Summary Of Rodman Philbrick's Freak The Mighty

Freak the Mighty is a combination of both Max and Kevin because they are completely different people, neither of them are really considered normal though, they're considered weird or odd. Kevin is really smart and gets good grades. He has a birth defect, a disease where his body is too big for his organs, his insides are outgrowing his body which can cause him to die if it gets too bad. He is in a wheelchair and it's hard for him to get around by himself. He is only about 3 feet tall. Max is normal size, he isn't as smart as Kevin and doesn't have very good grades, he has a disease where he doesn't learn the same as other people, he looks different from the other people, he looks a lot like his father, Kenny "Killer" Kane and he gets bullied because of it. He feels worthless and dumb because of his past. Max doesn't really talk to

The book That was Then, This Is Now is about to really good friends Bryon and Mark starting to go their separate ways. Bryon was a 16 year old hustler who lived in a hood. His mother was poor and she had adopted his best friend Mark. Mark was an illegitimate who was adopted by new parents that got in a drunken fight and killed each other. Mark was a thief, and he always got away with everything that he possibly could do. Teen kids in there element who thought they could rule the world, everything was theirs and that nothing could possibly go wrong. They did everything bad together smoke, drink, jump kids for their money, steal, skip school, take drugs and get into gang brawls.

These characters are quite the same in the book and the movie. In the beginning Max is bullied and is kind of an outkast. Freak/Kevin came to his new school, but he was bullied because he was Smarter and

This all changed when his best friend Kevin, a very intelligent, short, boy with Morquio syndrome, came around and turned Max’s life upside-down. Its funny to think that basically all Kevin, or Freak, had to do is remind Max that he is not what everyone thinks he is. The reader will also discover that after reading this book they will be able to accept other people who seem different than them.

If we only judged him on is looks, we might assume he is this huge mean guy. The first time we him he wasn’t the best kid “until I persuaded him otherwise”. This shows that he likes to use his legs and feet to tell people off. Max also was called “kicker”. This also shows he mostly likes to talk with is hands and feet instead of his mouth. However, we later see him as a hero when he saves loretta from Kenny Kane. This confirms our thoughts by showing that Max is not as we thought and he’s caring and

maxwell had dreams about his dad killing his mother when (killer kane) Max’s dad got out of prison he kidnap maxwell and took him to his house and his dad was beating on fair gwen max stood up and said i know you killed my mother then killer kane put his hands on max and freak saved him he came in the house and had a water gun with pepper and water and sprayed maxwell's dad in the eyes then Maxwell and freak took off.

In the story Freak the Mighty by: Rodman Philbrick is a heartwarming story about a anti-social boy named Max and a disabled boy named Freak. Both Kevin and Max have similarities, but also have differences.

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.”

Max is first described as “. If we were to judge him solely on his appearance, we might assume that he is very big, brainless, and he isolates himself from the world. In fact, when we first see him in daycare, “Called me Kicker for a time- this was day care care, the year Gram and Grim took me over-and I had a thing about booting anyone who dared to touch me.”

It was stated that people were afraid of Max and bullied him, because of his father, Kenny Kane, who was supposedly in prison for murder. This character did not live up to the initial impression most readers had, because on page 160 it states “ so I wrote the unvanquished truth, for months and months, until it was spring again, and the world was really and truly green all over”, and at the beginning of the story Max stated on page 1 “ I never had a brain until Freak came along.” It was shown toward the end of the book, that Max had been affected by others actions towards him because if he wasn’t affected he would have probably acted a little smarter and considerate when he learned about Kevin’s death. An example of the way he actually acted is on page 155 “ a bunch of them jump on me and I keep going, running around in circles like an accident of

Also, in the book Max is told Freak died at the hospital, by Dr. Spivak after Max said that Freak told him he was getting a bionic body. Dr. Spivak then told him that Kevin knew he would die at a young age. In the movie, Max races up to an ambulance and bangs on the doors until Gwen comes out of the ambulance and tells him what Dr. Spivak told Max in the

He had to survive all alone with his mother during the most difficult time and place, Nazi Germany during World War 2. ‘’All my life, I’ve been scared of men standing over me. I suppose my first standover man was my father, but he vanished before I could remember him’’(224-225) Having a controlling male figure his entire life made him a very submissive person. Though there was a negative outcome to it like him having to live all alone with his mother, the positive outcome was that it helped him to shape his character. He found the courage to escape Stuttgart and travel to Molching with the help of his friend Walter Kugler. He gave Max a copy of Mein Kampf with a key hidden inside. With that one key, Max would be able to do something he would’ve never thought of doing, finding

If Max was not constantly searching for a way to survive, he would not have come across Liesel and the story would have been a whole lot different. There would be no secrecy or constant fear that they might be caught. Max would have gone to a concentration camp and Liesel wouldn’t have done some of the things she has. Now one can see that without this important search of Max trying to survive, he would have never met

Good Day Mr. Rodman Philbrick, I wanted to talk to you about your book “Freak the Mighty.” I enjoyed reading this book, it was actually really interesting. The thing I liked the most about this book was in the beginning of the book, when Maxwell thought that Freak was kind of weird. But then when freak moves next to his grandparent’s house, Maxwell starts to know Freak better and notices that Freak was actually a smart person. Later on the book Freak starts to help Maxwell with his school work, for Maxwell to get better get better at school. The only part that I will change in the book is the way Maxwell and Freak get to know each other. I will change the setting of the story, from the daycare, to the school cafeteria. It will start by seeing

Max is a kid who lives with his grandparents because his father is in prison for murdering his mother. Kevin is a kid who just moved into Max’s neighborhood and he is cripple. In the book Freak the Mighty, Max first encountered Kevin when he was walking down the alley and see’s Kevin flying his ornithopter. Max and Kevin started being friends after Kevin started tutoring Max.