Changes: Banishment

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"Ben of the Builders, you've been sentenced to Banishment for the attempted murder of Thomas the Newbie. The Keepers have spoken, and their word ain't changin'. And you ain't coming back. Ever."

— Alby, The Maze Runner

A Banishment is an official punishment given to a Glader who had committed a serious crime, and involves said Glader being forced into the Maze as the Doors shut for the night. This punishment has to be decided on by the Keepers. Banishments are held in public where everyone can see them, to keep the Gladers from violating the rules by means of fear. Everytime there had been a banishment, the corpse of the banished Glader was found just outside the Doors the day afterwards.

The Banishment of Ben

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Ben goes completely insane after going through the Changing. Later, Newt says no one has ever gone as mad as Ben before. When Thomas is in the Deadheads, Ben suddenly appears from the woods, acting like a complete maniac, accusing Thomas and saying that he should be killed. Ben then attacks him with a knife, which is seen by Alby who then stops him from hurting Thomas. The day after that, the Keepers drag Ben out by force. The Keepers, using a large pole with a collar, shove Ben outside the Glade, into the Maze. Ben's last screams are blocked out when the walls close. He was most likely killed by Grievers during the night.

Trivia

Newt said there had been three Banishments, excluding Ben, all as nasty as the one Thomas had seen.
The Banishments use a long aluminum pole comprised of multiple smaller poles that fit together. The end pole has a leather collar for holding the person in place and can be detached to pull the rest of the pole back into the Glade.
During the Gathering to discuss what to do with Thomas since he entered the Maze, Newt shuts Gally up by saying that he will be arranging another Banishment just for him. Later on, Gally tells Newt that he should arrange a Banishment for him because of his embarrassing inability to lead the group.

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-{{Quote|1=Ben of the Builders, you've been sentenced to Banishment for the attempted murder of Thomas, the Newbie. The Keepers have spoken, and their word ain't changin. And you ain't coming back. Ever.|2=Alby}}
+{{Quote|[[Ben]] of the [[Builder]]s, you've been sentenced to Banishment for the attempted murder of [[Thomas]] the Newbie. The [[Keeper]]s have spoken, and their word ain't changin'. And you ain't coming back. Ever.|[[Alby]], ''[[The Maze Runner]]''}}<br />
+A '''Banishment''' is an official punishment given to a [[Gladers|Glader]] who had committed a serious crime, and involves said Glader being forced into the [[The Maze|Maze]] as the Doors shut for the night. This punishment has to be decided on by the [[Keeper]]s. Banishments are held in public where everyone can see them, to keep the Gladers from violating the rules by means of fear. Everytime there had been a banishment, the corpse of the banished Glader was found just outside the Doors the day afterwards.
+== The Banishment of Ben ==
+[[File:-Ben-Banishment-the-maze-runner-37926970-422-198.jpg|thumb]]
+[[Ben]] goes completely insane after going through the [[The Changing|Changing]]. Later, [[Newt]] says no one has ever gone as mad as Ben before. When [[Thomas]] is in the Deadheads, Ben suddenly appears from the woods, acting like a complete maniac, accusing Thomas and saying that he should be killed. Ben then attacks him with a knife, which is seen by [[Alby]] who then stops him from hurting Thomas. The day after that, the Keepers drag Ben out by force. The Keepers, using a large pole with a collar, shove Ben outside the Glade, into the Maze. Ben's last screams are blocked out when the walls close. He was most likely killed by [[Griever]]s during the night.
+== Trivia ==
-The '''Banishment''' is an official punishment decided by the [[Keepers]]. The Banishment is held in public where everyone could see, presumably to make the other Gladers realize what happens if you do something against the rules. Thomas wonders why would someone get the worst punishment of all while the Keepers were taking place on the Banishment Pole to punish Ben. It was clear from the expressions and conversations, there is no way someone can stop the Banishment, once it is decided. Gladers only find the collar of the banished Gladers, the next day of The Banishment at the doorstep of The Maze.
+* Newt said there had been three Banishments, excluding Ben, all as nasty as the one Thomas had seen.
+* The Banishments use a long aluminum pole comprised of multiple smaller poles that fit together. The end pole has a leather collar for holding the person in place and can be detached to pull the rest of the pole back into the Glade.
-== The Banishment on Ben ==
+* During the Gathering to discuss what to do with Thomas since he entered the Maze, Newt shuts Gally up by saying that he will be arranging another Banishment just for him. Later on, Gally tells Newt that he should arrange a Banishment for him because of his embarrassing inability to lead the group.
-[[Ben]] goes completely insane after going through the Changing. Later [[Newt]] says no one has ever gone as bad as Ben before. When Thomas was in the Deadheads, Ben suddenly appears from the woods, acting like a complete psycho, wearing only shorts and accusing Thomas that he is the one who should be killed. Ben scares [[Thomas]] saying that they all should tear apart each other's gut out and then attempts to murder him with a knife. [[Alby]] sees it and stops him from hurting Thomas. Day after that the Keepers drag out Ben by force. The Keepers with a help of a large pole leave Ben outside the Glade, into The Maze. Ben's last screams cease when the walls close by. It is not specified in the book what exactly happens to the banished boys they most likely get killed by the Grievers.
-== Number of Banishment(s) ==
-Newt says there has been three Banishments, excluding the one on Ben, all nasty as the one Thomas has seen.
-Overall four.
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