If you judge a book by its cover, you might miss out on an amazing story. In both “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick and “The Sword and the Stone” by Sari Bodi and Karen Trott, the authors convey the theme that one should not judge people based on their appearances. One author conveys this message through a realistic fiction novel where two characters are frequently judged by their appearance, and the other is conveyed through a fictional play where a small, unsuspecting character ends up becoming the ruler of the land. Rodman portrayed that one should not judge people based on their appearance in his fictional text through Max’s actions and how others treat him.Evidence of this is shown when the text states “It’s pretty simple really.She’s scared of me.”.This shows Max is judged by the…show more content… Other people also treat Max poorly, like his classmates who shout, ““Maxi Pad! Maxi Pad - a great idea! Ask him quick about his dad, Killer Kane! Killer Kane. Had a kid who got no brain!”.This shows that the kids from Max and Freak’s school are taunting and teasing Max because they all know about his dad and how he is not that intelligent.They are doing this because he looks alot like his dad and people think he will turn out just like his father so they are not holding back on hurting his feelings. They make Max feel horrible just because of something his father did, and not because of who Max actually is as a person. Bodi and Trott convey the same theme about judging people based on appearances. Unlike “Freak the Mighty”, this is illustrated through a fictional play. Evidence of this is when the text states “Arthur.” That is not what I meant. I know— Kay: You know nothing.”.This shows Sir Kay expects Arthur to know nothing more than he knows since Arthur is just a child and Kay is a teenager, but Arthur actually knows more than
