Characterize Kevin from Freak the Mighty using pages 1-10.

Each time Max describes Freak in the beginning of Freak the Mighty, he refers to the intensity of Freak’s eyes, possibly to emphasize Freak’s determined spirit. Whatever Freak lacks in physical size, he makes up for it in personality.

Readers first get a glimpse of Freak when Max describes his daycare experience. He mentions that Freak’s physical differences weren’t quite as noticeable since everyone was small then: “He didn’t look so different back then, we...

Each time Max describes Freak in the beginning of Freak the Mighty, he refers to the intensity of Freak’s eyes, possibly to emphasize Freak’s determined spirit. Whatever Freak lacks in physical size, he makes up for it in personality.

Readers first get a glimpse of Freak when Max describes his daycare experience. He mentions that Freak’s physical differences weren’t quite as noticeable since everyone was small then: “He didn’t look so different back then, we were all of us pretty small, right?” (2).

One thing that did make him different, though, was the look in his fierce eyes. According to Max, they gave off a “don’t mess with me” kind of vibe. Even though Max was kicking everyone in daycare, he admitted to never kicking Freak.

This was the last time Max saw Freak until the third grade, but when he did see him again, Freak still had “death-ray eyes” (3).

This kid from Max’s childhood appears again, only this time, he’s moving into a house on the same street as Max. When Max sees Freak again, his physical differences are much more noticeable now than they were in daycare (8):

. . . there's this weird-looking little dude, he's got a normal-sized head, but the rest of him is shorter than a yardstick and kind of twisted in a way that means he can't stand up straight and makes his chest puff out, and he's waving his crutches around and yelling up at the movers.

His size might not be intimidating, but the look in his eye continues to catch Max’s attention. Once Freak notices Max looking on, he asks Max to identify himself in a way only Freak could. When Max didn’t answer, mostly due to shock, Freak told the “earthling” (Max) to die. Due to the look in his eye, Max literally thinks Freak hates him. He says, “The way he points that crutch is only part of it. You have to see the look in his eye. Man, that little dude really hates me. He wants me to die” (9).