Submitted by Julia881 on 02/05/2009 07:34 AM Flag This Paper
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DEAD POETS SOCIETY
In this movie you are introduced to a group of boys whose priorities basically just circles around studying. “Tradition, Honour, Discipline and Excellenceâ€, is the ground pillars of the private school “Welton Academyâ€, were the boys go to school. Only the finest and cleverest boys are qualified to attend this school. One day a new teacher is hired. He brings new methods into his classes. The boys are now getting a whole new life perspective, and they get a lot more confident in them selves. They are inspired by Mr. Keating and he teaches these teenage-boys, that there is more between heaven and earth than studying and becoming rich. For one boy, the meeting with Keating means that he starts acting, but when his father finds out, his dream falls into pieces.
Parents with extremely high expectations for their children and their future carriers, send their boys to this school. They are sent there in the hope of them ending up on the Ivy League Schools, the finest of all universities in America. Many of the boys actually don’t like to live at Welton, but it is not their own choice. The teachers are strict and cynic and you can’t allow yourself to miss one single class, or not do every single bit of your homework, if you don’t want to be expelled. The boys don’t want to disappoint their parents, and therefore they don’t complain about the school unless it’s really necessary.
The new teacher Mrs. Keating sets whole new standards in his classes. He teaches the boys how to express their deepest thoughts and feelings trough poetry. Neil is one of first boys to pick up on Keating’s untraditionally methods. Neil is finally has some dreams and wishes of his own, and it’s not only his fathers’ high expectations that counts for him anymore.
Mrs. Keating’s new way of thinking makes these boys able to dream bigger and broader than just about education and money. Neil, Todd, Charlie, Cameron and Knox are some of the boys...