Opiskelijat voivat seurata Freak the Mighty -ohjelmassa olevia eri teemoja, symboleja ja motiiveja ja luoda hämähäkkikartan, joka merkitsee, määrittelee ja havainnollistaa niitä.
Texto del Guión Gráfico
THE BLANK NOTEBOOK
"I want you to fill it up with our adventures."
morquion oireyhtymä
"Voisin kertoa teille kaikille lääketieteellistä terminologiaa, mutta mitä lopulta tapahtui, on hänen sydämensä sai juuri liian iso hänen ruumiinsa."
FRIENDSHIP
"We're Freak the Mighty, that's who we are. We're nine feet tall, in case you haven't noticed." That's how it started, really, how we got to be Freak the Mighty, slaying dragons and fools and walking high above the world"
Ennen kuin hän menee hänen "toiminta", Kevin antaa Max tyhjän muistikirjan ja käskee tämän "täyttää sen kanssa seikkailuistamme". Tällä tavoin Kevin osoittaa Maxille, että hän uskoo häneen ja kykyyn kirjoittaa. Hän tarjoaa Maxille myös tavan muistaa hänet ja heidän yhteiset aikansa. Max ei tajua sitä tuolloin, se antaa hänelle myös tavan käsitellä surunsa.
Freak / Kevin on "Morquio oireyhtymä", joka on harvinainen geneettinen sairaus, joka vaikuttaa lapsen luut ja selkärangan, elinten ja fyysiset kyvyt. Kevinin elimet jatkoivat kasvuaan, kun taas hänen luustonsa pysyi pienenä. Tämä aiheutti hänelle monia terveysongelmia.
Kevin and Max develop an unlikely friendship. At first, Max is dumbfounded by Kevin's huge vocabulary and his physical differences. However he soon finds that Kevin is the most interesting person he's ever met and they form a close bond. They both lift each other up in different ways - even literally!
THE DICTIONARY
FREAK THE MIGHTYThemes, Symbols & Motifs
TRAUMA
PERHE
Kevin gives Max a dictionary for Christmas. It is a hand-written book of all his favorite words along with insightful and humorous definitions. Since they bonded over storytelling, learning to read, and Freak increasing Max's vocabulary, this is a meaningful gift from the heart.
Max witnessed the violent loss of his mother at the hands of his father at the tender age of four. His trauma reveals itself in different ways: lashing out at school since pre-school, earning him the nickname "kicker", difficulty learning, nightmares, and being fearful of trusting or befriending anyone until "Freak" comes along.
Max suffered losing both his mother and his father to violence at a young age. He has been cared for by his grandparents who, too, are grieving the loss of their daughter. Kevin's father left when he was a baby apparently because of his medical issues and is raised by his single mother. However, together they form a loving and supportive family.