Mr Keating Influence

In Holden’s eyes, his brother Allie was perfect; his hair was perfect, always saying the right thing, and being loved by everyone. The same goes with Todd’s brother, everybody knows him and loves him, and he’s always doing the right thing. Todd’s older brother, whose name was not mentioned, was valedictorian a couple of years ago, causing the administration to assume that he will be a great student, when in reality Todd is as shy as mouse. Both characters have family problems and eventually overcome them by the end of their literary works.

No individual had the same family background and early experiences in their lives. Each individual also had their own personalities. Chris McCandless was a young and successful college graduate with a job and had money. Oddly, he decided to disappear in response to his father’s misjudgment, giving away his money and overall, became homeless. McCandless could no longer

Self-confidence had a positive effect on Todd because he became less fearful. Many people often feel like their opinion doesn't matter in society, however, Emerson believes that, “People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character” (Emerson). In Dead Poet’s Society, Todd gained self-confidence when he decided not to write a poem. Instead of getting in trouble, Mr. Keating pulled Todd in front of the class, and told him to yell out a

Faye. This compulsion eventually leaves Todd with feelings of failure and breaks him down. Faye

Todd Anderson, the shy new kid to the school, is a prime example of how Emerson’s view that someone can be great without fitting in with society by showing that he is a great poet, standing on the desk in defiance to Mr. Nolan, and beginning to live his own life and not being intimidated by the pressures of filling his brother’s shoes. In the beginning of the movie, Todd is shy and does not like speaking in front of a crowd. The rest of the group, however, does not mind sharing their opinions and views with the rest of the class. Todd is misunderstood in this way. Once Mr. Keating, the boys’ teacher who believes in thinking for oneself, makes him go in front of the class and create a poem on the spot, he ends up being a great poet. He is a quick thinker and quickly creates a poem that Mr. Keating loves. Another way that Todd Anderson reflects Emerson’s views is when he defies Mr. Nolan and stands on the desk as a way to remonstrate Mr. Nolan’s views on education. This act shows that he is misunderstood by the school officials because of Mr. Nolan’s reaction to it. Mr. Nolan does not approve of Todd’s defiance of his power and gets mad. Todd continues to stand on the desk to stand up for what he believes in. Following his example, one by one the other boys avidly

The dreary and melancholy tone which pervades the excerpt reveals something fundamental of the narrator. And that the character runs counter to what one may first expect from the typical twelve year old boy. This juxtaposition is seen within the first few sentences, where Judd goes from describing his times as a child - which we would expect to be recalled as lively and energetic

Todd, a new student at Welton Academy is painfully shy and anxious to speak up. Being constantly told he needs to live up to his older brother’s reputation leaves him constantly tormented. The amount of pressure that Todd’s parents have on him lead to intense shyness, to the point he can scarcely converse with others. “Mr Anderson thinks everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing.” Mr Keating looks down on Todd as a result of a high angle shot, making Todd look idle and powerless, telling

Todd has taken a step closer to entering manhood, and the knife has taken a step of having less power in his eyes. When Aaron is telling Todd to kill him, Viola takes the knife and kills him, “And gravity takes his body and he slumps sideways. Away from the pulpit. And over the edge. And disappears under the wall of water. Taking the knife with him” (Ness, 463). As soon as the knife and Aaron hit the ground, all of Todd’s superiority and power is lost and he becomes a man. Todd has humbled himself and that is the real definition of a man, and Todd has to learn that.

“That’s the thing, Todd, you don’t swerve around it, you find a different road. Just because your adopted doesn’t mean you don’t have heritage. You have to dig deeper, Todd.”

Keating forces him to create a poem on the spot in front of the class, although he is well-aware of Todd’s resistance to speak in front of others, after he write a poem on his own as requested. Mr. Keating questions Todd and installs him with a sense of confidence in his own abilities, “Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn't that right, Todd? Isn't that your worst fear? Well, I think you're wrong. I think you have something inside of you that is worth a great deal”. Mr. Keating teaches Todd to think freely for himself and that these thoughts and opinions he has are valued. In the end, Todd becomes self-reliant, confident in himself and his ideas and beliefs. He does not conform to society and distinguishes himself amongst the rest, maintaining his own voice, and he overcomes his previous shy and isolated self, becoming a leader, when introduced to these ideas of individualism and

Peter Weir’s, The Dead Poets Society closely to The Story of Tom Brennan explores the life of an individual Todd Anderson who's life changes once accepted into the prestigious Welton Academy where new relationships are developed. The readers are introduced to Todd as a quiet, introverted student who is unwilling to be apart of the new community. This is shown when Mr Nolan says “speak up Anderson”, this displays how fragile and shy Todd is. However his new relationships with Mr Keating and Neil Perry allow Todd to feel comfortable to be himself and grow in confidence. The reader sees a shift in Todd as he joins the “Dead Poets Society”, and how he is

3Andrew- being the strong jock of the bunch andrew had a more heroic side to him but that changed when he bullied a kid and

In the movie Dead Poet’s Society Mr. Keating is also viewed as outcast and a person who does not conform to social norms. Mr. Keating is viewed as a different and unusual teacher because he does not follow the traditional teaching styles. Mr.

My first reason is, Todd was winning the race but didn't care. For instance, in the story it said “Todd glanced to both sides no one else is even near us.” This is important because if it never happened the story would be different because he might have never seen the boy. Also, Todd said to Brett his friend “Brett were winning.” Finally, he looked back to see how far ahead they were and he saw the boy at the beginning of the finish line and he felt bad but also he realized then that they were very ahead. Todd started to help the boy but Brett said “if you leave me we won't win the race” Then Todd said “but if we help the kids boat, we can all cross the finish line.” All these reasons show that Todd doesn't care about winning the race.

Todd was also the last of the five to sign the confession suggesting Mr. Keating in Neil Perry’s