Freak the Mighty Allusions

Biblical References

• The New Testaments (the nickname of the run down tenements)
• The Nativity Story (16.32)

Literary References

• King Arthur (Freak references the legendary knight quite a bit)
• Lady Guinevere (Freak gives his mom the nickname The Fair Gwen)
• Excalibur (4.12)
• Lancelot (9.8, 16.23)
• The Holy Grail (12.48)
• Sir Gawain (16.23)

Pop Culture References

• Darth Vader (Freak dresses up as the evil Jedi when Max and he go on a quest)
• Star Trek (4.24, 23.20)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (8.25)
• The Waltons (21.13)