Freak The Mighty Research Paper
Mighty, a movie by Peter Chelsom, is based off of the book, Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick, is a story that shows how friendship is important. Freak is a very smart kid, but has Morquio syndrome, which forces him to use crutches and he can’t walk. His bones aren’t growing but his organs are, so they eventually will become too big for him. Mighty (Max) is dyslexic, so he has trouble reading, but he is a very big kid, and is the largest in his grade. Mighty is a story about how friendship is very important because it can empower and strengthen you, people use fantasy to escape reality, and not letting your past hold you down.
People use fantasy to escape reality. This relates to friendship because Mighty and Freak use fantasy whenever …show more content…
Neither Freak nor Mighty have any friends before they meet each other. When they meet, they become best friends. Another example of how friendship empowers and strengthens you is how Freak teaches Mighty to read. This is important because Mighty was dyslexic, so it was very hard for him. Finally, Max had working legs and can walk. When they were at the carnival and were being chased by Blade and his friends, Mighty carried Freak on his shoulders and Freak told him where to go. Freak was the brains and Mighty was the body.
Allowing your past to hold you down. Mighty’s dad, ‘Killer Kane’, is a criminal. Kids at school would chant, “Killer Kane, Killer Kane, had a son who has no brain”. This would make Mighty angry because he didn’t want to be like his dad. Also, MIghty’s grandparents would think that Mighty was like his father. For example, at the carnival Blade and his friends had been chasing Might and Freak. Blade had gotten in trouble with the police and when the police came to Mighty’s house to take him home, the grandparents expected the worse. But the police had told them that Mighty was a hero. This shows how his past had held him back because his grandparents had assumed that he was in trouble.
Mighty is a story about friendship being important because it can empower and strengthen you, people use fantasy to escape reality, and that you shouldn’t let your past hold you
People use fantasy to escape reality. This relates to friendship because Mighty and Freak use fantasy whenever …show more content…
Neither Freak nor Mighty have any friends before they meet each other. When they meet, they become best friends. Another example of how friendship empowers and strengthens you is how Freak teaches Mighty to read. This is important because Mighty was dyslexic, so it was very hard for him. Finally, Max had working legs and can walk. When they were at the carnival and were being chased by Blade and his friends, Mighty carried Freak on his shoulders and Freak told him where to go. Freak was the brains and Mighty was the body.
Allowing your past to hold you down. Mighty’s dad, ‘Killer Kane’, is a criminal. Kids at school would chant, “Killer Kane, Killer Kane, had a son who has no brain”. This would make Mighty angry because he didn’t want to be like his dad. Also, MIghty’s grandparents would think that Mighty was like his father. For example, at the carnival Blade and his friends had been chasing Might and Freak. Blade had gotten in trouble with the police and when the police came to Mighty’s house to take him home, the grandparents expected the worse. But the police had told them that Mighty was a hero. This shows how his past had held him back because his grandparents had assumed that he was in trouble.
Mighty is a story about friendship being important because it can empower and strengthen you, people use fantasy to escape reality, and that you shouldn’t let your past hold you