Friendship In Freak The Mighty Max And Kevin

“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself” (Jim Morrison). Friends are not made easily because no one is the same as each other. Yet we can be alike each other. Not only do the jocks fit together as friends, but the outcast kids do also. For example, in the book Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, Sarah Byrnes and Eric are alike. “‘My best friend. I [Eric] stayed fat a whole year for her" (Crutcher 7). Both teenagers are outcasts of their school because Sarah is seen as ugly and Eric is overweight. Since they are both outcast students, they learn off each other and protect each other. They do this by staying together through that hard times. Sarah and Eric both go through rough patches, yet Sarah faces danger

So far, Freak the Mighty has had a lot of events happen even though we have only read up to chapter 16. We have met the two main characters, Max and Freak, or Kevin. These two boys are very different. Kevin has some sort of disability that makes him smaller than most children and he is very smart, he is so smart he has his own vocabulary, which he made his own dictionary for. Then there’s Max who is pretty much the opposite. Max is much larger than the average child and he thinks he’s “stupid” when really, he isn’t. He lives with his Grim and Gram, grandfather and grandmother. Freak lived with his mother who he calls the Fair Gwen. These two do lots of things together such as spend the Fourth of July together and go see the fireworks. They

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

“A best friend is someone who you can talk to. Who won’t judge you for you, and most of all makes you feel like you are worth something”. - Anonymous. In the novel and most of all Freak the Mighty Max and Kevin demonstrated a strong friendship. And then they accept each other without judgement, and they made each other feel like they belonged. Also friendship important, because having a good friend can help get you through hard times.

The book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is about two boys named Kevin and Max. Neither one of these boys are exactly normal, “freak” (a.k.a Kevin) is physically handicapped and was diagnosed with Morquio Syndrome. Freak is abnormally short but extremely smart. On the other hand, we have Max. Max is extremely tall, but he has LD (Learning Disorder) where he has trouble with reading and writing. Max describes himself as a “butthead” where he says “I never really had a brain until Freak came along”. Having a good friendship means learning more each day, helping one another out and fighting for each other.

“Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest, it’s about who walked into your life, said ‘I am here for you,’ and proved it.” —Anonymous. The book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is a terrific book about friendship. A few of the scenes where this is shown are when Max and Freak meet and become Freak the Mighty; when Kevin teaches Max how to read, and when Kevin uses a squirt gun to save Max. Rodman Philbrick suggests that one great friend can transform a person’s life.

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He always had a way with words that just made him a leader. The boys, Gene and Finny had a friendship, and at one point they were best friends. Even though Leper cannot fit into normal social roles, he can see the good and

“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.

For example, Freak help Max learn to read and write in a way he could understand. Freak also helped

“A best friend is someone who you can talk to who won’t judge you, loves you for you and most of all, makes you feel like you are worth something.” - Anonymous. As seen in the novel Freak the mighty, Max and Kevin demonstrated a strong friendship. Although they had differences, they accepted each other without judgement and they made each other feel like they belonged. Therefore, friendship is important because having a friend helps you get through hard times.

“A best friend is one who you can talk to, who won’t judge you, loves you for you, and most of all, makes you feel like you are worth something” - Anonymous. In the novel Freak The Mighty, Max and Kevin demonstrated a very strong friendship; this was caused by their acceptance of who each

Various people refer to a friendship as a violin. The music may stop every now and then, but most importantly, the strings last forever. A friendship may have its ups and downs, but a true friendship should never perish. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men illustrates the importance of a close friendship, and the dependability that comes along with that relationship. Thomas Aquinas, an Italian philosophers, wisely said, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than a true friendship” (Aquinas).

A major quality in friendship is helping each other. An example in Dandelion Wine is the relationship of Tom and his brother. At times their relationship is rocky but it usually turns out for the better. When John Huff had left Greentown he didn’t just leave behind his home, he left behind his friends. When John had left it had made Doug angry at john calling him an “enemy” or shouting “You John! John your my enemy, you hear? Your no friend of mine!” page 111, paragraph 3. But really on the inside, Doug was heartbroken, so he trudged up stairs to talk to his brother. “Like I say, you stick around and don’t let nothing happen.” Tom responded with “You can depend on me.” Pg. 112, paragraph 5. Doug was in a time of crisis and Tom was there for

When life is going just the way someone wants it to go they think that they have a lot of good friends. When that person is at a party they are hanging out and talking to a lot of people that they call really good friends, but when things go wrong they only had a bunch of people who liked them because they had money or had a lot of parties. It is never until someone is stuck in a ditch, or broke down in the middle of the night an hour and a half from the house, or need somewhere to stay because they could not pay rent until they really find out who their really good friends are. A really good friend is someone who is there for their friends whenever they are need.