Freak the Mighty Essay

                  How does Max change throughout the book?

Max changing throughout the book Freak the Mighty mostly helped by his friends Kevin which also called Freak through some moment. Max is the protagonist in the novel Freak The Mighty. He has a big ear, he is an orphan, he live with his Grandma and grandpa, Gram and Grim, he is lonely and his Friends think that he is a freak additionally he is also a introvert. Together with Kevin they made “Freak the Mighty”.

This is the way that Max changing :

         •      have more confidence 

At the first of story

Max is not happy with his body because he feels like albino walrus (-p. 44)

it proves that he is not a confident person. But later in the story Max is changing from a shy boy to be a confidence one because he already have a friend and family that care of him and help him to improve to become a better person. When Max went into the genius class the whole class make fun of him but Kevin going to the top of Max’s shoulder and shouted “Freak the Mighty Freak the mighty” and their friends shouted it to. That way Kevin helped Max to be confidence.

• feel smart 

Since Max and Kevin becomes a friend, Max feeling strong and smart. Because Kevin always help Max.

I’m(Max) standing there with Freak high above me and it fells right, it makes me feel strong and smart (-p.78)

• Not lonely anymore

Before Kevin and Max become a friend Max is a shy and also an introvert person but when they become a friend Max is not feel lonely anymore because he have someone to lean on.

Max think he is a butt head then, they became freak the mighty. Because max don’t feel lonely anymore (-p.19).

All in all Max changing was causes by Kevin support. In there moment together. from not a confident person to be a confident one, from a introvert person to be an open person, from a butt head person became smart, and from a lonely person and now having a buddy which is Kevin him self.