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There are increasingly evident biblical undertones in many literary stories across time and these bring the purpose of the characters under further observation. Thomas’ character in The Maze Runner trilogy, particularly in The Death Cure, closely resembles that of Moses from the book Exodus. Moses, raised in wealth and fortune was chosen directly by God to lead the Israelites out of slavery and to give them the laws of the land according to God. Knowing the laws God proclaimed Moses was able to convince the Hebrews of the prophecy to flee from slavery and led them to the Promised Land. Thomas, unlike most inhabitants of the post-apocalyptic world, was born immune to the disease, the Flare, and had an opportunity to be safe under the wing of WICKED for a moderately substantial amount of time. Thomas’ self-determined duty was to save the Gladers from losing their lives in the horrors of the maze and bring them to the Promised Land or just freedom in their case. Thomas arrived in the Glade without a memory, yet knowing that he was there to serve a purpose and so he began exploring deeper and deeper into the maze eventually leading them out. Looking ahead to The Death Cure, Thomas and his companions, knowing the execrable and immoral atrocities WICKED has committed take it upon themselves to save as many lives as possible. When Janson orders for WICKED to begin collecting immunes for testing and Thomas learns that they are keeping them all in the maze, he goes in to the maze along with his companions to fetch the few hundred and get as many out as possible. Ironically, the grand walls of the maze can allude to the giant walls of the parted Red Sea.