In our 6th Grade class we are reading Freak the Mighty.In chapter 1 through 16 we learned about Max and Freaks friendship. In chapter one we learned about Max’s life. In chapter two we read how Max and Freak saw each other. Freak greeted him with a Identify yourself earthling. And DIE EARTHLING! Chapter three talks how Max helps Freak get a kite out of a tree. He helps him because he saw Freak hitting the tree with his little crutch. He goes with Freak to his place and talk. When the Fair Gwen finds out that Freak is at Max’s Houses she goes and gets him. She looks frightened that Freak was at Max’s House. In the next few chapters Max goes over to Freaks and Talks to him and goes on “Quests” with him. They also go to a park to watch the fireworks on Fourth of July. In chapters 11 through 16 The Fair Gwen enrolls Max in Freak’s Smart Classes. And the students are bothering him with “Killer Kane, Killer Kane had a kid who got no brain” Few days after Freak starts to eat lots of American Chop Suey and then starts to choke and the teachers call an ambulance. They take him to the hospital and check him out. In Christmas eve Freak gives him a Dictionary with his favorite words. Then Killer Kane kidnaps Max and takes him to the Testaments. …show more content…
Over the days together Max and Freak develop a strong Friendship between them. They are like best friends. Max is very careful with Freak because he is small and fragile. When Max and freak go on Quest Max carries Freak on his shoulders. Freak is very patient with Max because he is a slow learner. When Freak uses “big words” Max is okay with he doesn’t feel offended by Freak. Freak and Max are the best friends that I have read in a book. Freak and Max are the best because Freak is funny, smart and honest and Max is tall and strong. That is how Freak the Mighty came along. Both of them are very special in a way that when they are together they become Freak the
Freak the mighty is a very unique book. In the book there are 2 main characters, Max and Freak. Max is big and a little dumb while Freak is tiny but very smart. Although they are very different , they become the best of friends. Feak is unable to walk so he rides on Max’s back. Theygo on many adventures, Freak will be the navigator and Max will listen to Freak. Max’s father is a criminal named Killer Kane. His father going to be on parole because he was good in prison. Max is now worried because his father might come back.
An example of their adventures is when Kevin mouths at Tony D. and his gang, defending Max and himself; after of which he discovers that Max could not have fought Tony and incredulously questions, “You mean you couldn’t take him and I was giving him lip?” (31). Kevin’s words reveal his trust in Max. He incited Tony, believing Max would be able to protect the both of them. The boys’ next conflict, an encounter with Iggy, the head of a troublemaking motorcycle gang, and Loretta, his wife, show Max’s concern for Kevin and his wanting to keep Kevin safe: “I feel real bad for Freak because he hated it when people try to rub his head for luck, but I don’t say a word, I just run us home, thumping the short way back around the pond, and my big feet never trip me up because I’m on automatic, I’m this running machine” (72). Max is very attuned and sensitive to Kevin’s feelings, an important quality in a friendship. Also, his desire to protect Kevin and keep him away from Iggy and Loretta prevent his clumsiness from impeding his speedy progress to home. The conflicts Freak the Mighty encounter prove the boys’ undeniable teamwork and
The Killer Angels is a historical novel that recounts the battle of the Civil War, specifically focusing on the Battle of Gettysburg. Set from June 29 to July 3, 1863 and told from the point of view of several soldiers and commanding officers from both sides, Michael Shaara effectively illustrates the sentiments behind the war that tore America in two, from the strategic battle plans to the emotional hardships endured by all.
...ane just did not know how to show this at times that were tough for him. Killer Kane still is protective, cares about Max, and wants the best for him. When Killer Kane came back to see Max when he could have been arrested was showing he cared and loved Max enough to be arrested again right when he got out of jail. Killer Kane showed that he is protective of Max when Loretta tried to untie Max and Killer Kane snapped at her to not put her hands on his son. He showed that he wanted the best for Max when he said he wanted to start a life with Max. Killer Kane just wanted Max to have the father figure he needed in his life. Killer Kane listens, suggests, defends. Is patient, loving and loyal. He would do anything for Max, He wants the best for Max, and protects Max. In the novel, Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Killer Kane is truly a loving father and he proves it.
The novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara depicts the story behind one of the bloodiest, and highly significant, battles of the American Civil War, the battle of Gettysburg. The battle consisted of 51,000-casualties between the Union and Confederate army forces. Mainly focused on letters, journal entries, and memoirs, Shaara tells the story of Gettysburg by using characters from both sides of the war. The characters chosen grasp the divergent views regarding the impending days of the war, and countless numbers of those views develop throughout the novel. Such views come from the Confederates own General Lee and General Longstreet, and the Unions own Colonel Chamberlain and soldiers from both sides. From those depicted
Max plays the role of a spokesman for Richard Wright. Unlike others, he considers the humanity in Bigger and sees him for what he is rather than a black man and/or a murder. Considering this, Bigger is open to Max and tells his side of the story for the first time. Moreover, because of Max’s understandment, Bigger sees that it is indeed possible for a black and a white man to have a sympathetic relationship.
