Freak the Mighty

For some people Freak The Mighty, and Bridge to Terabithia are very different, which they are, but the author shows us that they can both be alike. One is a novel about a boy who has morquio syndrome whose named Kevin, and he meets a tall boy named Max, and all they want to do is adventure. The other novel is about a boy who is very dedicated to running, and one day he meets a girl named Leslie, and together they go off to create another world called Terabithia. However, both stories share a…

Freak the Mighty Similarities and Differences By: Andrea Freak and Max are both two very different and unique characters. Freak and max seem to be almost exact opposites, they each have their own strengths and weaknesses but they also have their similarities. The number one similarity they share is, they are both judged of their outer appearance. Two differences between the two are their outer or physical appearance and, their different strengths and weaknesses. Max and Freak are similar…

because she did not look like anyone who was important or famous. This shows the same Theme in the book “ Freak The Mighty “ As freak (Kevin) is crippled and does not look like someone who is smart and is capable of making friends, but turns out to…

the judges turned their chairs which I wasn’t expecting. In this situation I judged the girl’s ability to sing just because of how she was so nervous about it and she was little. This is like Loretta Lee, Iggy Lee, Max and Killer Kane from ‘’Freak the Mighty’’ by Rodman Philbrick that at first they are different but throughout…

“Emancipation - A Fable Life” & an excerpt from “A Boy’s Life” Once I wanted to escape from a really bad party that my friend threw in Blackwood; the party was bad and the whole time I couldn't help but wish I could escape like the characters in a “Boy's Life” and “Emancipation - A Fable Life”. I finally escaped after three hours of suffering from boredom, and it felt great to be free just like the animal and the boy. This essay will compare and contrast the theme of freedom in the stories…

was always there teaching and helping Scout in life. Calpurnia said to Scout "Hush your mouth! Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo' folks might be better'n the Cunninghams but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em—if you can't act fit to eat at the table you can…

struggled in the past to accept this statement like Gawain; a strong yet struggling knight of the Round Table; Bedivere; a damsel but loyal knight of Arthur from the Arthurian Legend; & Max Kaine, a young becoming man & friend from the movie Freak the Mighty. Most of us know that failure is a reality of life; & at some level, we understand that it actually helps us grow. People grow in knowledge from past experiences (positive or negative). People shouldn’t let their past distract them from…

fun and feel special. Whether it was to drown out school, social problems, family difficulties etc. Terabithia created a feeling of hope because everything seemed to be alright in the imaginary kingdom. Likewise, Max and Kevin from the novel Freak the Mighty had an inseparable relationship. Maxwell Kane acts as a big brother to Kevin Dillon, who suffers from Morquio syndrome. Max befriends Kevin and supports his hope that he will be cured by making a copy of his brain and putting it inside of a…

crossed the threshold between his ordinary life and his journey ahead of him, was when he began to interview his neighbors, this is when his investigating really began. Odysseus crossed the threshold from his ordinary world during a wild storm, a freak hurricane. The crossing the threshold stage is very different between the two stories. Odysseus was in a life threatening situation while Christopher was not. One of the trials that Odysseus had to face was being captured by a cyclops. One of…

In Orwell’s dystopian society, the telescreen is symbol of the governments omnipresence in the lives of the citizens of Oceania. Orwell anticipated a society in which the government would never allow trust of its citizens, thus revealing the telescreen in the first chapter as stated, “[t]he instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely” (Orwell, 1949, p.4). The telescreen’s presence in the novel is not to control the society but to…