In Freak the Mighty, what are three words Max says that make him feel like a real person?

Not feeling like a “real person” is just another way of saying that a character lacks self-confidence. This is Max’s main internal problem from the very beginning of the book. (Max’s external problem is his father, Kenny “Killer” Kane.) Therefore, the three words Max says that make him feel like a real person are “Freak the Mighty.”

At the beginning of the novel, Max is a bully who feels that he isn’t smart as he...

Not feeling like a “real person” is just another way of saying that a character lacks self-confidence. This is Max’s main internal problem from the very beginning of the book. (Max’s external problem is his father, Kenny “Killer” Kane.) Therefore, the three words Max says that make him feel like a real person are “Freak the Mighty.”

At the beginning of the novel, Max is a bully who feels that he isn’t smart as he retreats “down under” into the basement.  It is his new friendship with Kevin that gives Max hope. An interesting thing about the friendship is that Max is the one who initiates it by retrieving Kevin’s toy from a tree and then inviting Kevin “down under.” It isn’t long before the two discover the advantages of working together. Kevin can conquer his disability and Max can learn self-confidence by teaming up as a dual character named “Freak the Mighty.” As Max proclaims these three words, both at school and abroad, the two go on many adventures. Eventually the two are able to put Max’s evil father back in jail. Even after Kevin’s death, Max still allows “Freak the Mighty” to live on as a set of three words in the book that Max writes about their adventures.