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    Everyone needs a worthy friend by her side. A true friend is someone that you can always count on. In Rodman Philbrick's Freak the mighty the two true friends names are Max and Kevin. They go on many quests from being the knights in the medieval time to finding treasures.Kevin and max both have their differences but they can conquer anything when they’re together.The one thing I pointed out as a theme was power of a good friendship.Kevin lives with a tragic disease,and max lives with the…

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    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…

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    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…

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    valuable skill that helps others that need help who are by themselves. In the novel Freak the Mighty there's a kid named Kevin also called as Freak has Morquio Syndrome in his body that makes him really small and can barely walk. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, this novel is about two kids name Max and Kevin and they become friends in middle and the first time that they met was when Max needed some help with reading, Kevin comes in to help him read and that's how they become friends. Max…

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    friends become close? In the book, “Freak the Mighty”, Kevin (Freak) and Maxwell (mighty) are completely different from each other both mentally and physically, yet they become great friends throughout the story. In the novel “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick, the theme is that people can become friends regardless of differences and societal expectations. The author communicates this theme by using hyperbole. Freak and Mighty are as different as two people can be. They have different…

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    Essay- “Freak the Mighty” By Rodman Philbrick Have you ever thought of yourself as not important? As something, you’re not? As. Nothing. “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick is a story about true friendship. The story involves two characters who are in the eighth grade together. These characters form a special bond. Kevin, who lives a fairly normal life has a rare physical disability. Another character, Max, suffers from a learning disability. Together these two unlikely friends go on quests…

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    Freak the Mighty, a book now recommended to classrooms around the world, is written by Rodman Philbrick, and takes place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Maxwell is the main character, and the book is mostly about what he is remembering. Max is both dyslexic and illiterate, but is rather tall and strong for his age. Kevin, the other main character, suffers from Morquio Syndrome, a ridiculously rare and also rather dangerous form of dwarfism (earning him the nickname “Freak”, due to his bell-shaped…

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    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…

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    Freak is an amazing character in the novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. He is passionate and a very good friend in this essay You learn a few traits out if many for Freak. I hope you will know more about him and what a great creative character he is.Freak also known as Kevin being imaginative, adventurous, and intelligent he is able to give his best friend Max a new perspective on life through his friendship. First trait is Intelligence an example of that is when Freak names all the…

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    Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is about two boys named Max and Kevin who lives next door to each other and become best friends. Max, who lives with his grandparents, Grim and Gram, has a learning disability. Kevin who lives with his mother, "The Fair Gwen of Air" has a physical disability. A new neighbor moves to the neighborhood. It was a boy named Kevin and his mother Gwen. He calls her “The Fair Gwen of Air”. Kevin is Max’s tutor at school. Kevin is a very smart boy and teaches Max…

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