The Maze Runner is a dystopian saga that contains a mythological element similar to that found in "Cruel Tribute" written by James Dashner and published between the years 2009 and 2014
The saga has as protagonists, besides the human personages, the mythological figure of the labyrinth, that from the antiquity was endowed with many meanings. It symbolizes confusion, hopelessness, mystery and, just as it intimidates and alienates all who contemplate it, is also an element of great attraction that invites exploration, to be lost in its deepest recesses.
The nineteenth century author who wrote novels that explored themes of the frontier wilderness is James Fenimore Cooper. His works shows the American essentials; that it was timeless just like the wilderness. His depiction of American character is on point and he was considered as the first American who depicted it correctly.
