Freak the Mighty

I think that the setting is important to this book because of the way the town is set up. The hospital seems very far acording to Max. also it seems like over the pong at the apartments where Loreta Lee lives is the "BAD" place to go. They go on a lot to quests, so the book is all about telling us about where they go, do, and see (setting). That is why i think the setting is a big part in Freak The Mighty