I started reading this book that is based focused on relating health issues to young adult literature. The first book that they talk about is Freak the Mighty. I thought that I should read it so that I could understand the context of what the book is going to discuss about Freak the Mighty.
Thus far I have learned a lot!
This is a passage out of it! Made me laugh and think...HMMMMM....
"Television, the opiate of the massives."
For about the eleventh time I go, "Huh?"
"Opiate, a drug," he says. "Massive, that means large and heavy. Thus television is the drug of fat heads. Opiate of the massives."
"You don't have a TV?"
"Of course"... "but, I also read tons of books so I can figure out what's true and what's fake, which isn't always easy. Books are like truth serum--if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real."
I love this passage. Not only does it compare television to the drug of the American nation, but also makes the youth contemplate the power of reading. Kevin (aka: Freak) does an excellent job at helping Maxwell understand his knowledgable perspective on the power of reading. How cool would it be to have a universal truth serum, oh wait, there already is! Do you think the masses can handle the truth?
The two characters in this book thus far are complete foils of each other. Their weakness are completly highlighted by the others strengths. Thus far, this book would be an excellent choice for a middle school teacher to not only teach about character development but literacy devices.
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