Max the Mighty

heart, even if he or she is not there with you. To begin the book Freak the Mighty, written by Rodman Philbrick, is about the friendship between two boys who both have disabilities. Max being one with a learning disability and Kevin being the other with a disease of morquio syndrome. Throughout the book it shows us the adventures and the challenges that Max and Freak go on and face together. In the fiction book Freak the Mighty, written by Rodman Philbrick, two themes showed. The first one being friendship

An illustration of altruism was when Max put Freak on his shoulders. Numerous times in the book Freak the Mighty, Max puts Freak on his shoulders and they get-up-and-go on “adventures”. The two would fight bullies with Maxes size and Freaks non-floccinaucinihilipilification brain and reacquire abducted purses. Max was so adjoined with Freak, Freak salvaged Max's life. What happens was Max was kidnapped by Killer Kane and Mr.Kane was choking Loretta and Max started screaming “I saw you do it, I saw

grandmother, Gram. Max thinks of himself as a butthead. People are afraid of him because he looks like his father, Kenneth "Killer" Kane, a convicted murderer. Max sets the stage for the story by reminiscing about his time in daycare, when he had met a boy named 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

had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while...,” are the words of Max, one of the main character’s perspective on Kevin, “Freak”, and Max’s friendship. Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty, author Rodman Philbrick creates a developing friendship for the two main characters, Max and Kevin, of whether or not the two of them can work together in life. Throughout the story, Freak and Max become like brothers in how they act and how much time they spend together. Then, Kenny Kane

Freak The Mighty is a very thrilling and inspiring book about a friendship between two characters named Max and Kevin. During the course of the story, the main character (Max) changes a lot. Max is also very admirable for being a good role model. Here is proof of how he has changed and why I think he is a good role model. At first, Max didn’t have any friends; he was just felt alone and had nothing to do. But then, Kevin comes along and everything changes. Max and Kevin start talking and soon they

brain until Freak came along...” - Max This summer I had the pleasure of reading “Freak The Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick. It is a tale about 2 eighth graders that are best friends. The main character, Max also referred to as Maxwell is much larger in height and weight compared to other boys his age. Also, he is unintelligent and lazy. Kevin, known more as Freak, is underheight and very smart. Their differences bind them together well and they become “Freak The Mighty”. Beginning Paragraph;

After reading the novel “Freak the Mighty,” we notice who the hero is. Both of these characters are keen ones in this fascinating novel. In the novel Kevin saved Max, but at the same time, Max saved Kevin. Max saved Kevin in multiple ways. Max gave Kevin legs that he never had. This was figurative, Max didn’t actually donate his legs, but he carried Kevin around to make Kevin feel like he had legs of his own. Kevin had Morquio’s syndrome, in preschool he called himself “Robotman” because of the

Contrast and Contradiction:Freak the Mighty In the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick the main character Grim(Grandpa) acts in a different manner than usually and he contrasts from his normal self. The first way this is shown is in chapter 14 Pg ,91-92 when Grim says “Maybe I will, Maybe I wont I cant tell your gram about it” then he goes on to say how it breaks his heart not to be able to tell Gram(Grandma). The thing that makes this an out of character move is out because Grim says on Pg

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

Kevin, in Freak the Mighty, also known as Freak, has morquio syndrome. It stops him from doing a lot of things “normal” people can do, but that’s what makes his character so interesting. Morquio syndrome is a genetic disorder. (Reuters, 19) It is one of a group of lysosomal storage disorders scientifically known as mucopolysaccharidoses, or MPS IV-AI.(Reuters, 15) It is typically chronic and progressive, and involves multiple organs of the body.(Reuters, 19) The chances of being born with morquio