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Freak The Mighty Theme Essay

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Theme Essay P1- This book is called Freak the Mighty. The author’s name is Rodman Philbrick. Many examples show that many humans have worth. Some examples that stick out to me in Freak the Mighty is how when Max and Freak first meet Max thinks that Freak is dumb but he is actually smarter than Max. My other example is how Freak thinks that Max is smart and helpful but he is neither. In real life people judge people as poor because of what they wear or what they look like but they might actually have more worth than them. P2- Max thinks Freak is very dumb but he is actually very smart. P3-Freak thinks Max is smart but he is actually very dumb. P4-People get judged wrong because of what they are wearing and look like, but they could have more …show more content…

Many examples show that many humans have worth. Some examples that stick out to me in Freak the Mighty is how when Max and Freak first meet Max thinks that Freak is dumb but he is actually smarter than Max. Another example is how Freak thinks that Max is smart and helpful but he is neither. In real life people judge people as poor because of what they wear or what they look like but they might actually have more worth than them. Freak thinks Max is a really weird person and thinks he's gonna do something to him. He didn't know that he was just gonna try to help him. He also wanted to just get some friends. Max didn’t do anything to Freak and they became friends. Max is always helping Freak now and having fun. Max thinks Freak is just a crippled and dumb kid. He is actually smarter than him. He thinks he is trying to walk but he is just trying to get his bird out the tree. Max was kinda scared because he didn't know who he was. Freak thought Max was gonna kidnap him or hurt him, but Max just wanted to help him. People get judged wrong because of what they are wearing or what they look like. People don’t know who they are and those people could have more wealth than them. People don’t need to be treated how they are because of what they look like or what they are

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