Max the Mighty

In the story Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, there is multiple tones and moods throughout chapters 6 and 7. In these chapters both characters Freak and Max begin to have different tones and moods throughout the story. Max and Freak met in day care as babies and reunited in middle school. These characters start to gain complex feeling for each other and soon start to gain a relationship. In chapter 6, while Tony D and his gang stands in front of Max and Freak, Max has a strong mood of fear

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 Max to be a perfect

Set in Michigan, Freak the Mighty, written by Rodman Philbrick is a realistic novel told from the perspective of one of the main characters Max. Max is a teenage boy who has special needs and no friends. Kevin a.k.a. Freak is the other main character. Kevin has a life threatening disease were his organs grow faster than his body .Michigan is similar to Detroit and Lansing because they are both urban environment I think the setting takes place in a city more like Lansing .Since it's economy is decent

Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty author Rodman Philbrick creates a compelling story featuring the main characters, Maxwell “Max” Kane and Kevin Dillon, better known as Freak, who go through a journey testing their friendship and loyalty to each other against the forces of evil in life. Max has not had it easy, with his mother being murdered by his father Kenny “Killer” Kane, and he has “never had a brain” (Philbrick 1). These actions and thoughts have left him with no friends and immense grief

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

In the novel Freak the Mighty, author Rodman Philbrick uses two middle school best friends, Maxwell Kane, who is known as Max, and Kevin, who people call Freak, to show that family is not always what it seems. They go through many adventures together, such as crazy quests, facing the people who bully them and helping each other with their weaknesses. They have have had many ups and downs, but whatever happens by the end of the day their strong bond brings them back together. Although they may have

Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick, is a very realistic book. It shows the unique friendship between 2 totally different boys. But their mothers, Gwen and Gram, play a role in the book too. Gram is Max’s grandmother that has gone through a lot, and has no problem voicing her concerns. Gwen is Kevin’s mom, and is the most caring mom you will read about. Gwen and Gram are both very understanding of everyone, but Gram is more hesitant the Gwen. Correspondingly, every character is similar to another

Freak The Mighty Essay It can be very easy to judge someone based on their appearance. During spring break, I had met another member of my family I didn’t know about and to me she looked like she was mean and selfish. We began to hang out more and I started realizing that she was very kind and not mean or selfish. She didn’t only care about herself and I was glad that I met her. She was funny and we all hung out together with my family and played games and looked at rocks on the beach at night

For instance, in the novel Freak the Mighty Max and Kevin demonstrate a strong friendship. To sum up, they were there for each other in the good and bad times. Truly, a good friendship includes trust, teamwork, and having adventures. Why does trust help make an enduring friendship? For example, in Freak the Mighty, Max carries Kevin on his shoulders. By doing this they can get around fast and builds trust because Kevin trusts Max not to drop him and Max trusts Kevin’s directions. In addition

A quote you’ve probably heard is never judge a book by its cover. Well in the book Freak The Mighty that’s exactly what happens. It’s kind of like the movie superman and lots of other superhero movies they have a secret identity and everyone else thinks they are just another normal person. Well in Freak and Max’s case they aren’t so secret about their new identity Freak the mighty. The character of Max Kane could be described as bigger than most men, and he resembles his father. If we were to judge