According to BlytheWoolston.com, “The Freak Observer is about death, life, astrophysics, and finding beauty in chaos.” As simple as this description is, it accurately conveys the key ideas of the novel. The Freak Observer, written by Blythe Woolston, presents physics as a coping mechanism for the death of the main character’s little sister and best friend. Loa, the main character, uses her physics homework to deal with this burden. This book was published in August 2010 by Lerner Publishing Group, and contains 209 pages.…
In the book Freak, The Mighty written by Rodman Philbrick is a great story based on two inspiring boys named Kevin and Max. The movie is titled The Mighty and shows their adventures they went through.The film has many many differences such as Max reads King Arthur. Kevin was never Max’s tutor, and lastly, the retrieval of Loretta's purse was different.…
Freak the Mighty and The Mighty. The Mighty is the movie while the other is the book. Both the film and the book are about two boys who bond and have a unique friendship. There are many scenes from the movie that differ from the book. Those stages include Tony D.(Blade) who throws a basketball at Kevin, a restaurant scene that was not included in the book.…
While these similarities show what these pieces have incommon Freak the Mighty and The Mighty still have differences that make them distinctive. Although the characters have the same names, I have got to say there appearance was definitely incorrect. In the book Max was said to be 7 feet tall, while Kevin was said to be 2 feet tall. In the movie Max was about 6 feet and Kevin was the height of an average 6th grader at Eldorado K-8 ( about 4”6’). Kevin was supposed to have blond hair and blue eyes ( the movie gave him brown eyes and brown hair) while Maxes appearance was not clear in the book. Additionally, in the book, Kevin and Max seemingly lived in suburbia while the movie gave the impression they lived in much more of a city.For example, the old testaments seemed much bigger and better-looking than described in the book ( broken toys and ragged and dirty children who seemed a little broken themselves). The minor problem in plot detail is a third difference. In the movie, Kevin is apparently Max’s LD…
In the article “Freaks and Queers” by Eli Clare, the author discusses the origins and history of freak shows where “freaks”, “savages” and “geeks” were essentially the cause of big entertainments and businesses. Four main groups of people were categorized into “freaks”, which included disabled people, both white people and people of colour, nondisabled people of colour, nondisabled people of colour from the United States and nondisabled people with physically visible differences. Many were oppressed, marginalized as well as exploited not only by the public but also by the show managers and doctors. Freak shows entertained and brought a better sense of self-esteem and superiority to audiences. In addition, Clare describes the issues he has with…
The Monkeyface Chronicles is a fictional novel about a young boy named Philip who suffers from an extreme facial deformity. All the other kids make fun of Philip and call him names like ‘Monkeyface’. While Philip suffers through his deformity and constant bullying from his peers, his twin brother, Michael is athletic, popular and good-looking. When a serious hockey accident leaves Michael paralysed, the roles of the two brothers are ironically switched and they learn things about each other and themselves that they didn’t know before.…
In the novel we first have the tale of the monkey king who is a deity but denied entrance to a party for being a monkey. The guard at the party says, "Look, you may be a king - you may even be a deity - but you are still a monkey" (15) completely embarrassing him in front of everyone at the party. He decides after beating everyone up that he will remove the characteristics…
Everyone is great in their own way, even those who may not realize it or appreciate it. In the end, your worth will show in some way. In the book, The Lightning Thief, I thought I that it was about a boy named Percy who has dyslexia and ADHD that always gets into trouble. Then, Percy learns that his dad is the sea god Poseidon. Afterwards, Percy finds out that Zeus has accused him of stealing his lightning bolt. Now, Percy must go on a quest with his new friends to find Zeus's lightning bolt so that there isn't another world war. He also wants to save his mom who has been taken to the Underworld. Now, I think Rick Riordan is trying to teach us that everyone has great worth, even those who feel different and unappreciated.…
