Compare and contrast Be filled with different emotions with this story, freak the mighty. Both the book and the movie are enjoyable, but they share many and differences and similarities and differences. Freak the Mighty and the movie The Mighty make you absorb literature. Max lived in a duplex accross the street from Max.
There were a lot of things that were the same in the book and movie Freak the Mighty. There also was some difference. Some of the difference weren 't really a big difference, so some people may not have noticed them. Some of the other differences were big differences so most people probably noticed them if they paid attention to both. Some difference I recognized were that in the book when Max and Kevin were getting the purse out of the sewer they hooked it to a paper clip and string to pull it out, in the movie Max went in the well to get the purse.
In Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, many words of the wiser moments occur throughout the story, and shed light on a possible theme. The author shows these moments to introduce the theme of the book from these words of the wiser moments. In the text Killer Kane ( Max’s Dad) says to Max “ You have to be careful, extra careful” while they are walking down old, wooden steps. This piece of text shows a conflict between the main character and another character because Killer Kane doesn't trust Max.
In the two books Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick and The Friendship, by Mildred. D. Taylor, the main characters brought positive change when they were vulnerable. In both of these books, people were vulnerable, but were able to bring positive change, whether it be to either themselves or others. In life, everyone at some point in time is in a tough position, but you can always bring positive change, no matter what the circumstances may be. For example, in Freak the Mighty, one of the main characters, named Maxwell, befriended a peculiar kid named Kevin that was much more intelligent than him, but was very small and was not very mobile.
Devon, an elite boarding school, is highly competitive, forcing students to have envy for one another. In the story Gene’s envy for Finny is a constant theme throughout the book. Working little for his goals, it can be seen that Finny gets everything he wants using his persuasion and athletic abilities . As Finny’s friend it is easy to feel pushed away from the spotlight. Gene thinks everything he does with Finny is a competition.
Allie lies and says if they do she will call the Mcgill on them. The rogue boys hesitate but then they figure out that Allie is lying, and when she is shoulder deep into the living world ground Lief comes running from the woods where he stays and scares the boys and saves Allie and Lief agrees to stay with Allie and Nick until they get to there houses. Before they get to there homes they arrive in New york city and discover the twin towers. Where they find a bunch of kids playing and a expert of dead children, Mary Hightower though the twin towers are not real it exist in the everlost plain and is filled with children where they used to stand. After a while of staying at the tower Allie soon finds out that the children who live in the tower are caught in a routine and do the exact same thing day after day.
“Celebrating Nerdiness*” by Tom Rogers by far demonstrated the purpose of exposition for this week’s assignment. Rogers’ uses a comparison strategy in his essay to explain the differences in the labeled “nerds;” an example would be the comparison attitudes of the famous individuals such as Newton and Einstein in the essay. Additionally, this topic highly relates to me because of the issue of bullying, as I too was bullied for being different than the others in elementary to middle school. He addresses that individuals not only endure bullying from their peers, but also from adults that should be acting as role models. Consequently, tyrannizing often creates an insecure individual with lack of self-confidence about themselves.
Do you get along better with a certain parent more than you do with the other. For example, maybe you get along with your mother more than you get along with your father because she is more understanding. In the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers the main character is named Steve Harmon. He is in court because he is being accused of being involved in the murder of a drugstore owner, Mr. Nesbitt. Steve’s parents each visit Steve at different times, and both have different views on whether he is guilty or innocent.
“At the table closest to my desk were four students. Three attractive, animated girls and one, quiet, shy boy. As I covertly listened I learned that the girls were cheerleaders, very much High School Royalty. The boy was a Bill Gates prototype. But, the girls had gotten to like their nerd tablemate”(Gail Giles, How I Wrote It).
“Freak and I get to be in the same classes. He made the Fair Gwen go in and see all these people at the school, because I wasn’t supposed to be in regular classes.” (Philbrick 75) Kevin tutored Max in his reading and that also helped him stay in his regular classes. Even once Kevin is gone, Max has the confidence to write down the story as a tribute to their friendship.
Looking through the eyes of her classmates, Melinda is a social reject, a freak, a target. “The girl behind me jams her knees onto my back…the girl with the arrested brother…yanks my hair…”(29). In a feeble attempt to get revenge, two students used childish antics to get their message of anger across to Melinda. They expressed their resentment for Melinda for ruining a party, but their actions had been influenced by a tiny puzzle piece of information that they had believed to be the bigger picture. They neither witnessed nor asked what happened to Melinda as to why she called the police during the party.
When Samantha wakes up she is prostrated on the floor. Melissa says “ How could you believe we were going be your friends, We actually want to kill you. Samantha is shocked and surprised. Then Juliet says that man that has been following us, has been wanting to kill you to.
For example, lovesick Knox Overstreet meets Chris, the girl of his dreams, and daringly pursues her even though she has boyfriend. At a party, Knox casts aside logic and blatantly kisses her in full view of her beau, cognizant he will receive a beating for it. Opting against the normal, accepted behavior of restraint, the young man grasps the opportunity to show Chris how he feels about her, despite the promise of physical retribution from Chet. In like manner, Charlie Dalton publishes an article in the school newspaper, on behalf of the Dead Poet’s Society, endorsing female admittance to Welton Academy. The angry headmaster, Nolan, convenes a school-wide meeting to uncover the offensive members he believes responsible for undermining his authority and challenging the long-standing school custom of “boys only.”
“The Freaker's might be in better shape than us but no one knows these Woods like Kayley and me we've walked around the hundreds of Acres of forest on Hoover campus for three years worth of lunch” This part of the story shows the confidence they realize if anyone knows these woods it's them. This reminds them their friendship is unbreakable and will never be broken. The power of friendship. In “Freak the Geek,” the bravery and struggles the girls
At the end of the summer in Freak the Mighty, Freak and Max get to go back to school. Minus the fact that he has never been in one before, Max is put into all advanced classes so he can be with Freak. The reason they are put into classes together is because Freak helps Max write and learn vocabulary by making him look up words he doesn’t know in a dictionary. Freak also helps the teachers understand that Max does know the answers but, he just doesn't like to speak in front of the class. Both in school and out, Max helps Freak with mobility by carrying Freak on his shoulders.
