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    Bullying in Freak the Mighty If you’ve been in school, then you probably have experienced bullying. There are many parts in Freak the Mighty that include bullying. Max and Freak, the main characters, experience it when they encounter a person named Tony D. Max and Freak were chased by him and ran them into a muddy pond. Max has been bullied because he looks so similar to his dad, and his dad has done a crime, but they are so similar that people think he’ll do the same. Max has also been kidnapped

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    the Mighty” and “Bridge to Terabithia” a tragedy struck and the main character still alive found ways to remember their friends. In “Freak the Mighty” a boy named Max wrote a book about the great times he had with his friend who died from Morquio. The same situation happened in a book “Bridge to Terabithia” except the boy Jess continued running their secret fort. So when you do lose someone you should try to find a unique and special way to cherish the memories you share. In “Freak the Mighty” a

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    theme of friendship and acceptance in the books Freak the Mighty and the Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place. Freak the Mighty is a book about a boy named Max who befriends a boy named Kevin, who he calls Freak, and when they come together, they feel stronger. The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place is a book about a girl named Margaret who becomes friends with someone named Jake, and they must work together to save towers that are precious to them. Max navigates his relationships with others and finds acceptance

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    Freak the Mighty Essay “I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while...,” are the perspective words of Max, one of the main characters in Freak the Mighty. 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. In the novel, Freak and Max become like brothers in how they act and how much time they spend together. Kenny

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    Max the Mighty is a fictional book written by Rodman Philbrick. Philbrick wrote the book in 1998. Also in 1998, Philbrick wrote Freak the Mighty. “Freak The Mighty has become a standard reading selection in thousands of classrooms worldwide, and now has nearly three million copies in print” (RodmanPhilbrick.com, n. d.). Max who is now on his own since his best friend died met someone named worm after rescuing her from nearly getting beat by her stepfather, and is now in search of her real dad.

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    neighborhood tries to get rid of the three tall towers in the yard of the house. Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick, is a book about two young boys, Freak (Kevin) and Max. Max is a tall, strong boy who is not very smart. Freak is a smart boy who has a disability that leads him to not being able to walk, and he cannot grow either. They become great friends and take on many adventures together. In both Freak the Mighty, and The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, the authors explore the topic of bullying, such

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    Freak the Mighty and Killers of the Dream are two very different novels-- one being fiction and the latter being nonfiction-- but they share a common ground by depicting the struggles of certain marginalized groups. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick tells the story of Max, a self-proclaimed “butthead”, and Kevin, a boy with Morquio Syndrome. On the other hand, Killers of the Dream by Lillian Smith focuses on why and how the white South treated black people during the late 1800s and early 1900s

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    Freak the Mighty is an intriguing story. Both the book and the movie were attention grabbing. It is easy to find similarities and differences between the both of them. The similarities between the book and the movie are interesting. Freak the Mighty, the book, and The Mighty, the movie, have many similarities. Max, Kevin, Grim, Gram, and Gwen are the main characters. Both Kevin and Max were outcasts and found friendship in each other. The two boys played with Kevin’s ornithopter, which was

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    The stories Freak the Mighty and “Thank You Ma’am” are two very different stories. Freak the Mighty is based on a kid who’s dumb and a bully who gets freaked out by a weird deformed kid. “Thank You Ma’am” is about a boy who meets an old lady who teaches him to behave. The only similarity in this story is theme. People are here to help you. Freak the Mighty is about a dumb kid named Max. He’s a giant kid and the school bully. One day a tiny kid named Kevin (A.K.A. Freak) moved into his neighborhood

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    apparently so does everybody else. The kids are making fun of Max and screaming, “KILLER KANE! KILLER KANE! HAD A KID WHO GOT NO BRAN!” 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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