Who Is To Blame For Neil's Suicide

Mr. Keating’s class and lessons are very different from anything else at the school. He teaches his students to look at poetry and life and a whole new way. This new way of thinking that he teaches his students is very transcendentalist. This is shown through the poetry that he reads to his students and his overall message of “carpe diem” or “seize the day”. He reads a large amount of poetry from Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau who are both very transcendentalist writers. Mr. Keating also encourages his students to form the Dead Poets Society in which they open

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.

Mr. Keating's actions of nonconformity in the movie Dead Poets Society benefitted his character in many ways. Mr.Keating was the poetry teacher of a group of boys who used to be in “Dead Poets Society” who chose to live transcentally. In his class he encouraged the boys to do whatever they want to do, to believe in themselves, and not follow the crowd. He told them to seize the day no matter what and just like Thoreau you should “[l]ive each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each”(Thoreau). As you live each day you should live it as simply as possible and live each like it was your last. Each of the boys in the Dead Poets Society benefited from living tanscentally with the help from Mr.Keating. One of the boys got the girl of his dreams and another got the confidence to stand up for

Professor John Keating was a new teacher in the school who had unorthodox methods of teaching his class. Originally, he was supposed to teach a very serious class with no fun and games, the only focus is learning and that is it. Mr. Keating was also a rebellion of this strain theory. With his unorthodox methods of teaching his class, he stressed the idea of carpe diem. This concept affects all of his students and they were to “seize the day” by setting themselves free of the order their society had imposed on them. Mr. Keating was a big influencer in Neil’s decision to pursue acting. The pressures to succeed placed on Neil by his parents and society prevent him from exploring his own individuality. He felt as if he were enclosed in a box with nowhere to go. Neil’s father had warned him that if he did not stop acting he would have

Neil, who portrays an obedient child to his parents, realizes he contains a passion for acting, which does not play a role in Mr. Perry’s strict plan for Neil’s future. Neil informs Mr. Keating that his father has “never asked for what [he] wanted and is planning the rest of his life for [him]” (Dead Poets Society). His plan for his son blinds his eyes from seeing Neil’s true desires and disenables him from communicating. Mr. Perry provides opportunities for Neil that he never received and becomes enraged when his son decides not to “appreciate” the opportunities.

He must be fully exonerated and the school making him a scapegoat for Neil’s death has no basis is facts and is a criminal act. Keating, as an English professor, is meant to open Neil’s mind to individuality and freedom. This teacher, especially in the subject of English, is supposed to expand the students’ creativity and teach them to think for themselves. Keating only did his job to the best of his ability, and the fact that he had such a large impact of Neil and some other students reflects on how well he was doing his job, and not that he is to blame for Neil’s death. While it could be argued that Neil had no life threatening or rebellious episodes against his father or his school until Keating began to teach, this is more of a statement on the ineffectiveness of the previous teachers.

(Dead). Neil Perry was the type of boy to follow the rules and listen to his father his whole life. This was until his teacher Mr. Keating taught him to seize the day and take advantage of life by doing what made him happy. This is why Neil is the one who listened to Keating’s words the most, because he went against what he believed in his whole life to make himself

Having a teacher that they can connect with personally can sometimes make school a lot better experience for them. The teacher can help them with school or sometimes even personal problems they're having in life. Just like in Dead Poet Society, Mr. Keating knew and connected with mostly all of his students on a personal level. They all had a different level of respect for him, versus all of their other teachers. They knew who he was as a person and as a teacher, which made them like him a lot more.

In the movie, “The Dead Poet Society,” there is a school of boys who grew up their whole life to always follow the rules. If they go against the rules, they will be punishment from the school and also their parents. Until school starts, the boys meet a new but unusual teacher named Mr. Keating. Mr. Keating tries to teach the boys the education to think for yourself. Mr. Keating shows similarity about Transcendentalist from two essays from Emerson, Self-Reliance and Thoreau, Nature. Mr. Keating’s educational methods shows self-independent, free-thinking, and

“In my class you will learn to think for yourself again” (Dead Poets Society). Mr.Keating tells the boys this in the film “Dead Poets Society” on their first day in his class. “Dead Poets Society” is a movie that is about a teacher (Mr.Keating) that teaches a class and it inspires them to seize the day and follow their own path but it's not as easy as it sounds, not many teachers agree with Mr.Keating’s teachings and nor do all the boys and it shows a small group of boys come out of there shells and sprout their wings and their struggles along the way.

He does not believe that acting and theater is going to get Neil far. However Neil does not do as father demands. Instead he goes on with the act, not conforming to the expectations of his parents and the people against him. “But he's planning the rest of my life for me, and I- He's never asked me what I want” (Neil Perry).

"But only in their dreams can man be truly free." A quote from Mr. Keating himself states that even with such a 'seize the day' mindset a man will still be tied down to certain things in life. After a long life of oppression Neil has finally done something for himself by auditioning for the school play and is elated by the entire experience of it; however, his father dragged him home from a performance and said he would be sent to military school. Neil realizes that his freedom is now gone, possibly forever, and decides to take his own life instead of facing a day without it. Knox was crushed when he found out that his love was in a relationship; however, this did not stop him from seeing her. The relationship continued to escalate behind her boyfriend's back until he found out about the two. Charlie was struck with the realization that he was not invincible, that even someone who puts on a show and makes others laugh can be struck down with grief and sadness. Mr. Keating was found to be abnormal in the school of restrictive teachers and they used him to pin the blame of Neil's suicide. Each of the boys where extremely effects by Neil's death and the loss of their beloved teacher and were never the same

Knox showed carpe diem by begging Chris to go to Neils play with him and then eventually going with her. After doing fantastic in his play, Neil was ordered by his father to go home and then was told that he was going to be transferred to another school. When his father asks him what he wants, Neil is speechless and doesn’t say anything. Instead of just telling his father that he wants to be an actor and that he shouldn’t control his life. Neil decides to kill himself.

Neil Perry’s suicide is a result of his father’s determination for his son to have a successful future. His intentions obviously lack malice, and he did not premeditate his son’s death. Unfortunately, Mr. Perry’s character possesses controlling characteristics that one cannot overlook, so overall he is to blame for Neil’s death. Although, one cannot help but think of Mr. Keating and whether or not he played a role in Neil’s premature death. Would Neil still have killed himself if Mr. Keating never taught at Welton Academy?

Many poets and directors believe in the concept of living life to the fullest. In this quote, by Sir Henry David Thoreau, he shows that we should live life to its fullest and make sure we make our mark while we still can, so people remember us. In the Movie," Dead Poets Society," a group of students from the Welton Prep School are moved by the teachings of their English teacher, Professor Keating. He teaches the boys to be their own boss, leaders and not followers. This quote relates to the movie because this quote tells what Keating wants to teach his kids. Many events take place during the movie that asks whether or not Professor Keating's teaching are appropriate, it is also questionable whether or not he