Dead Poets Society Essay It was an abnormally hot summer day. July 1st the start of summer baseball. I was woken up by my very obnoxious alarm and immediately shot up out of my bed knowing it was the beginning of my favorite time of year. I went through my morning routine and got in the car for a long ride to South Carolina. I arrived at the complex and it wasn’t even the fields that I was amazed at. It was the nature and its scenery behind it. It looked like someone painted the scenery. It was amazing. There were mountains in the background and bright green trees surrounding every field. In the movie Dead Poets Society, a new English teacher, John Keating, is introduced to an all-boys preparatory school that is known for its ancient traditions and high standards. He uses crazy methods to reach out to his students, who face enormous pressures from their parents and the school. With Keating 's help, students Neil Perry, Todd Anderson and others learn to break out of their shells, pursue their dreams and seize the day. In the movie Dead Poets Society Nonconformity and human potential are shown through, Mr. Keating, Charlie, and Neil Perry. The first Transcendental trait shown in this movie is Nonconformity through Charlie Dalton. Nonconformity is shown twice in this movie. The way he shows nonconformity is when he says that girls should go to Welton Academy. Welton Academy is an all boys school and Charlie had the courage to speak up about girls being