Theme
The theme of the story "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick is friendship. The theme is friendship because Max and Kevin were friends in preschool until Kevin moved away. Then one day Kevin moved in Max's neighborhood, and even though Kevin became a lot meaner than in preschool, Max and him became best friends. Kevin is a very small boy that has a disease. On the 4th of July, the boys went to go see the fireworks, but Kevin was too short to see, so max picked up Kevin and put him on his shoulders. Kevin loves robots and wants to be the first robot human in the world. He told Max he will be the first, but in his mind he knows he can't because he will die because of his disease. One day Max went to go see his dad, and when his dad starts holding him by the neck, Kevin shows up and sprays him with a water gun filled is soap and vinegar. The day Kevin gets his surgery, he dies and Max is very sad about it. So even though Kevin is dead, the two boy will always be best friends.