I+am+alone

** “’Yes, Mrs. Mahoney. I … am… alone.’ He said the words slowly, carefully, maintaining eye contact all the while.” – pg. 11 **  Address the following quote in two ways (oh, I’d write it down too). 1) Discuss the quote in context (meaning, how it relates to the story). 2) Explain how the quote can possibly have a hidden meaning. What is it telling us about Max’s life? Explain how it might be giving us some insight about who Max is and how he relates to the people around him.

“Yes, Mrs. Mahoney I… am….. Alone.

This quote can possibly have a hidden meaning because it tells that Max has a lot of freedom. He can ride his bike and go wherever alone.It shows Max isn't afraid of a lot of things unless you're acting weird,but shows he's not used to the way some people act around him. I guess in his mind people just stopped making sense.

It relates to the story because it tells how he was riding the bike up to Clay’s house alone. When Mrs. Mahoney answers the door she acts crazy. I guess it’s more descriptive about how he feels rather that what was happening at the point in the book.

The way Max acts toward Mrs. Mahoney was as if he was meeting her for the first time. When Max went over to Clay's house Mrs.Mahoney saw that Max wasn't wearing any safety gear and he was alone. When Mrs.Mahoney heard that Max was alone she went crazy. As soon as she went crazy Max ran back to his house, but Mrs.Mahoney ran after him.

This quote has a real meaning. In real life Max really feels alone. His sister doesn't care for him and his mom and dad are divorced. Although, he lives with his mom his mom doesn't give him attention.

Team Carol: Max really has no friends. No one to really relate to him except for Mr.Beckmann. So when Ms. Mahoney asked Max was he alone. She was suprised, but he wasn't suprised because he feels like he has been alone for most of his life and its nothing new for him. In his mind he is like why in the world is this crazy lady asking me am i alone. For example, when he threw snowballs at Claire's friends and they squashed him inside his snow fort he was looking for that comfort from Claire but all she did was turn around and look at him in a pitiful way. His mother is so consumed in her work and her boyfriend that it is like Max is not even their. So really Max has nobody to turn to for love and comfort. He feels like nobody is there for him.

Team Ira:​ Is Max really alone? Well you may consider it so because he is alone,his sister,his mom,and his dad are not always there for him. Especially his dad because he doesn't live with him. Max feels clostest with his father because he was the one to show him every thing and he kept every thing he ever made.Max feels that he needs to have a friend, a partner that he can be with. And when he meets the Wild Things he feels that he has friends who have something in common.Maybe when he sees them destroying the houses he can see that he has someone to do things with. Now throughout the book he realizes that the Wild Things are not what they seem. Deep down max feels alone but he wishes he wasnt and he just wants someone to get him. to understand him and he thinks he can do that with the wild things. ​

 **​** **Team Judith:: Max only thinks he's alone. I can relate to the question that Team Ira asked, "Is max really alone?".... Well I think that it has something to do with him getting older and growing older. Just as his sister is growing too. Just think about it. There will be a time in everybody's life where they will feel that they are "alone". His sister is getting older and growing out of her childish ways and I think that it's ok. Max doesn't understand that yet, therefore he feels as if he is "alone". Well something else that I want to mention is that when Mrs. Mahoney questioned Max about being alone he didn't take it the way she meant it to be. I think at the time when she asked him about being alone he wasn't thinking about being alone physically. I think he was thinking about it as his sister's and mother's reactions towards him and his difference from others.**  Team Bull:: The qoute tells how Max acts. Max is smart. He thought Mrs. Mahoney was going to do something to him. The quote also tells us that Max's mom and Claire don't really care about him. Max is like an outsider to his family and friends. The quote also tells us that he thinks before he speaks. I think that Bull and him are alike because they are both outsiders to their "families." They are misunderstood, and ignored by their family and friends. He thinks of life differently than others. He is rare because when he is thinking he goes the opposite direction of what a normal person would think, sort of like thinking outside of the box. Max has a mind of his own!