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
Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty, author Rodman Philbrick creates conflicts which teaches the characters how lying is never beneficial. When Kevin, better known as Freak, receives the news that he will have a shortened life because of his birth defects, he lies to himself as well as one of the other main characters, Max. Kenny Kane, or “Killer Kane”, does not accept the fact that he murdered Max’s mother, so he tells himself that he had not. Additionally, Max’s grandfather, “Grim”, only wants
the novel Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Max and Freak, two very different people, become friends over the course of the book solving many problems a long the way. Max and Kevin are both very similar but also quite different. They have similar problems in there life's but handle them differently. Such as there family problems and disabilities. One of the similarities that these two characters share is that they both have disabilities that make life harder for them. Kevin, or Freak has a physical
Freak the Mighty Essay In the novel, Freak the Mighty, author Rodman PhilBrick wrote about a boy(Max) who had a learning disability, hated school, and was a social outcast to the rest of the world. Later in the novel Max met Kevin, a boy who had a physical disability. The two boys instantly became friends and as their friendship grew, they grew both mentally and physically. Both Kevin, who was nicknamed “Freak”, and Max gained a good friend when they met each other. By gaining a good friend, they
Freak the Mighty Essay #6 Freak the Mighty is nine feet tall and is very courageous while still outsmarting their opponent. Did you know that Freak the Mighty is actually two people, to be in particular Kevin and Max. Both Kevin and Max have their strengths and disadvantages but together when they put their strengths and disadvantages together they make Freak the Mighty. Kevin was born with a disability and when his father heard that their son couldn’t walk he left the family leaving Kevin with
The book, Freak the Mighty, has many similarities and differences from the movie based on it. Between the movie and the book, Max still learns valuable lessons from Kevin in the end and Loretta helps Max. At the end of the book and the movie, after Kevin died, Max became a more open and creative person than before he knew Kevin. Kevin taught him how to become the best person he can be. Loretta helped Max escape from Kenny’s restraints and wake him up to reality after Kevin died in both the movie
Although the movie The Mighty is based on the book Freak the Mighty, there are both similarities and differences between the two. First, the book and movie have the same way that Max gets kidnapped and freed after his father, Kenny Kane gets released early from prison. While Max is asleep in the “down under”, Max’s father sneaks into his room to capture Max, and then Kenny tries to convince Max that he didn’t kill his mother, but Max knows that that isn’t true. After being tied up and interrogated
Olivia Henry Mrs Belcher Period 5 November 15, 2017 Analyst of “Freak the Mighty” 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
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”
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