Appreciation on Freak the Mighty

Aaron Straker

Class: 807

Date: 10-24-10

This book (Freak the mighty) has me always thinking about underestimation and how people underestimate Freak and Max.  In the book people look and stare, and probably say things like you'll never amount to anything or some BS.  But you see with these two characters they just don't care enough.  I feel that underestimation is a big part in this book.  Both characters have their problems (mentally and physically) but they use each other to get through them.

Freak and Max both have their problems and people put them down some time.  But you see in the real world underestimation just boost that person up to do more.  With Freak people tend to pity him because of his form.  With Max he's just a little dumb in the head.   To me this is how these to be such good examples of people who get underestimated. 

In this world it shows Max and Freak just being them and only them.  It shows how if you’re different and people think less of you just don't care.  It comes to show that these two are just inseparable when it comes to them.  They never let people bring them down. 

It just goes to show that these to characters are great.  So if you ever read this book, people who are thought little of, there is just something more to them... They use it to be something more.  People are just going to amount to something than that person.  Freak and Max never stopped whatever they did.

People around me have never been underestimated I think that we all are very important people on earth.  This is what really brings us together though the put downs, not thought much off.  When I was younger I always thought I was dumb because I was never really that smart but I know that everyday is a day to do my best.  My family thinks very highly of me because I am the only boy but I always want to be the best, and not feel “underestimated”.

This book to the real world and where I live people with disabilities or problems should never stop giving up like these two Freak and Max.  This is why I appreciate this book sooo much.  I hope to do this process again with another book