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A loving father is someone who listens, suggests, and defends his child. A loving father is patient, loving and loyal. A loving father is also someone who would do anything for their child. They want the best for their child they protect their child. In the book, Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, Killer Kane may not always seem like he loves Max, but he does. He does what he can to show Max that he loves him but he has strange ways of showing it.
Killer Kane does loves his son Max because he is protective and cares about his son’s feelings. Max’s dad Killer Kane which was nicknamed Killer Kane after he killed his wife, talked his way out of jail for murder. He had a restraining order that said he could not come within a mile of Max’s house. When we first meet Killer Kane he is kidnapping Max in the “down under” where he sleeps. He uses this as a way to show Max that he was thinking of him and wanted to see him. He says “I came back.” “Like I promised,” (Philbrick page, 100) This shows that Killer Kane cared that his son Max did not have a father figure and came back even though he could get arrested right when he got out of jail. If Killer Kane did not care or love Max he wouldn’t have bothered to come back to see Max especially if it meant he had to go back in jail when he just got out. Killer Kane cared enough about Max’s feelings because he put Max before himself and only thought about what was right for Max like a loving father would do. In addition, when Max was in the basement tied up by Killer Kane and Loretta tries to untie him, Killer Kane gets furious. He does not know how to control himself when he is angry, but he does do something about the situation. Killer Kane sternly says “I’ll teach you to put your dirty ha...

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...ane just did not know how to show this at times that were tough for him. Killer Kane still is protective, cares about Max, and wants the best for him. When Killer Kane came back to see Max when he could have been arrested was showing he cared and loved Max enough to be arrested again right when he got out of jail. Killer Kane showed that he is protective of Max when Loretta tried to untie Max and Killer Kane snapped at her to not put her hands on his son. He showed that he wanted the best for Max when he said he wanted to start a life with Max. Killer Kane just wanted Max to have the father figure he needed in his life. Killer Kane listens, suggests, defends. Is patient, loving and loyal. He would do anything for Max, He wants the best for Max, and protects Max. In the novel, Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Killer Kane is truly a loving father and he proves it.

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