One of the main themes of Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is real friendship dosen’t look at the outward appearance, they see’s what's on the inside. An example from the book on page 64 is when Freak and Max are going on an adventure and Max says, “Freak is riding up top, which he almost always does now. That way he doesn't have to wear his leg braces or carry his crutches…” (Philbrick 64). This example shows that Max isn’t worried about being called weird or a retard because he has Freak on his shoulders, Max is having fun with Freak and that's all that mattered to him. Another example from the book is when Freak comes back from the hospital after choking on his lunch. “Gram lets me stay home the next day because Freak is getting out
