dark is better than walking alone in the light.” Helen Keller. In Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick‚ one of the main themes is Friendship. Kevin and Max were great friends. “I know it’s ok‚ he’s not flipped out because I picked him up and put him on my shoulders like he was a little kid.” (32) This is a true friendship. When they become Freak the Mighty‚ it strengthens their emotional relationship. “This is why we came here‚ so Freak could show me where he’s been. The place is important to him. I
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FREAK THE MIGHTY FINAL RESPONSE WHO IS THE HERO OF THE STORY? A hero is often defined as someone that demonstrates courage‚ performs brave deeds‚ and displays noble qualities. Personally‚ I think that this definition can be applied to both Kevin and Maxwell due to the fact that they have both faced many difficult obstacles with the qualities of a hero. However‚ if only one character from the book‚ Freak the Mighty were to be chosen and defined as the hero of the story‚ I believe that Kevin would
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7A 2/22/11 Period 5 Freak the Mighty and “Ability” Extended Response Believing in one’s self is common‚ and it thrives throughout the novel‚ Freak the Mighty‚ by Rodman Philbrick‚ and the poem‚ “Ability‚” by Selina E. Matis. There are several lines in the poem‚ “Ability‚” that relate to the novel‚ Freak the Mighty. For example‚ one of the lines in the poem was‚ “Ability is to look at a blank page‚ and create a poem.” An example from Freak the Mighty that relates to that line is that
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Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty‚ Rodman Philbrick‚ creates a story about newfound friendship and adventure for the two main characters‚ Maxwell‚ “Max”‚Kane and Kevin‚“Freak”‚ Dillon. If the two boys would not have become friends Max would have still just stayed in the down under all by himself all day. Secondly‚ Max also would not have learned that he has a brain even if he does have to search deep down for it. Finally‚ if the boys would not have become friends‚ Freak would not have become
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Mighty‚ a movie by Peter Chelsom‚ is based off of the book‚ Freak the Mighty‚ by Rodman Philbrick‚ is a story that shows how friendship is important. Freak is a very smart kid‚ but has Morquio syndrome‚ which forces him to use crutches and he can’t walk. His bones aren’t growing but his organs are‚ so they eventually will become too big for him. Mighty (Max) is dyslexic‚ so he has trouble reading‚ but he is a very big kid‚ and is the largest in his grade. Mighty is a story about how friendship is
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Overall the movie Freak the Mighty was a good movie. But I think the book was better than the movie because it had more detail and you could really tell what was happening in the book it was explained really well. Some of the things I liked in Freak the Mighty movie was how Max and Freak had to overcome their disorders in order to do what they wanted. And that Max and Freak were always there for eachother. The movie was inspirational because it was about two boys that are very different from one
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Throughout the book ‚“Freak The Mighty”‚ author Rodman Philbrick creates a story about 2 teen boys( Max aka Mighty and Kevin aka Freak) who actually had a past together when they were little kids. The first time they meet they were in preschool when they were very little Freak knew Max as kicker because he went around always kicking kids. But one day Max had new neighbor and to his surprise it was Freak.Later in the story Max finds out Freak is bionic. Which proves that one should not judge another
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between the film‚ The Mghty‚ and the book‚ Freak the Mighty. One of the major differences between the book and the film is that in the film Freak dies in his sleep on christmas but in the book he dies in the hospital after having a stroke. One of the major and important similarities of the book is when Freak and Max are at the firework show and Freak keeps complaining that he can’t see. In both the book and the film Max reaches down without thinking and picks Freak on his shoulders so that he can see.
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Freak the Mighty and The Mighty. The Mighty is the movie while the other is the book. Both the film and the book are about two boys who bond and have a unique friendship. There are many scenes from the movie that differ from the book. Those stages include Tony D.(Blade) who throws a basketball at Kevin‚ a restaurant scene that was not included in the book. Finally‚ Kevin was never his tutor in the writing. Let’s begin with Tony D hitting Kevin with a basketball. In the scene Tony D is playing basketball
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the world it got you this far” This reminds me of how Freak is having to go through his Morquio Syndrome and how he’s growing on the inside and not on the outside as much. Freak is getting worse but all he can think about is how he wants to be a bionic human‚ the first one‚ which was actually a big lie. He seems to forget that every day‚ but he doesn’t. All Freak really wants to do is to go on fun adventures with Max and be Freak the Mighty. Freak’s heart just grew too much for his body to stand
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