A Gathering was a meeting that all the Keepers, and the First-in-Command and Second-in-Commands; Alby and Newt attended. These meetings were for situations when something extremely serious needed to be sorted out or when there was a punishment needed to be sorted out due to someone's actions.
The ten Keepers and the two leaders called themselves the "Council". There were thirteen seats in the council room; ten for the Keepers, two for the leaders, and one for the Glader that was in trouble. The Keepers and leaders sat in a semicircle around one chair.
Every Keeper heard about the subject, could say their given opinion, and propose a solution or consequence of their choice. The leader would then re-phrase their options, and then everyone would vote for or against the decision.
Film[]
In the film adaptation of The Maze Runner, the Gathering was open for all Gladers. The First and Second-in-Commands held the meeting, leaving the floor open for discussion.
The first Gathering held was after Thomas ran into and spent a night in the Maze. Alby was unable to attend due to being stung by a Griever, leaving Newt in charge. Gally tried to take control of the meeting, wanting to have the final say over the punishment Thomas would receive, but failed, due to Newt deciding that Thomas will spend one night in the Pit with no food.
Trivia[]
- The first Gathering after Thomas' arrival was to talk about what the Gladers should do with him because of all the weird events that had begun since his arrival.
- After Thomas' arrival, he attended the Gathering even though he was not a Keeper.
- In the first Gathering with Thomas, there is a mentioned order of the Keepers. It starts on the right with Zart, followed by Frypan, an unnamed Keeper with black hair and freckles, Winston, two unnamed Keepers, Newt, Alby, Billy, Gally, and then Minho.
- The Gathering also elected their Runners.
- In the Glade, the Gathering was held inside a large room in the Homestead.