Thomas: The main Character. A 5'9" dark haired boy who is the last male to come to the maze in the lift. The Gladers who went through the changing in the beginning hate him for his connection to the creators of the maze, which he didn't know completely about until he went through the changing himself.
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Teresa: The only girl in the maze. A dark haired, pale skinned girl who is telepathic. She communicates to Thomas this way, most of the time. She first came to the Glade with a note from the creators of the maze, then slipped back into a coma until the last half of the book.
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Alby: The leader of the Glade. A shorter dark skinned boy who is the oldest one in the glade. He goes through the Changing in the middle of the book and tells Thomas what his connection was to the creators.
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Newt: The second in command. A tall boy with shaggy blond hair who is always helping Alby with the glade. Newt used to be a runner until a tragic event happened In the maze, which hurt his leg.
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Minho: The keeper of the runners. A black haired boy who finds a dead Griever in the maze and tries to find it the next day with Alby, who ends up getting stung by it, and gets stuck in the maze when the walls close, with Thomas. Ends up being one of the first survivors of the maze.
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