Have you seen the movie “The Mighty”? What would you consider Max and Kevin 's friendship as? In this movie I consider their friendship as mutualistic because both of them benefit from the friendship. There are many different examples that I could give to prove that their friendship is mutualistic.
In the movie “The Mighty” I noticed how Max and Kevin treat each other. How their friendship got started in the beginning of the movie was when Kevin came in as a tutor for Max because he struggled with reading. Both of the boys really didn’t have any friends, and they both stood out as different in their own ways. In the scene when Kevin was reading to Max, that’s when I noticed that their friendship was mutualistic because both of them were getting something out of it. After Kevin got done reading to Max, he asked him if he would take him to the fair to go see the fireworks and he would give him five dollars. Max took Kevin to see the fireworks at the fair and both of them had a great time together. This scene shows you that they do have a mutualistic relationship because as you can see
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People might say that their friendship is not mutualistic because Max really doesn’t get anything from Kevin because he is always having to drag Kevin around and basically watch out for him. Kevin is the one benefiting from most of the relationship because now he finally has someone that can do stuff that he has always wanted to do. I disagree with these people because Kevin is not the only one that is benefiting from this relationship. For example Kevin helps Max with the things he needs like with tutoring him with his reading and Kevin benefits because he has someone that can take him places and watch out for him since he is crippled. This clearly shows you that their relationship is mutualistic because as you can see they are both getting something out of their