Carpe Diem In The Dead Poets Society

In The Dead Poet Society, Mr. Keating was an English teacher who taught the lesson of “Carpe Diem”, meaning seize the day. He lived the meaning of Carpe Diem. Mr. Keating was thought of as a negative influence toward the boys by the administration, but to the boys themselves he brought new meaning into their lives. Mr. Keating taught the boys life lessons but he also taught them how to live to the fullest. At the beginning of the movie, Mr. Keating tells his English class to “Seize the day. Because believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die.” It’s such a real statement. It’s kind of sad. People have to take advantage of life and the opportunities they have before they’re

Neil Perry’s moment was when he auditioned for the play and didn’t tell his father. Acting was what he had always wanted to do, so he did it. He had so much exuberance and excitement when he found out he had gotten the part.
Knox Overstreet’s moment was when he saw Chris for the first time, at the Danbury’s house, and fell in love. He said, “That’s my problem. I’ve been calm all my life. I’m gonna do something about that.” Even though she was dating Chet Danbury, he still decided to pursue her, because he knew she was the love of his life. He decided he was going to break out of his calm demeanor and do something crazy,

Keating taught was, “You must find your own voice, because the longer you wait to begin the less likely you are to find it at all.” I felt like this quote was for all the boys, but more specifically for Neil. In the beginning of the movie, Neil’s father pulls Neil aside to discuss him dropping the position of the newspaper editor. Neil is sad, but does so. Then, Neil auditions for the play, A MidSummer Night’s Dream. He’s so excited at the thought of doing something he loves. All he’s ever wanted to do was act and his excitement only grows when he gets a part. Neil feels troubled and goes to see Mr. Keating, who tells Neil to tell his father his desire to pursue acting as a career. Neil’s father finds out he’s in a play and he tells Neil to drop the play, the day before the show. Neil says he will, but he doesn’t want to upset the cast so he goes against his father’s wishes. During the show, Neil’s father comes in and watches from the back of the theater. At this point, I was really hoping Neil’s father would see how great of an actor Neil was and have a change of heart, but he didn’t. Neil’s father is furious and after the show escorts Neil out to the car and drives him back to the Perry household. Neil’s father tells him he is enrolling him in a military school. Neil stands up to tell his father that his father doesn’t really know what Neil wants to do with his life. He wants to tell his father about his passion for acting and his desire to pursue it as