Max cries because he is happy. Max cries because he is afraid of Freak. Max cries because Gwen told him he looks just like his father.
Answer:
Personification
Explanation:
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
a figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
a person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing.
The devil was the adversary of the Purtians