All thanks to his friend Walter kugler. Walter is Max 's best friend. Walter and Max started battling each other growing up, yet soon got to be companions. In the early phases of the Holocaust, Walter helps Max avoid the Nazis and organizes Max to stay at Hans Hubermann 's place. Even though Max is going through tough times he is able to keep a strong relationship with walter. Despite the fact that Max is experiencing extreme times he can keep a solid relationship with walter. Secondly is the relationship Max has with Liesel. In spite of the fact that Liesel is apprehensive meeting Max to begin, they soon turn out to be great companions. They share bad dreams as their first talk together. Max has left his family and Liesel has lost her sibling. Sharing their mishaps the two get to be associated through sharing their souls and the printed word. Liesel instructs Max that he can express his sketchy identity through words. "i have hated the words and i have loved them, and i hope i have made them right” (528). Max and Liesel have grown to love and learn from one another. Lastly, is the relationship Max has with Hans before leaving them. Max left since Hans has shown love for a Jew in a parade, and Max realized that Hans ' home would be hunted by the NSDAP down evidence of
Before Max and Freak met they couldn’t really accomplish much, but when they became friends they were able to do amazing things like “slay dragons” and “go on quests”. On page 131 and 132 this happens, “I’m lying there all crumpled up and sideways. I can see Freak. He’s rolled down there for the cellular window into the pile of coal, and he’s trying to stand up. “I’m warning you,” He says in a fierce bold way he does.”
His plays he produces and sneaking around with Cross all remains on school grounds and is also where everyone comes together towards the end of the movie. Max strongly believed that he was meant for Rushmore and would do anything for his school but that just gets him into trouble. In the beginning of the film it shows the number of all the clubs he was involved in and all the projects he had created at the school. It was until he met Cross and got himself into trouble. That trouble is what eventually got him kicked out of Rushmore and attending a regular public school. He soon becomes very involved with the public school as well and creates a huge play at the end of the
In today's society there are lots of people that believe that dumb people can not accomplish anything in there whole life. From the book Freak the Mighty this point is proven wrong. Max and Kevin, are the two most important characters in Freak the Mighty, they can both be described as dynamic characters. Each of them goes through major changes that are revealed through their actions, and by what the author says about them. Maxwell embodies the archetype of the hero's journey. I will discuss this issue using the fact that he has a birth, a calling/journey, and a return.
It is evident that Max tries to escape his reality and get lost in a world where he can find freedom from his complex troubles, much like every other child in the world today whom does not know how to deal with such chaotic and complicated thoughts. Max, unknowingly comes face to face with all his emotions through the lives of others, helping him to come to an understanding in his escape. In the film “Where the Wild Things Are” Max’s sister ignores him, he feels his mothers new boyfriend is taking her from him and he is overall portrayed as a lonely, lost character. Max is told by his mother that he has gone out of control, which essentially is the last straw in initiating him to run away to where he eventually ends up where the wild things are. According to the article “Fantasy - Necessary for Sanity and Morality” in order for proper development, “A child needs to understand what is going on within his conscious self so that he can cope with that which goes on within his unconscious.” This can be attained by daydreaming through stories and scenarios to ...
“When you are down in life, your friends get to know who you are. When you're up in life you get to know who your friends are.” -Anonymous. From the novel “Freak the Mighty”, the narrator informs us that Max and Kevin demonstrate a strong friendship. All in all, they were there for each other in the good times and the bad. So in conclusion, good friendship includes teamwork, trust, and having adventures.
Reflecting back on the most iconic figures in the history of horror cinema, characters like Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees still shine brighter than all the rest – even despite their current lack of utilization. In the meantime, an array of other “big bads,” ranging from Ghostface, Jigsaw, and Annabelle, has attempted to climb the proverbial ladder into the (imaginary) horror hall of fame.
Many people struggle to be accepted in our world because of disabilities. Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick, is a dramatic and inspiring novel about how two boys, who are “different”, become friends and unite towards a common cause. Kevin, an eighth grader who lives with his mother Gwen, is one of the two protagonists in this extraordinary novel. Kevin is a very knowledgeable young boy who doesn't let his disability limit his abilities.
“The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” is an episode from the popular tv series The Twilight Zone. Twilight zone was created by Rod Serling, and first aired in 1959. The series is a dramatic fantasy and science-fiction anthology. The episode “The Monsters are Due on Maple street” is based around aliens. At least from the surface the episode seems to be about aliens. The average viewer would not see that the episode also has a deeper meaning, one that relates to history. This episode is a great example of a term coined in the 1950s, McCarthyism.