His mentor turns to Adam. “If you do as I say, you’ll be fine.” In all of the entirety of Adam’s life did he not expect to be stood meekly on stage expected to act out scenarios on-spot. The unpredictability of the situation made Adam feel plenty like a marionette; putty in someone else’s hands with no control.
Throughout the movie, Neil went to a cave away from people. Furthermore, Neil’s friends joined him to have fun with the Dead Poets Society, a group Neil recreated after hearing that his professor, Mr. Keating, had been involved in when he was a student at Welton. Overall, Neil Perry was a great example of transcendentalism throughout the entire movie. One transcendental quality Neil possessed was his love for the beauty of words. Neil Perry was a good student; he wanted to do what was best for him and not what his mom and dad wanted.
Win or Lose As humans , we have to lose to win. Life may not always be fair or in our favor but we have to let it run its course. Regardless of how long it takes; devotion, spontaneity, and heart can bring forth an opportunity we would have never been. People can not sit in one place and do nothing and still expect to go somewhere.
Hold steady. Don't let the torrent of melancholy and drear philosophy drown our world. We depend on you. I don't think you realize how important you are, we are, to our happy world as it stands now.’ (59)
After his father learned of Neil’s intentions to be in the school play, he forced Neil to “quit the play” (Weir). The quote relates to the theme of awakening because it illustrates the struggle that many people face when they try to reconcile their own desires with the expectations of others. Neil's father represents the societal pressures and expectations that can stifle individuality
With both philosophies of, Carpe diem and the acronym YOLO comes an abundant amount of confusion and opinions; they are not synonyms. In agreement with the philosophy of Carpe diem, humans tend to sit and wait around instead of seizing the day or moment. Tim McGraw’s country song, “Live Like You Were Dying” is a quintessential example of Carpe diem. Lyrics such as, “I went skydiving, I went Rocky Mountain climbing, I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu” helps render to the philosophy of Carpe diem. With the phrase YOLO meaning, “you only live once” ensues teenagers, as of myself, to bypass the substantial outcomes that can happen.
Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.” To me it means that there is so much I can do with my life, I just have to find the courage to do it. That courage is what will drive me to accomplish my dreams.
Throughout the entire movie one of the main characters Neil Perry is seen trying to embrace his decisions against his father 's which makes them fight very often making Neil want to become a nonconformist to not only his father but against society. Neil’s father always
To "siez the day" is not only to just grab and go, it means to me that you just have to work harder and faster. If I see an oppertunity to achive a goal I want,
Mr. Perry had high expectations for his son. The only way to get Mr. Perry to stop controlling Neil’s life was by suicide, this way Neil controlled his life and stood up to his father (See). After the play and confrontation with his father, Neil felt hopeless. Was this how his life was going to proceed, his father controlling his every move? Neil took matters into his own hands and realized there was no other way.
Todd discovers what Mr. Keating meant when he said, “Now we all have a great need for acceptance, but you must trust that your beliefs are unique, your own, even though others may think them odd or unpopular” (Dead Poets’ Society). Todd discovers what it means to be an individual. Throughout the movie, he develops all the qualities of a Bildungsroman hero, even the ones Neil never could reach. Dead Poets’ Society is the coming-of-age story of several different teenage boys; as the boys develop with each other, they all go through the development differently, but they all come out of it as individuals.
By analyzing the film, viewers can effortlessly recognize Mr. Keating’s lessons about the opportunities of freedom and the consequences of conformity is shown through Neil Perry, Knox Overstreet, and Todd Anderson. First, Neil Perry learned about the opportunities of freedom and the consequences of conformity. At the beginning of the movie, Neil obeyed his father’s every demand.
In the movie Mr. Keating made many students become more independent in their decisions they make. In the movie he made Neil one of the main character more independent, Neil’s dad, Mr. Perry seems like he was controlling Neil. By telling him what he should and should not do. He became
Mr. Keating is viewed as rowdy and rebellious to the conservative structure the preparatory usually implements. Neil’s parents are viewed as dominating Neil’s life. Neil parents are overbearing about what Neil needs to do and who he needs to become. Todd thinks his parents favor his brother. They are always comparing him to his brother that previously graduated.
The most important thing in life is justice. It is vital that justice is being served in society because each individual must be treated in a fair manner. Justice enables good to occur and restorative justice empowers those who have done wrong maintain peace throughout every community. Serving justice promotes a safe environment, and if we were deprived of justice, immoral acts would not be seen as wrong.
