Authors Purpose
The author of the maze runner chronicles (James Dashner) is a father of four living in Georgia with his wife Lynette. He takes pride in Writing novels that are both high paced and fun to read that also incite higher thinking. His novels are often inspired by his younger years and by the lives of his four children. As a child he was one of six, children. Although he originally earned a degree in accounting, he later found his passion in becoming a writer/novelist. His dichotomy of simple yet intriguing novels is tailored to entertain young adults or teenagers in order to inspire younger people to read more advanced novels. His personal life can also be seen in his novels through his characters. For example, one character named Minho is named after his brother in law and he praises intelligence rather than strength as seen in him naming his characters after great scientists.