In the book, “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick introduces how not everyone's the same and we have to respect that. We judge people based on their looks, in view of looking at little differences than everyone else around you. Another reason is that we don’t realize what they have been through, or what their background is like. This theme is something I can relate to because when Mrs. Murch was NOT pregnant at the time, I thought she was. Although I said nothing, we later on identified that she’s having her fourth child! I’m delighted with myself that I did not make any rude or hurtful comments to her face, nor behind her back without knowing the real situation. Nonetheless, it is disrespectful to judge anyone without knowing what they have been through or their personality.

I am introducing this character as the mentor because he helps max until the end. His name is Kevin (freak). Kevin likes to play pretend, “I’m a robot man…”, he is also very intelligent. Kevin has developed a remarkable amount of knowledge such as, “When do we eat? My fuel cells are depleted.” His personally is boundless, very ambitious, …show more content…
Max thinks of himself as dumb and stupid. “I never had a brain until freak came along and let me borrow his for awhile, and it’s the truth, the whole truth.” He lives in a basement at grim and gram’s house, “down under”. After the boys “make a friendship” Max notices in himself that “the really weird thing is, I’m happy.” Before Max met freak, he did not think positive about almost anything, he did not care much about anything. He only felt that way because when he was younger, in daycare, he didn’t appreciate children coming up to him and getting hugged so his decision was to kick him and later on got the name kicker. Max did not approach the names in a jokingly way, he took it personal and knew in his head that he was “lost” and unsatisfied with his life until he met