Rodman Philbrick's Freak The Mighty

The theme of the novel Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick is “two is stronger than one.” In this novel, two friends Freak (Kevin) and Max go through a journey of friendship, discovering exactly how far their bond can be pushed. The first time this theme is seen is when Freak and Max defeated Blade, a gang leader, using teamwork. The first example from the text is, “Finally, I get so that I’m facing back at the shore and there’s Blade, just his head above the water, and he looks all white and scared.”(37) Freak told Max where to go, and Max ran. If it was only Max, he wouldn’t have trapped Blade in the pond. If it was only Freak, he wouldn’t have been able to outrun Blade. This shows how the two together were better than one alone. This also contributed to the book, because it strengthened Freak and Max’s relationship. …show more content…
Another example from the text is “Loretta goes, ‘The plan is, Iggy keeps him busy while I get you loose, now isn’t that a good plan?’ ”(126) This quote shows how Iggy and Loretta Lee worked together to free Max after his father, Kenny Kane, or Killer Kane, kidnapped him. The plan worked when both of them worked together. If Iggy hadn’t distracted Kane, Loretta would have been caught. If Loretta hadn’t went to rescue Max, Iggy’s distracting would have been in vain. This contributed to the book because it showed Max and Freak that Iggy and Loretta weren’t all bad. Although earlier in the novel, they were portrayed in a bad light, it showed that they really had some good in