Examples Of Transcendentalism In Dead Poets Society

In the Dead Poets Society Mr. Keating, who was a former student at Welton Academy who came back to teach English, was accused of something he was in no way responsible for. He is a transcendentalist meaning a philosophy stating the human senses can know only physical reality; however, the truce of the universe lies beyond the senses and can only be attained through intuition, mystical insight, and communion with nature. In the movie, Keating states,” I went into the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life” (DPS). This shows how he is a Transcendentalist because he likes being in touch with nature. Mr. Keating is being accused of being responsible for the reckless and rebellious

Keating was an excellent teacher and he knew how to grab the kids' attention and came up with fun things to keep the students engaged in their learning. Not only that all of the kids liked Keating; they thought he was unique to all the rest of the boring teachers. All of the Reckless behaviors performed by the students had nothing to do with John in the slightest bit. It was the students who chose to do all of it. In the movie, Mr. Keating takes the students to the middle of the Academy and shows them a picture of all the past students who used to be at Welton Academy. And Mr. Keating fascinated them by saying things like “Seize the day” (DPS) and “Make your life Extraordinary”(DPS). This shows how much Keating loves his job and wants the kids to be engaged in what they are learning because he is different in his teaching style and wants the kids to succeed in

Also, Todd is one of the first people who stuck up for Keating before he was about to leave Welton Academy for good because of what he was accused of. He starts by telling Keating that they all know that he did nothing wrong and they are sorry that he has to leave. But he stands on top of the desk and yells “O Captain My Captain” (DPS) and he leads a big group so everyone starts to stand up and say “O Captain My Captain”(DPS) this shows that all the kids love Keating and want him to stay and that they know that all of the stuff that happened isn't Johns fault he is being treated