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Freak the Mighty
Kevin and Max are on their way to the Fourth of July festival when Tony D. calls them to stop. Knowing the kind of person he is (he is nicknamed the blade because he carries a knife) they stop and...
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Freak the Mighty
Max's father is known as "Killer Kane." At the beginning of the story, he is in prison for murdering Max's mother. He has an infamous, frightening reputation, and Max, unfortunately, looks a lot...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter six, Max and Kevin head to the Fourth of July fireworks display together and end up running into the town bully. Tony D. proceeds to ask Kevin if he has any M80s or cherry bombs as the...
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Freak the Mighty
In the opening chapter of the novel, Max mentions that he remembers meeting Freak for the first time at daycare. As a child, Max's nickname was "Kicker" because he would constantly kick anything...
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Freak the Mighty
The answer to this question can be found near the end of the chapter titled "What Frightened the Fair Gwen." Max and Kevin are talking about robots, and Kevin is trying to tell Max that robots are...
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Freak the Mighty
This question specifies an answer to focus on how Max and Kevin begin their friendship, so a reader should look in the first few chapters for possible support. One thing that I think is key to...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter seven, Freak is still sitting on the top of Max's shoulders when the fireworks end. Freak ends up spotting Blade and his gang of thugs heading towards them and informs Max that they are...
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Freak the Mighty
Loretta shows up in the burned out building to free Max. At the beginning of Chapter 19 of Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty, Max's dad resolves that they will take cover in a deserted building,...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter 18, Killer Kane wakes Max up and drags him to Iggy's home. Once they arrive at Iggy's, Max notices that his father has a determined, wild look in his eye, and Killer Kane begins...
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Freak the Mighty
In the first chapter of the novel, Max overhears Grim speaking to Gram about his resemblance to "Him." Max then says that Grim is referring to his father because he refuses to say his real name...
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Freak the Mighty
In the first chapter of the novel, Max overhears Grim speaking to Gram about his likeness to "Him." Max then says that "Him" refers to his father, who was married to his mother. Grim refuses to...
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Freak the Mighty
I believe that this question is asking about a short sequence that readers encounter in chapter 3. Max is watching Kevin try to get something out of a tree, and Max goes over to see what it is. Max...
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Freak the Mighty
Kevin suffers from a genetic disorder called Morquio syndrome, which is a recessive genetic disease where the body lacks or has an insufficient quantity of the substance that is required for the...
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Freak the Mighty
Situational irony occurs whenever someone is lead to expect a certain outcome from an event but experiences something that is altogether different. Killer Kane's arrival represents situational...
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Freak the Mighty
Toward the end of chapter 4, Gwen arrives at Max's house to take her son Kevin home. When Max opens the bulkhead door and steps into the backyard, Gwen has a panicked look on her face and seems...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter 5, Gwen calls Max's grandparents to apologize for acting scared when she initially saw Max come out of the house with Kevin. After Gram gets off the phone with Gwen, she tells Max about...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter 5, Gram tells Max that Freak's mother has invited him over to supper. Max's immediate response is to ask, "Do I have to?" Later, after some persuasion from Gram, Max agrees to accept the...
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Freak the Mighty
External conflicts refer to the obstacles, struggles and trials that exist outside of a character. Internal conflicts, on the other hand, have to do with a character's inner (conflicted) feelings,...
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Freak the Mighty
A character who undergoes some sort of fundamental change or transformation during a literary work is sometimes referred to as a "dynamic" character, and in this novel, Maxwell Kane most certainly...
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Freak the Mighty
Max says that he borrowed his brain from Kevin. And, as Max goes on to say, that's the truth, the whole truth. Before Kevin came into his life, Max didn't have a brain. This is not literally true,...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter 19, Killer Kane ties up and gags his son, Max, in the basement of an abandoned building. Loretta Lee attempts to free Max while Iggy keeps Killer Kane occupied upstairs. As Loretta Lee...
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Freak the Mighty
Rodman Philbrick’s novel explores themes of friendship, individuality versus conformity, and transformation. Freak the Mighty is a composite that represents the growing friendship of Kevin and...
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Freak the Mighty
It takes readers a few chapters to start realizing that Max likes anything. When we are introduced to him, he comes across as a brooding, angst filled young teen. Based on the first few chapters, a...
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Freak the Mighty
Although Max has been allowed to go to the millpond on his own for a few years, Grim and Gram don't let him go alone on the Fourth of July. On the Fourth of July, the fireworks are set off by the...
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Freak the Mighty
Freak the Mighty is the name that the two boys give to their collective self, which is composed of Kevin sitting on Max’s shoulders. The boys are portrayed as complementary opposites: Kevin is...
