I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

    I only have been reading this book for about 2 days and I already see conflict. The conflict continues to grow and grow as I read in the book. But the conflict splits in many different ways. Four (The Main Character) is being track down by aliens called Mogadorians who want to kill him and the others like him. Conflict runs in the beginning of the book are inhuman ways and some ways that normal people can relate too.

    Four is not a human but he looks like one. The Mogadorians are tracking him down and want him killed, same with the others like him. Which is very inhuman for an alien to move to earth and get chased by other aliens.  Four deals with this problem by staying away from pictures or anything that would be easy for the Mogadorians to find him. He also deals with being tracked down by moving.

    Four constantly moves away from danger. Which I am pretty sure lots of people do that. Four does not deal with this problem very well. Like many people most don't want to move away from their friends and family. I don't blame four I would be pretty upset too. Even if moving would be a lot better/Safe to me.

    Four also facing another problem. A problem that a lot of people his age and younger face. Which is fitting in. Four is not the only one that has to try to be a normal kid in school so that other people like him. Many people do that even me sometimes. Four doesn't face this problem very well. He talks back to bullies (Which is a way to start lots of problems) and he also tries to hard to keeps away from people (Like running and hiding in the bathroom or like when he hid in the photography room).

    Therefore four's problems are relatable and others are not. He faces being tracked down by aliens which is not relatable. He faces constantly moving which is relatable to so many people. Lastly he has to face by fitting in which is very relatable to people who go to a new school or are not. These are only the problems in the beginning of the book, I can't wait to see what other conflicts four faces later in the book.

Freak the Mighty - Rodman Philbrick

How did Freak and Max friendship change?

    Max and Freak's Friendship changes a lot in the book by there different chunks. The beginning, middle and end. Some ways are good. Some ways are bad. Others are good. 

    The beginning of this book Max and Freak were in preschool. Which is a great start to become friends but Max didn't befriend Freak yet, so they were basically just acquaintances. Max mentioned they way freak looked and said but Rodman Philbrick (The author)  Didn't really add dialogue between freak and max. Then something happened and the freak never came back which made you suspect thats the end between freak and max. 

     By the second chapter Freak just so happens to move right next to Max. The day their friendship was weak, boring, bad. Weak because freak pretended like he never met him before. Boring because nothing big happened between them. Bad because Freak was being mean to max because max is not as intelligent as freak also Because Max felt uncomfortable to say anything stupid in front of freak.

     The middle of the book Max and Freak's friendship grew rapidly. The Hung all through out the summer going on quest and playing games. They even called them "Freak the Mighty" which I feel is a big symbol of their friendship. An example of their friendship growing is when they were at the lake and  freak was on Max's shoulders tight having a fun time and then Blade and his gang came which made them work together to stop them from bothering them. 

     At the end of the book Freak and Max's Friendship was so strong. So strong that they could not even stay away from each other. For an example when max got in trouble with the principle and he was forced to stay away from freak for a moment he freaked out. Then Rodman Philbrick decided to drop the plot mountain right there and Killed freak. Max was obviously lugubrious about the fact that he's best friend had a seger on Christmas Day and then a couple of days later he died. But I feel that their Friendship still Stands.

     In conclusion Max and Freak's friend changed a lot through this book. From the begining, to the end.begining to the end. It grew from weak to strong. Growing quickly and Slowly at the same time. Also grew and so many ways.

    

    

Freak the Mighty Archaetypes

Before Freak met Max, he was just a crippled little boy without any real friends. Max was strong, and kind, but his size and unsocial behavior made him an outcast. Separated, they were losers, the bottom of the food chain. They didn't like themselves. They were both weak in a sense- even Max who was physically strong. But together, combined, they were "mighty". When Max hoists Freak up on his shoulder, they're at the top of the world. As two separate units, Freak and Max were not happy, but when they mesh, they find joy in each other. Freak and Max make each other strong. They need each other. They have such chemistry in their friendship, that they can ignore other's opinions. Finally, with each other, they are happy.

Freak the Mighty About the Main Character

    The Main Character Max is a very abnormal character because of his traits. The book describes max as a Giant, violent unintelligent kid. I find that funny because the Secondary character is Freak. Freak is a Tiny, Intelligent Kid that becomes max best friend.
    The second they mention the name "Freak" I knew their will be an instant character change for max. My prediction was true little by little I'm learning more about max and seeing his changes. As for Freak I am not seeing so much change or learning anything from him but later in the book I guarantee that I will learn more about him. Although Freak is Max friend he is pretty mean to him, I think because they are totally different characters but hopefully they will become nicer to each other later in the book.