Christmas Episode: The prequel Silent Night is centred around Donovan and Adam's belief that it is actually Christmas up above, and find their own ways to celebrate it.The next morning when the escape plan is in motion, he catches Alex and crew in the act and alerts the guards. He asks Alex to be a part of the plan again, but Alex denies it. He doesn't particularly show up again for the majority of the book until he overhears a conversation Alex is having about breaking out. Chekhov's Gunman: Jimmy is an inmate who is first introduced at the same time as Alex, Zee, and Monty who swears with them that they'll all break out of Furnace together.Catchphrase: "All for one, and let's get the hell out of here!" A phrase shared by Alex, Zee, Simon and Donovan.Cain and Abel: Supposedly Alfred to his brother Jószef, but really it was all a set up by the stranger.The Bully: Alex himself used to be one.Body Horror: The series runs on it, basically.Blood Knight: Alex tries to not become this but when his Berserk Button is pushed, watch out.Boisterous Bruiser: Alex, after becoming a Blacksuit, really comes to like fighting.The Berserker: The Berserkers, Gary and Alex.Big, Thin, Short Trio: Donovan, Alex, and Zee respectively.The Big Guy: Donovan, Gary, Alex after becoming a Blacksuit.Ambiguously Gay: Zee sure was into Alex after he became a Blacksuit.And I Must Scream: Inmates strapped down in the Infirmary.The Warden had Scott brought out into the courtyard and devoured by dogs for everyone to see. However, he had gone delirious from dehydration and starvation and was easily caught by the time he made it up. Air-Vent Passageway: A previous escape attempt had been made by an inmate named Scott White who sneaked into the air vents during a lockdown and managed to find his way onto the elevator up.Together with Hellhole Prison, it defines the plot.
Teens Are Monsters is a common belief in that world, though, which explains the mentality. Alex vaguely mentions about there being protests, but mostly, adults are just glad to get rid of the problematic kids. Adults Are Useless: Kids are being dragged down to be tortured for life at an underground penitentiary and nobody even cares.This novel features the following tropes: With two prequel short stories available for free reading online: Escape from Furnace is a series of five books written by Alexander Gordon Smith detailing the adventures of Alex Sawyer in escaping Furnace - an underground penitentiary for teenage criminals.
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