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    We’ve been learning about how conflict changes characters. One story that had strong conflicts is Freak the Mighty. One conflict in the book is person vs. himself. Max changed over time, I’ll be talking a book that I finished today and was my usual independent book. The book is called How to be a Pirate. To understand how he changes, let me describe him. Hiccup is a scrawny little boy with no muscle whatsoever. Snoutlout always bullies him because of his looks and most of the boys think he is unworthy

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    Rodman Philbrick, “Freak the Mighty”, and the movie,”The Mighty”, starring Kieran Culkin (as Kevin) and Elden Henson (as Max), there are many differences between the two. The book and the movie are both about two boy’s friendship and adventures together. Some of the differences are like Kevin’s death, the ornithopter being flown at the end into the medieval ages with King Arthur’s knights, and the empty book. In the movie, Freak dies in his own home over night,while in the book Freak (Kevin) dies in

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    Freak The Mighty Themes

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    Have you ever read the book Freak the Mighty well if you haven’t you should! One of the themes of the story is don’t judge a book by its cover. This theme means that you should not base people on their appearance base them on their personality. My personal experience with this is when I went to an Angles game and saw a really old guy in the dugout which was the hitting coach for them. So do not judge people on their looks, but base them by their personality. The character of Iggy Lee is first described

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    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 other was. Expanding on that, Max and Kevin both made the other feel like they were meaning something in the world; not just a speck in it. With the information shown, friendship is important as, having a good friend can help you through rough times. Many people agree that trust is required in a friendship. So, Freak had lots of trust invested into

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    ” Now what are they doing? I can’t believe what I’m seeing! They are getting up on the table and chanting something. Well if everyone else is doing it, then I will too. FREAK THE MIGHTY! FREAK THE MIGHTY! FREAK THE MIGHTY! Wow… now they’re going to the principal’s office. Such brave soldiers! My first impressions of Max and Freak were that they were

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    Freak The Mighty Quotes

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    Have you ever felt like people judge you by your cover. Well sometimes I have cause I’m big for my age and I know that and some people look at me and get scared. Just like Max in the book Freak The Mighty. He knows he’s big and most people get scared the first time they see him. When you meet someone new don’t judge them by height or looks cause they’re different. Get to know them and see if you can become friends or more. There’s a story I’m going to share with you about this topic. My sister didn’t

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    homeless. People with long hair are assumed to be female. There are many stereotypes that limit the social actions of many people, and it is not just in real life. Rodman Philbrick shows that these stereotypes are not always true in the book “Freak The Mighty” in the form of Maxwell Cane, Kevin, Loretta, and Iggy Lee. All of those characters are misjudged by others, and in some cases, even by themselves. The message that your appearance does not determine who you are is very important, and applies

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    Kevin, or Freak, as their classmates called him. Kevin has Morquio syndrome, wears leg braces and uses crutches, and thinks of himself as a robot and is bullied by many bigger kids due to his short height. However, Max likes Kevin and thinks the crutches and leg braces are neat. Many years later, when Max is in middle school, he finds out that Freak and his mother, Gwen (referred to as "The Fair Gwennivere") are moving into the house next door. When Max initially approaches Freak, Freak acts with

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    Freak the Mighty and The Mighty both are similar and different, but the director of The Mighty made some important decisions as well. The similarities made the movie seem more tied to the book. The differences helped make the movie seem more interesting. Even the director, Peter Chelsom’s, ideas made the movie convey the impression that it was more life-like. Freak the Mighty and The Mighty were made similar and different, along with Peter Chelsom’s ideas for the movie. The Mighty and Freak the

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    their appearance. Throughout Maxwell’s life, all anyone has ever done is misjudged him. They observe his outer shell and instantaneously make the assumption he will be just like his father, a criminal. After Freak comes along all those thoughts are put at ease. Maxwell opened up his heart to Freak and they became the best of friends. Through the novel Maxwell proves that he is, without a doubt, a hero. From the start, Maxwell was a shy and introverted individual. He would never begin a fight or react

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