Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society was mainly about finding yourself and becoming self reliant. It starts out with Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) who has recently started school. He moves into a room with his new dorm roommate Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard). Both of these boys have a lot of pressure put on by their families. Neil Perry's father expects him to become a doctor so he tells him to drop all of his extra curricular activites. While Todd Anderson has had pressure because of his older brother's reputation to attend Yale and become a lawyer, when he wants to become a writer instead. During first day in their class, all the classes feel the same with the same amount of pressure, but unlike the rest of their classes, their English class makes them see

One day in class Mr. Keating tells Todd to stand up and recite his poem that he didn't write so Mr. Keating makes him come up with one up right now. Todd's poem is about the picture of a madman on the wall Mr. Keating is sucessful in making Todd build his confidence. The school later has a play called Puck in the play. Neil decides to join it, but as soon as his father finds out he is really mad and tells him to quit. Neil doesn't quit and tells Mr.Keating that his father is okay with it. Neil performance really well as the main character in the play and is praised. But his father is really angry at him and tells him he will pull Neil out of Welton enroll him in Braden Military School. Unable to understand his emotions, Neil unfortunetly commits suicide by shooting himself with his father's gun.Neil's father later holds Keating responsible for his son's suicide. Nolan tells the boys to sign a paper to hold Mr.Keating incharge. Keating ends up fired from Welton and is forced to leave. The next day Nolan arrives at English class telling the students that he is their new teacher until a substitute will arrive to replace him. Mr. Keating comes in the room gathering his papers before he leaves. This scene was very important and touching because throughout the entire film we don't see Todd talking with self confidence really opens our