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Freak the Mighty
In Chapter 15 of Rodman Philbrick’s novel Freak the Mighty, titled “What Came Down the Chimney,” the Christmas season has arrived, and the close relationship between Kevin (“Freak”) and...
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Freak the Mighty
Max uses Grim’s and Gram’s basement, what Max adequately calls his “down under,” as a safe escape from a world that does not understand him. We see an example of this at the very beginning...
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Freak the Mighty
To celebrate the Fourth of July, Max and Freak are allowed to go and see the fireworks together. As Max points out, this is kind of a big deal since he was never able to go see the fireworks by...
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Freak the Mighty
Chapter 4 in Freak the Mighty is entitled "What Frightened the Fair Gwen." In this chapter, Max gets acquainted with Freak, who tells him about the characters in the story about King Arthur and the...
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Freak the Mighty
This is an interesting scene. First, Max is drawn to Kevin’s mother, Gwen Avery, because she looks like “a movie star,” but it is not long before Max notices Kevin. Max immediately recognizes...
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Freak the Mighty
In Philbrick's Freak the Mighty, Maxwell has a difficult time learning, so his grandparents sign him up for the resource classes. When Freak discovers that his big friend is not as skilled at...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter seven, Max and Kevin join forces to escape the attack of Tony D. and his gang. With Kevin on Max's shoulders, Kevin does the thinking and directing while Max does the running. They end...
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Freak the Mighty
The first choice is "The Mighty" by Sting which was written for the film version of the book. It literally describes Kevin and Max with reference to King Arthur and his knights. Walking this high...
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Freak the Mighty
The book is called Freak the Mighty because that is the name of the dual character that Kevin and Max become. Kevin (often called “Freak” by the kids at school who use it as a mean nickname)...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter six, Max and Kevin (Freak) attend the local Fourth of July festivities to watch the fireworks display, and they narrowly avoid Blade and his gang before the show begins. When the...
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Freak the Mighty
When Max “went back home” after his abduction on Christmas Eve by his father, Kenny “Killer” Kane is taken back to jail. How this transpires is an exciting adventure. Max is kidnapped by...
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Freak the Mighty
Hmmmmm, I am not really sure that "person vs. supernatural" is actually a good description of the conflict in this book; however, I will do my best to help you answer the question. The reason why...
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Freak the Mighty
In bits and pieces, Max describes his physical appearance in the first several chapters of Freak the Mighty. On pages 3 and 4, Max overhears Grim and Gram talking about how Max resembles his...
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Freak the Mighty
This is not really a fair question because this book has so many lessons to teach; however, in my opinion, the main lesson of Freak the Mighty is that friendship and platonic love can breakdown...
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Freak the Mighty
It is ironic because the “New Tenements” are run down slums and the New Testament is comprised of the story of Jesus Christ, which is of hopeful lessons and ultimately, redemption and eternal...
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Freak the Mighty
Loretta Lee is the owner of the purse Kevin finds. She lives in the "Testaments," a housing project in an extremely rough neighborhood, and coincidentally knows both Kevin's mother Gwen, and Max's...
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Freak the Mighty
In chapter one of Philbrick's Freak the Mighty, Maxwell describes his past in daycare and his current pubescent life with Grim and Gram. Back in daycare, when he was about four years old, Max had...
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Freak the Mighty
Using the ACE format, you first answer the question. Then, you cite evidence to explain your answer, and, finally, you expand on the evidence you have cited by explaining it. In Chapters 17-20, Max...
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Freak the Mighty
Interestingly, my paperback copy of the Rodman Philbrick novel is actually entitled The Mighty rather than its earlier original title of Freak the Mighty. The 1998 film version (starring Sharon...
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Freak the Mighty
Let's start with differences between Max and Kevin, because those are more obvious. First there is the obvious difference in looks between Max and Kevin. Max is huge. I mean he is a really big...
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Freak the Mighty
Max has never been allowed to attend the town's Fourth of July fireworks display without Grim and Gram before, but this year is different. Max will be going with Freak, and the two boys will be...
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Freak the Mighty
I think this was Kevin's (Freak) tongue-in-cheek creation to signify that because his legs were supported by braces, he was more like a robot than a boy. So, instead of pretending to be a robot, he...
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Freak the Mighty
Max Kane lives with his grandparents, Gram and Grim. More specifically, Max lives in the basement of his grandparent's house. That sounds a bit depressing, but Max seems to like it just fine....
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Freak the Mighty
In Chapter 10, Freak announced that he had discovered the whereabouts of a "treasure [that] is hidden in a storm drain." They find that the treasure is an old purse, and the two boys decide to try...
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Freak the Mighty
This is a confusing question because most of the adventures of Max and Kevin as "Freak the Mighty" happen during the summer before eighth grade as well as during their eighth grade year. In...
