Dead Poets Society

Submitted by kitty18 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM

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Dead Poets Society

¡°Dead Poets Society¡±, is about passion and the ability to think oneself verses what has been demanded and expected of one, it also deals with the age-old conflict of traditional compulsion verses new modern freedom and flexibility. It is set in Welton Academy, Vermont; ¡°the best prep school in America¡±.
During the movie, quotations from Tennyson, Herrick, Whitman, etc. were made. It also discussed how poetry was not something explainable or something that could be taught how to enjoy, it made this point clear when the class is instructed to rip out the introduction of the textbook.
Robin Williams plays an independent, passionate English teacher by the name of John Keating. Keating rejects tradition and refuses to teach the traditional way, while the school refuses to accept the new method, and so the battle begins. He influences the students to think for themselves and to behave like an individual rather than what is expected of them; he doesn¡¯t only teach them English, but teaches them skills in life, and earns their respect and becomes a friend; a mentor. Robin Williams, although known for comical movies such as ¡°Mrs. Doubtfire¡±, acts out the part extremely well, each expression was well expressed, and each line was well said. Also his adding in of the voice impressions made the classroom feel comfortable and definitely not traditional.
Welton Academy has a large sense of tradition that both the teachers and the student must abide by. The teachers must follow the rigid set of rules, while the students are to mindlessly intake information and regurgitate them on command. Keating believes that students should think for themselves, few schools accept this new method and Welton Academy is definitely not one of them.
Each student has their own conflict to handle, for example, Dalton tries to get expelled out of school, but fails. ¡°Welton Academy, hello. Yes he is, hold on. Mr. Nolan, it's for you. It's God. He...

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