The Blank Journal
What can a blank journal represent? We mean, it's blank—there's nothing to it. Exactly.Freak is giving Max a fresh start, telling him, "I want you to fill it up with our adventures" (23.36). This...
Freak's Dictionary
Troglodyte. Xyloid. Obfuscate. Confused yet? These are just a few of the words in the dictionary that Freak makes for Max. For Freak, reading and language are exciting and indicative of his over-th...
Freak's Bird (Ornithopter)
Freak's ornithopter seems to be there in the most important moments. After all, it's the object that brought Freak and Max together, and it's what Max chooses to bring with him to the hospital to c...
The Down Under
Ah, the dark dank hole from which our hero must emerge. Well, it's really not that dank and probably not that dark, but Max still has to pull himself out of it and come back to the light. The down...
King Arthur
We'll let Freak take the lead on describing King Arthur: "Arthur was this wimpy little kid, an orphan, and there was this magic sword stuck in a big stone […] All these big tough dudes came from...