Freak The Mighty: Comparing The Book And Movie

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Freak the Mighty is about friendship. Both the book and movie of were marvelous experiences. Max is one of the main static characters the other main character is Freak. Freak helps Maxs believe in himself there are like Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket. Max and Freak have a struggled past, but that is what brings them together to become Freak the Mighty. Their are some similarities and differences I will tell you in the next paragraphs.
In the book Freak the Mighty, Max says he remembers Freak in preschool or kindergarten and Freak acted like a robot. Second in the book Max said, “Freak was 2 inches tall.” Third in the book Blade and his friends sang Killer Kane had a son who got know brain in the classroom. Fourth Freak said he had soap, vinegar,

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