conflict

The main conflicts in freak the mighty is man vs. man and man vs. circumstance. Max has to deal with his self-esteem issues; like how he is always called stupid, slow, and dumb, but the problem is, he never stands up for himself; until Freak comes along. Freak proves to Max that he really does have a brain, and that he can think for himself. This is one of the main conflicts in this book, along with the man vs. circumstance conflict. This conflict is about how Max's best friend; the one who shows him who he really is, dies. Max is devastated, but there is nothing he can do, because it is a circumstance of life. Max has to learn to deal with life without Freak, and to keeps Freaks memory alive forever.
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