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Courage In Freak The Mighty

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Ms. Walker
LA7 / A
2014-10-27

Courage Can Be Shown by Everyone

Introduction
“I never had a brain until Freak came along…” (Philbrick, 1). Max thought he was dumb and clumsy. All the time he’d been called as foolish. Stupid. The fact that his body looked to be developing quicker than his mind didn’t help... Max learned how to bear loneliness. At least until Freak came along. Freak was different from others too. He had a tiny body-and a huge brain. Even though they are drastically different, both are essential to each other. Together, Max and Freak were unvanquishable. They were Freak the Mighty. The novel, Freak the Mighty is a heartwarming novel about two best friends, Max and Freak. They go on quests to retrieve the memories of the past …show more content…

Max shows courage when he was kidnapped by Killer Kane. Max wrote, “I’m just standing there in the middle of the room because I don’t know what he wants me to do,” (Philbrick, 109) Max shows courage because he kept calm at Iggy’s house although he would’ve been frightened.
In spite that Max acted bravely in other parts of the book, I think the most courageous thing that Max did was writing a book. As said in the book, Max was in L.D. (Short for learning disabled) class at school. Also, Max also hints that he is dyslexic. Max wrote, “And R’s never look like backward E’s to Freak, which is the way they look to me sometimes, unless I really squint and think about it,” (Philbrick, 46) In addition, Max noted that he couldn’t write words down on page, 82. However, Max stated, “So I wrote the unvanquished truth stuff down and then kept on going…. And now that I’ve written a book who knows, I might even read a few. No big deal,” (Philbrick, 160). This shows that Max overcame his learning disabilities and succeeded brilliantly at writing a book. To be honest, I wouldn’t be able to write a book as interesting and long as this. Max shows courage because he did something very difficult for him, …show more content…

Iggy and Loretta At first look, Iggy and Loretta were intimidating gangsters. Unlike my prediction, Iggy and Loretta show great bravery. When Max is tied up to ropes trapped by Killer Kane, Loretta comes and helps. She says, “The plan is, Iggy keeps him busy while I get your loose, now isn’t that a good plan? There’s enough cops up there to start a war, we’ll be safe enough we get out of this godforsaken place,” (Philbrick, 126). Iggy and Loretta show courage by doing the right thing despite it was dangerous. Iggy and Loretta’s actions show that courage can be showed by everyone, even gangsters. To Wrap it Up The novel Freak the Mighty teaches us a lifelong lesson that courage can be shown by anyone no matter who he/she is. Freak, Max, Iggy, and Loretta are some individuals that you wouldn’t expect to see courage from. Freak with physical limitations, Max with learning disabilities, and Iggy and Loretta who are gangsters show courage in different sizes and ways. Courage is a lacking aspect of modern society. Many people are self centered and greedy. This novel is different and special for it being a book about courage shown by people in a somewhat hard situation. Reflecting at myself, I’m sure I have shown less courage than any character in the book. I am sure that everybody would feel the same. I’ll finish this essay with a quote from Aristotle. “You will never do anything

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