Max and the monsters can be seen jumping, swinging around, dancing, and doing a host of various activities. The illustrations are beautiful and pay great attention to line and color in particular. The final page showing that Max’s mother set out dinner for him after all drives home the point that even when a child’s behavior is bad, even if they get angry and throw a fit, a mother’s love is unconditional. Even when a kid “hates” their mom, they still need their mom. This is a very natural place for Max’s tantrum to end. The plot develops naturally as we see Max use his imagination as he thinks about his issues and becomes more and more angry, until at last he hits a breaking point where he is tired, lonely, hungry, and wants his mom. She is a disciplinarian who wields the power. While they may not see themselves as a “bad boy” like Max, they will almost certainly see his Mom to be similar to their own mothers. This is an extremely relevant plot, especially for more mischievous children.
A child is misbehaving, gets in trouble, and becomes angry. The plot stems from a common occurrence that I see everyday in my classroom. I haven’t read many picture books where the protagonist had the viewpoint of an angry child, but this is a very realistic scenario that will be helpful to children who need to see examples of how to deal with their own anger. Max is a unique character in that he is extremely angry throughout most of the story.
He loves to play and be destructive, but at the end of the day he still needs his mother’s love. Sendak gives Max all the characteristics of a believable young boy. Where the Wild Things Are focuses on the character of Max. The wild things threaten to eat Max if he leaves, but he sails back to home in his private boat and finds a hot supper waiting for him in his room. He feels lonely and starts to smell something good so he decides to give up being the king of the wild things and to sail back home. Max and the monsters have a wild rumpus until Max gets tired and lonely and sends all the wild things to bed without their supper. They try to intimidate Max, but he truly is the wildest thing of all and they crown him king. Max sails and sails until he reaches a place where the wild things live. As luck would have it, the ocean has a private boat just for Max. He imagines his room turning into a wild forest near an ocean. Max goes to his room, but he’s not ready to give up being a wild thing just yet.
Fed up with her son’s behavior, Max’s mom sends him to bed without supper. His mother even calls him a wild thing, which prompts Max to threaten to eat her up. He wears his wolf suit and acts a little wild. Max, like many little boys, spends one evening making mischief of all kinds. In, Where the Wild Things Are, we meet a little boy named Max.
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