I just fished reading the book Westmark. These blogs have got me a lot more interested in books and literature. Ms. M thanks for making try new stuff.
I am now currently reading the book Freak The Mighty By Rodman Philbrick . It is a really good read , showing that two very opposite people can get along and relate to each other.
The protagonist or main character is Max well "Max" Kane is the main charater and narrator of the story. He is described to be very big and have a striking resemblance to his father, Kenneth Kane In day care, Max earned the nickname "Kicker" because he had a thing of booting and kicking anyone who dared to touch him, when he was a child. Max lives with his grandparents, Grim and Gram, and usually stays in "The Down Under", a small room in the basement. He hates his father, whom he witnessed killing his mother, Annie. His ordinary world is filled with hatred and disgust. There are a lot of pressures in his ordinary world for instance The kids tease him at school because he's larger and different. So there's always that Pressure to change. He's a little summery of the story so you know most of it.
Summery
The primary characters are friends Maxwell Kane, a large, very slow, but kind-hearted boy, and Kevin Avery, nicknamed “Freak,” who is physically crippled but very intelligent., Kevin's last name was changed to Dillon.) Kevin is diagnosed with Morquio syndrome.
Many years after his times in Daycare, Maxwell Kane, narrating the book, has failed seventh grade twice in Middle School when he finds out that Freak (Kevin Avery), his only buddy from Daycare, is moving into the house next door with his mother, (Gwen Avery). Freak has Morquio syndrome and wears leg braces and uses crutches and is two feet tall and thinks of himself as a robot since he was crippled. After Maxwell helps Freak get his toy bird out of the tree, they become best friends again. They name themselves "Freak the Mighty" when Freak starts to ride on Maxwell's shoulders, they equal nine feet tall. In a part of this story Max gets kidnapped by his dad (Killer Kane) and Freak comes to rescue him with a water gun disguised as a real pistol and they ended up getting away and Killer Kane was arrested. On Freak's 13th birthday, he, sadly, has a seizure and is taken to the hospital. Max later finds out Freak died because his heart got too big for his body. Max refuses to come out of the "Down Under", missing Freak's funeral and other events. In the end, Loretta Lee tells Max "nothing is a drag, kid" and Max pulls out an empty book that Kevin gave him before he died and Max writes "Freak the Mighty." which was a really cool ending i thought.
This picture in my eyes represents the definition of Max's world . He grew up in a abusive environment not healthy for any kids. He witnessed his own father killing his mom. His dad was an alcoholic and a prick. There were many pressures that made him stay and held him back. Even his father being in jail is a major pressure. He never had a true dad. He also gets teased for being so big ! Kevin brings a sense of peace to his world because he teaches Max how to not care what other people think of him! His dad is a major conflict in his world. He is petrified to know that he escaped prison.Kevin could be known as a mentor. The least comfort would be not having a father and getting teased at school. The most comfort is when he's around kevin because 'kevin likes max for max . So Max can really be himself. He is reluctant to leave on a new Quest because he has a fear of getting hurt again!
