Freak The Mighty Character Analysis

In the novel Freak the Mighty, author Rodman Philbrick uses two middle school best friends, Maxwell Kane, who is known as Max, and Kevin, who people call Freak, to show that family is not always what it seems. They go through many adventures together, such as crazy quests, facing the people who bully them and helping each other with their weaknesses. They have have had many ups and downs, but whatever happens by the end of the day their strong bond brings them back together. Although they may have a weird friendship, the two boys have a bond like no other. Their story shows that family is determined more by one’s actions than by blood.

Max and Kevin’s friendship developed based on their personalities, in the novel, Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. Max is large, slow, and lacks self-confidence, he is also loyal and kind-hearted towards people he cares for. Furthermore, Kevin is fragile, physically handicapped, but exceedingly intelligent. Max rarely pays attention in school and does not care about education. Whereas, Kevin loves learning new things and is the epitome of smart. Kevin’s physical description shows a minuscule, frail kid who avoids doing anything, however mentally he is a very bright and his willingness to learn is off the charts. Max’s physical description shows a gargantuan, tough kid, who doesn’t care about anybody or anything, but mentally he deeply

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In chapters 6 and 7 of Philbrick’s thrilling novel, Freak the Mighty, two misfits that met in daycare, reunite in junior high and become courageous to overcome obstacles. Philbrick uses exquisite tone and mood to persuade strong character development, and help readers understand the character’s bond. Rodman Philbrick’s use of mood and tone show that two heads can be better than one. Maxwell and Freak are being approached by the town bullies, Tony D. also known as Blade, and his gang. Philbrick uses a tone of intimidation to exemplify Tony. Kevin confidently confronts Tony, “ Hey what!” And he moves right in front of Freak. “Want to say that again, little freak man.”

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In class we are reading the book called Freak the Mighty. Currently we have only read chapters 1-16. But throughout all of them get to know the two most important characters, Freak and Max. As the narrator, Max thinks he is just one big guy that had no brain until Freak came along. Max lives with his two grandparents who which he calls Gram and Grim. When Max was little they tried to put him in daycare to improve his temper but instead he met Kevin. He had known him as the fierce who he never got around to kicking. Kevin was very unique from all the other kids because he was very small and used crutches as well as braces on his legs. Max was seriously jealous of Kevin because to him he seemed like a little

Yet by the time the father is dying, he recognizes that his son is wise and strong enough to survive on his own. Thus, another purpose of surviving for the man was not to survive with the son, but to last long enough to teach his son survival skills before he died. The boy lives and is implied to continue to do so after meeting “good guys” after his father dies. The boy is the most caring person in the book who has too much trust for every human they come in contact with. The boy’s innocence resembles a light in a dark world and the man views his son as a divine character (such as an angel) because of his purity. The man never tells his son that he loves him, but instead shows it through his actions such as leaving the boy his last meal, giving the boy a Coke, or just staring at him in

“I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while...,” are the words of Max, one of the main character’s perspective on Kevin, “Freak”, and Max’s friendship. Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty, author Rodman Philbrick creates a developing friendship for the two main characters, Max and Kevin, of whether or not the two of them can work together in life. Throughout the story, Freak and Max become like brothers in how they act and how much time they spend together. Then, Kenny Kane shows how not to act in a family by his actions toward others. Next, Gwen, Kevin, Max, Grim, and Gram show how to act in a family by how much time they spend together and how much they care for eachother. In an attempt to be kind to one another all of the main characters realize that family is determined more by behavior than by blood.

“When you’re up in life, your friends get to know who you are. When you’re down in life, you get to know who your friends are.”-Anonymous. First, in the novel Freak the Mighty, Max and Kevin demonstrate a strong friendship. In order to have a significant friendship your friendship should include going on adventures, teamwork, and trust. Correspondingly, they were there for each other in the good times, and they were there for each other in the bad. Above all, a good friendship includes teamwork, trust, and having adventures.

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