Rodman Philbrick's Freak The Mighty

Compassion, love, friendship, bonds. All those things are “undefeatable,” and so is Max and Freak’s compassion, love, friendship, and their bond. After all, that is the unvanquished truth. Rodman Philbrick’s, realistic fiction novel of Freak the Mighty tells the story of Max and Freak’s unbreakable friendship. Both Max and Freak have disabilities that can harm them but morquio syndrome and a little learning disability isn’t going to stop this team from going on quests, slaying dragons, and doing the impossible. Freak and Max tell to every reader of Freak the Mighty that judging people is not fair. You don’t know what someone is like till you meet them; and everyone needs a true friend by their side. Both Max and Freak understand what it’s

C-R-E-T-I-N. Defined as one who suffers from mental deficiency.’ (30,31). At this point we know that Tony D., also known as Blade because of his violence with knives, is an intimidating kid who scares a lot of people. Since Freak is so small you would expect him to be scared of Blade too, but instead he sticks up for both himself and Max and calls Blade a cretin right in front of his face. This shows how Freak did something that no one expected him to do. Since Freak is small and sweet no one thought he would even dare to call anyone, especially Blade, a cretin. Throughout the book, there were also so many misperceptions about Max. Many people think he looks and may act like his dad Killer Kane, but if you got to know him he has a soft side and would never hurt a fly. On page 129 and 130 Killer Kane is killing Loretta Lee and Max steps in to try to stop him. Killer Kane is a horrible, strong, and mean man and Max knows he can hurt him no matter what; but Max still sticks up for Loretta and puts himself in danger trying his hardest to save her. This shows that he has a soft side because instead of worrying about himself and running away he saved Loretta. Max did all of this knowing that his father could kill him at any second. All these examples showcase how people are not what they appear and getting to know a new person can create a

Freak and Max both have a friendship that is undefeatable. As soon as they met each other they had a connection that they never knew anyone could have. One example from the text that shows Freak and Max’s friendship and that they stick together is on page 132 when, Freak saves Max from his dad when he was choking him, then Max hurtled Freak up the stairs and passed his dad. Before this Freak saved Max by squirting Killer Kane in the eyes with what he claimed was acid but was really vinegar, soap, and curry powder. This shows how Max and Freak’s bond is so strong that they would do anything for eachother even if it costs their lives. Max and Freak’s bond and friendship is so strong that Freak figured out a way to save each other from Killer Kane. They both know that Killer Kane is so strong that he can hurt anybody but when it comes to their friendship anything can happen. Another example that shows Max and Freak’s unbreakable bond is on page 151 when Freak influences Max to write a book “‘... Don’t get me upset,’ “he warns. ‘I won’t have the time, so you’ll have to do it. Just write it all down like you’re talking. Put in all the fun we had, the cool things we did. Our adventures.’ ‘But you know I can’t write, Kevin.’ ‘It’s all in your head, Max, everything you can remember. Just tell the story of Freak the Mighty, no big deal.’” By this point we understand that Freak gave Max the courage to write a book. Their friendship was so strong