The Transcendentalism Of Todd Anderson In Dead Poets Society

Todd Anderson started out the movie Dead Poets Society wanting to be what everyone wanted, but eventually became transcendental. Todd was expected to be like his brother. The school he was going to was very strict and had lots of rules. Todd started out very quiet, he was shy and didn’t like to talk in front of people. Todd eventually became very transcendental. Todd didn’t want to go against the crowd, but later went his own way.

Todd Anderson started out shy and didn’t like to be noticed. “Keating said that everybody took turns reading and I don’t wanna do that”(Hawke). Todd didn’t wanna read a poem in front of the class. He didn’t talk to all the boys in the beginning until Neil introduced him. He soon became great friends with everyone

and formed the society with them. Todd was quiet and stayed to himself when he first met everybody, but soon came out of his shell thanks to Mr. Keating.

Todd started to come to be more transcendental thanks to Mr. Keating. Keating made him make a poem from his head in front of the whole class. “you push it, stretch it, it’ll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it’ll never cover any of us, From the moment we enter crying to the moment we leave dying, it’ll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream”(Hawke). Keating made Todd understand poetry and where its coming from. Mr. Keating tries to teach all the boys untraditional ways to understand what they are learning. Transcendentalists always use nature to find themselves, Todd makes his transition into transcendentalism because when he hears Neil died he says it looks beautiful outside. Todd ends the movie by standing on his desk for what he believes in. In conclusion Todd was expected to be quiet and be like his brother, but instead made his own path.