Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
All right, people. By now we hope you can pick out the importance of notes and letters in novels. In almost every novel with an abundance of notes and letters, they're bound to have a large impact on the story. Remember when Newt gives Thomas a letter? Yeah, we get this:
Thomas was tempted to pull Newt's note out of his pocket and read it right then and there, but he'd promised he'd wait until he knew for sure the time was right. (32.38)
Remember how you felt when Thomas did that? You were probably thinking to yourself, JUST OPEN THE LETTER. I WANNA KNOW WHAT IT SAYS. It's like the shiny red button that says "don't press."
Come one, you just gotta press it.
When it comes to notes and letters in The Maze Runner series, the symbolism is pretty straightforward. These letters aren't exactly symbols, but they stand for information that can't be said. If you see a note or a letter, there's a reason why the words that are on there are written rather than spoken. Notes and letters aren't meant for the world to see—they're only meant for a certain set of eyes.