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A 4 page paper which analyzes the teachers, students, and parents in the film “Dead Poet’s Society.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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He teaches at a very conservative school, a school that all but pushes people to conform to societys expectations of them. His intent is to teach these students to be
free thinkers, individuals who follow rules, but do not conform to the mundane ideas of a society. The following paper examines the teachers, students, and parents in this film as
they send messages and images of education to the viewer. Dead Poets Society The film is about young men who are attending Welton Academy. This schoook is representative
of all preparatory schools in the nation, schools that parents send their children to so that they can get into the best universities in the nation. It is a very
conservative institution. "The plot centers on the influence of Mr. Keating, a young and exciting English and poetry teacher, who is determined to teach his students to live life with
absolute passion" (Weschler, 1999). This passion addresses the need to challenge conformity in relationship to the institutions that the boys will meet in their lives. Many of his students engage
in a secret club, that is reminiscent of the teachers own fond memories of a secret society. The club, "Dead Poets Society," "meets in a cave in order to discuss
poetry, philosophy and other topics. The club...would be completely unacceptable to the conservative school, which discourages students from thinking for Themselves" (Weschler, 1999). This presents the viewer with an
understanding of how the education system expects that students will only learn what they are taught in class and that they should not endeavor to learn on their own or
think for themselves. The club and the teacher clearly go against all the standards that the school stands for. The students who want to engage in further learning, deeper
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