Rue,whenRue died,Katnisscoversherbodyinflowers.
In addition,the settingof the bothmovie iscompletelycontrast.The settingof “Maze
Runners”isat the glade surroundedbygiantwall.The doorleadstomaze openseverymorningand
close everynight.The maze wasdangerousbecause Grieversare aroundthe maze.While for“The
HungerGames”,the settingisatNorth America.Infuture NorthAmericaisnomore.In itsplace had
risenPanem,the nationwasdividedinto12districts.District12 whichwasthe districtwhere Katniss
stay at wasthe poorestdistrict.Katnisswasforcedtoscrounge andhunt for herfamily’ssurvival
underthe worse environment.
Lastly, the theme of bothmoviesisdifferent. The theme for“Maze Runner”is the trust and
harmony society.The societyinthe glade isharmony. AlbyhadtoldThomasthat at firstthe gladers
killedeachotherbecause of food,buttheyslowlylearnedhow torespectandtrust eachotherand
learned how tolive together.All gladerhadtheirownresponsibilityandnoone triedtobreak the
rulesinthe glade.Thishad made the societyof the glade peaceful.For“The HungerGames”,the
theme isthe class.Panemisa country builtonextreme classdivisions,the nationwasdividedinto
12 districtand eachdistrictwasforcedintoa particularindustry. The capital dividedthe districts
because he wantedtokeepitscitizensdistantfromone another,sothe citizenswouldnothave the
chancesto rebel.The tesserae isanexample of how classkeepsthe poorresentful of the rich.
Conclusion, the storyline,the mainactresscharacteristic,the settingsandthe themesin
these twomoviesare totallydifferent.Inmyopinion,Ifavor“Maze Runner”over“The Hunger
Games” because the settingof the movie makesme more interested.The glade andthe maze had
make me more curiousandattract me to watch that how the gladersescape fromthe maze.
Althoughthe gladershadsuccessfullyescapefromthe maze and theywere rescue, butthey donot
knowthat itis justone of the experimentandthere have manyof challenge waitingforthemwhen
theyenterthe secondexperiment.Thishasmade me more excitedtothe coming“Maze Runner2”.
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