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A Brief Review Of Rodman Philbrick's Freak The Mighty

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The way that you see yourself can lead you to a much more successful life! The author of “Freak the Mighty” (Rodman Philbrick) discusses why having a positive self image is important with Max, who gains a positive self image throughout the story. He changes from thinking bad of himself and calling himself dumb, to writing a whole book after he develops his positive self-image. The author of “How you see yourself” (Set To Go) explains why having a positive self image is important by showing how it affects you in the real world. It shows various examples of the benefits of having a positive self image and the draw-backs of having a negative self image. These authors both make the same claim, but in different ways. In the novel, “Freak the Mighty” the author shows how having a positive self image is important to Max, who at the beginning was calling himself names, and at the end, he writes a whole book and gains confidence. …show more content…

As a matter of fact I do know the answer.” This demonstrates how having a negative self image will decrease confidence, because in Freak The Mighty, if Max had a positive self image in the beginning, he would feel confident in answering the teacher's question, and not just stay silent and wait until the teacher stops asking. When you have a negative self image, you feel bad about yourself. This can lead to you thinking you can not do things you can, and can also lead to anxiety. You might feel like you can't do anything, which will bring you stress and anxiety. Max also states “I’m feeling okay about remembering things”. And now that I’ve written a book, who knows, I might even read a

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