The Role Of Friendship In Rodman Philbrick's Freak The Mighty

By: Xander Dell Book: New Kid Author: Tim Green Book genre: Realistic Fiction Quote: “Be careful what you wish for” Summary: A kid named Brock and his dad are moving around because there was a warrant out for Brock's dad and they would kill Brock if he did not turn himself in. When he gets to his new school he gets in a fight then becomes friends with the kid. Brock is only in eighth grade and is a giant for a kid.

Many characters in, “Of Mice and Men”, show friendship. George and Lennie show the most examples of having a great friendship. George and Lennie both take each care of one another and care about each other. They both support each other in making the dream of living off the fatta’ the land, come true. Doing these things prove that they have a strong friendship.

Have you ever had those friends that you can tell anything to? You trust them with everything, and they trust you back just as much . You consider them your person: The person you have to tell everything to first, otherwise, it won’t mean anything to you. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury is a great example of friendship and how important it is to have people that love you and care for you in your life. In the story, Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade find a weird, sketchy carnival. After Will and Jim find out to much about the carnival, Mr. Dark, the carnival’s owner, needs to get rid of them so they don’t give away his secrets. After Will’s father, Charles Halloway, believes everything the boys say about the carnival, Charles

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is the story of a special friendship between two boys.The movie version titled “the Mighty” stars Kieran Culkin(Kevin) & Elden Henson(Maxwell) & is a good visual repetition of their adventure. They meet differently and the ornithopter is used in a different way they also show Kevin’s journey to save Max. They deleted the part where Kevin calls Max earthing. They added where Max finds a picture of his dad with his mom and Iggy and Loretta.

Have you ever had an old person as a very close friend? These two matured kids do and they made a story about him. This essay is going to show you friendships of the main people and this jerk Norton.

Each boy is basically half a person each. They are like a whole person together. Max has the body height of a normal person, and Kevin has the brain of a normal human. They became friends the summer before eighth grade and now they are inseparable and called Freak the Mighty. They never left each other's side until Christmas Eve when Max's father kidnapped him. It hurt both of them, they were separated a while, but then got to see each other again. Once they got close again Max found out that Kevin's heart problems had gotten even worse and then he died, it really hurt Max because he lost his only real

Friendship is something that everyone needs at any time. Friendship keeps us closely interacted with our friends, it keeps you popular, keeps you away from loneliness.

“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.

Most people know about the attacks on Pearl Harbor but very few know about how it affected the lives of Japanese-Americans living on the islands. In the novel, Under the Blood-Red Sun, the author Graham Salisbury tells a story from the perspective of Tomikazu Nakaji, a young Japanese-American boy and his struggles with racism and becoming the man of his family. After the attack, the suspicions and biased racism of the non-immigrant Americans is raised, which lead to the wrongful arrests of Tomikazu's father and grandfather. This resulted with him having to get a job, take care of his family, and deal with the constant bullying of his neighbor, Keet Wilson. In the end, he manages to maintain the tasks his father had assigned him with the help of his friends. This book showed me the importance of friendship, honor, and persistence.

As Thomas Aquinas states, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than true friendship.” Friends cheer each other up when they are sad and support them when they are happy. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, two migrant workers, George and Lennie, arrive as newcomers on the ranch. Throughout the story, different problems are thrown their way, and their friendship is tested with each one. George shows how true friendship requires sacrifice because friends sacrifice personal freedom, they protect each other, and they sacrifice emotional energy.

In chapter five, Gwen invited Max for dinner, but if she had not, I don’t think Freak and Max would have become good friends. Before they were close friends, Freak came over to Max’s house, but when his mother saw Max, she grabbed Freak and ran home, as Max looked like his father who was a criminal. When he goes to Gwen’s “apology dinner” on page twenty-five, Gwen sees that he is a well-behaved kid and kind to Freak. If she had not realized who he truly was at the dinner, she probably would not have approved of the friendship, and the two would not be as close as they are now.

“You must write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head.” Quoted by Sean Connery. In the movie, Finding Forrester, a 16 year old boy named Jamal Wallace and his friends play out on a basketball court while there is a creepy guy always looking out the window they call him “The Window”. Jamals friends dare him to trespass into “The Windows” apartment and take something so they know Jamal actually went in the apartment. When Jamal climbed the fire escape and got into the apartment, “The Window” scared Jamal and he left his bookbag. Later on, Jamal gets his bag back and starts to go over to the apartment more often. They get close personally and form a strong friendship. In Finding Forrester, when going through tough times friendships should matter; since, friends will always be there to help and support with every action that is made.

Freak the Mighty the book and The Mighty movie have many similarities. Max, Kevin, Grim, Gram, and Gwen are the main characters. Both Kevin and Max are outcasts and found friendship in each other. The two boys both played with Kevin’s ornithopter, which was a special toy. In their spare time, they went on quests slaying dragons and rescuing females, which they referred to them as fair maidens.

Throughout the novel, Freak the Mighty, author Rodman Philbrick brings the two main characters, Max and Kevin nicknamed “Freak”, together through friendship between two completely different people. The two friends friendship made both Kevin and Max stronger in their own ways; whether it be Max and his self confidence or Kevin with his size. The friendship they had changed both the main characters and others around them for the better in the end. Friendship also taught them how to treat one another whether it be in the case of Max and his dad, Killer Kane, or Freak the Mighty and Loretta, a side character in the novel. Max and Kevin’s friendship made both of them stronger and taught them and everyone around new and important lessons.

In the story Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick is a story about two boys named Kevin and Maxwell and their escapade. There are many contrastive scenes like Kevin and Maxwell are helping each other. The use of the ornithopter. How Freak dies at the end. There are many differences between the movie and the book.