Freak The Mighty Theme

In the novel, Freak the mighty, by Rodman Philbrick, many themes are revealed. Max and Freak became friends because they were both outcast and could relate to each other. They became "Freak the Mighty". They had a lot of adventures together. when Max's father was in prison everyone was afraid of Max, he would stay in his basement which became his room. But Freak was always there for him, In the end they were both separated by Freaks death.The themes of Freak the Mighty are, isolation, friendship, and acceptance. To begin, Max isolates himself because he feels like he doesn't belong or fit into society. Max is huge for his age and he hides in his room in the basement because everyone is afraid of him since his in prison father, Killer Kane is a …show more content…
Both Max and Freak accepted that they were not going to be together forever. When Freak was in the hospital he gave Max a blank journal and told him to write their adventures since he knew that he would not be there to write them (Philbrick 150). Here, Freak accepted that his life was going to be short. Also, Max accepted how he had to live and suffer since his dad was in prison. Everyone was afraid of Max thinking that he was like his father, Killer Kane. Max thought of himself that too from a very young age. He says that he "invented games, like kick-boxing, kick-knees and kick-faces, and kick-teachers, and kick the other little day care critters". "At some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart, but not in your life." (Anonymous). This explains how Freak and Max were were really close at some point but they got separated by death. This is connected to the novel because it explains how Max and Freak had a lot of adventures together, and they both were there for each other, for example when Freak was in the hospital and his heart was too big for his body which made him