Sometimes, people don’t realize how big of an effect someone can have on a life. What someone says can rub off, and if they are a positive person, it can make a person follow in their ways. Fahrenheit 451 is a science fiction novel written by Ray Bradbury, the main character Guy Montag undergoes many changes within himself. Throughout the book, Montag encounters many different people that make him face his real self. Although Montag might not know it, maybe others know a little bit more about himself than he even does. The old lady teaches Montag about sacrifice and sticking to your beliefs no matter what. Then Faber teaches him that books maybe do mean more than just the words on the page. Last, Clarisse McClellan teaches Montag to slow down and appreciate the little things in life that are equally important as the big ones.…
A famous quote written by Patricia Neal states “A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” This relates to the novel because you need to have a strong positive attitude…
Powder is essentially a movie about a troubled teen. Jeremy Reed was raised with his grandparents. He lived in their basement and spent all his time reading highly intellectual books. He is discovered by a social worker, who tries to send him to public school so that he can make friends and come out of his isolation. However, Jeremy, nicknamed Powder, has trouble making friends. Powder is a very special boy. His mother was struck by lightning before he was born; she died from it, he did not. Because of this unique birth, Jeremy is blessed with special powers: he is exceptionally intelligent, can "see into" people (their emotions, memories, etc.), and he can harness the powers of electricity and magnetism. Unfortunately, Jeremy also has exceptionally white skin and no hair. The other kids mock him cruelly and do everything they can to hurt his pride; the only people who try to understand him are his science teacher, Donald Ripley and a pretty fellow student named Lindsey. His life can relate to the theme of "discrimination". He is discriminated for strictly the way he appears. People see him as a "freak". She enrolls him at a school where he is prejudiced against him because of his milky white skin. Everyone thinks he is strange. The theme of "discrimination" relates to world issues, because people around the world go through it everyday. It is constantly with us wherever we go. We see people being prejudice towards people who are different and for the way they appear. Everyone is different and everyone has different opinions for each other and that is why "discrimination" is a world issue, because we tend to forget that everyone has their own uniqueness behind…
This book is about a boy named Max who goes on an adventure to where the wild things live. Max gets sent to his room for being wild in the house and causing trouble. Then Max’s room slowly turns into a forest and Max goes on his adventure. Max gets there and scares all the wild things with a magic trick. They name Max the wildest thing of all and he becomes king of the wild things. Eventually Max gets lonely and comes home. This book has a few valuable messages. Imagination is really encouraged in this story because it’s such a creative story. Also, the book expresses the importance of family. Even when Max is having fun being king of the wild things he still gets lonely for home. This was my second favorite book when I was young because I was really intrigued by the monsters and how Max became king of the wild things.…
People who choose not to have an abortion and don’t want their children some of the times end up putting them into foster care when they are just babies. The chances are they are going to grow up in a foster care home if that happens because on average 2% of children adopted were under the age of one in the U.S.A. Growing up in a…
The little boy refers to McDonald as "Mister" and uses the word "hey" frequently to show the reader the youth of the boy and his innocence. The innocence of the little boy is shown when he makes comments such as ,"Would you help me please?" The author makes the little boy seem helpless and in need of guidance by having him fidget around to find his shrimp that he accidentally dropped on the ground. The author almost makes the reader feel sorry for the little boy, and this is brought out even more when the author will not stop to help the little boy. The reader feels angry when the author criticizes the way the blind boy is dressed, and the little boy's…
Most people do not truly know what makes them happy. A great example given on page 9 was that married people are demonstrably happier than single people, but this does not mean that marriage creates happiness. In reality, generally happy people get married, and unhappy people do not get married, in order to become happy. The thoughts in this book are mainly inspired by economic approach. This approach relies on data in order to understand how the world works, how people fail and succeed, and what type of obstacles prevents most from important resources. Thinking like a freak is simple enough for everyone to do it, but not all do. The reason for this is because most people let their biases change their view of the world. A large majority of people “run with the herd” and adopt the views of our peers, making it quick to embrace the status quo.…