Maxwell the Hero in Freak The Mighty Essay - 835 Words

In todays society there are lots of people that believe that dumb people can not accomplish anything in there whole life. From the book Freak the Mighty this point is proven wrong. Max and Kevin, are the two most important characters in Freak the Mighty, they can both be described as dynamic characters. Each of them goes through major changes that are revealed through their actions, and by what the author says about them. Maxwell embodies the archetype of the heros journey. I will discuss this issue using the fact that he has a birth, a calling/journey, and a return. Maxwell has a birth from the archetype of the hero?s journey. Maxwell was born in Chivalry, Montana where his parents lived. At the age of four he saw his dad†¦show more content†¦Then one day Freak talked to him which was the beginning of a huge friendship, which was his calling. After they had a huge friendship, Freak teaches him how to use a dictionary, and also teaches him all the stuff they did at school. After the friendship gets closer and closer Maxwell understands what the problem is with Freak, which was that he could not walk since he was handicap. So, then Maxwell carries him around on his shoulder and Freak for the first time sees how everything looks from a high point of view. When Freak finds out what Maxwell?s weakness?s were, which were, he was not smart and did not know how to do anything, he started giving him lessons every single day. As Maxwell becomes smarter and smarter by the day they were known as ?Freak the Mighty? because Maxwell would alwa ys carry Freak around. This was Maxwell?s calling to become smarter. Maxwell?s journey was to save him and his best friend Freak from the strangers that were chasing after them for no reason, he did this by using his body and using Freak?s brains. Freak controlled Maxwell by kicking him on his left foot which meant go left and kicking him on his right to go right. Maxwell?s journey was also to save himself from his dad. When Maxwell was sleeping, Killer Kane kidnapped him and told him the whole story about how he got out of jail, how he did not kill his mother, and how every one thinks that he?s a murderer. Killer Kane made Maxwell think that he was innocent