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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

The novel, Freak the Mighty, and the movie, The Mighty, have many things in common, but also have several differences. The first similarity is that in both the text and movie, Max first puts Freak on his shoulders at the fireworks. He does this because Freak complains that he can’t see anything, so Max picks him up without thinking and places his on his shoulders. As a result, Max carries Freak around on his shoulders everywhere. Another common scene between both the novel and the film is when Freak

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

In the beginning Max had low self-esteem because people would bully him. They would sing him a song that made him feel bad. Max was scared because he saw his dad killed his mother. Max matured because everything that happened, from his dad kidnaping him to Freak dying. Max learned that he did not need Freak to be smart. Max change because Freak helped him to realize that he did not need Freak to be smart. Freak helped Max because max was shallow but Freak help him step out of the shade. Freak help

The Comparison of Freak the Mighty and The Mighty Freak the Mighty is the story of two boys and their special friendship and adventures. The book and the movie are very different from each other. There are major differences in the movie and the book such as how freak dies, how freak and maxwell become friends, and the research facility. In the movie The Mighty Maxwell and Freak become friends a different way than in the movie. In the movie freak tutors max with reading and max gets good

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

Variant is an action-filled, suspenseful and shocking novel written by the American novelist, Robison Wells. The book is about a foster child named Benson Fisher, who applies to Maxfield Academy in hopes to live a normal life. Unfortunately, Maxfield turns out to be far from normal. He, along with the other seventy students are trapped in a school, with no teachers, adults, or any sort of authority. The students run the school, with the help of “Iceman” who was only ever seen and heard on a television

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

Pop Princess Britney Spears has officially confirmed that she and Iggy Azalea will be taking the stage at the Billboard Music Awards for the premier performance of their new single “Pretty Girls.” The single is set to drop on May 5, just a few days before the Billboard Music Awards take place on May 17. Spears and Azalea will be joining an all-star rooster of names such as Kelly Clarkson, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and Nick Jonas onstage for their performance. “Vegas isn’t just the home of my Piece

The Importance of Good Role Models          Charles Barkley stands in a dimly lit gym with a basketball squeezed between his beefy hands. He is only filming a commercial. Or is he? As he looks squarely into the camera, he declares, " I am not a role model...I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court" (Smith 1). After he says this, a question begins to form in the minds of the viewers. Who, then Charles, should be a role model? Now, just because this is a commercial for a basketball shoe