Gwen is one of the main characters in Freak the Mighty. The author, Rodman Philbrick, describes Gwen as a beautiful, smart fair maiden. In addition Gwen is kind and sly. In the novel, the author reveals that Gwen is kind when "...And she is inviting you to supper"(Philbrick23). This shows that Gwen felt bad when she ran away with Kevin when she saw them together, so she invited Max for dinner because she has a kind heart and wanted to apologize. Furthermore, the author shows that Gwen is sly when "Gwen tells Max that she got Kevin a computer for his birthday, and tells him when he isn't at school he can listen in"(Philbrick144). This shows that she knows that Kevin mighty not be able to go to school because of his condition, and so she tells Max he might not have to stay home even though she knows he mighty have to. Based on this characters behavior in this novel, you can clearly see that Gwen is kind and sly.