The film Dead Poets Society is about preparatory students who attend Welton, a school who prides itself in excellence and strict structure classes. The students are expected by both their parents and school to reach Ivy league standards. Although they are brilliant in the classroom, some students struggle with personal fears. Fear can be very challenging to overcome, especially if you don’t have anyone to encourage or guide you. Dead Poet Society clearly displays the fear of three preparatory school students who have challenges they need to overcome.
Neil Perry is challenged with pursuing his desire to act in a play in fear of his father’s reaction. Both his parents and Welton think it’s unorthodox for …show more content…
The first moment he saw Chris, the pretty blonde girl, he instantly fell for her. Later on, he goes to a football game to watch her chearleat, but she was with her boyfriend. Regardless of her relationship with her boyfriend, he still isn’t ready to quit, he decides to give her a call. Luckily, she invites him to a party. At the party, Knox tried to make a move but her boyfriend started to beat him and threatens to kill him if he gets near Chris again. Finally, before the play, he builds the courage to ask her to go with him. Even though she wasn’t certain she wanted to, he convinced her too. Although it was a rough journey for him to overcome his fear, his persistency and determinism led him to conquer his fear and to be happy.
In the beginning of Dead Poet Society Neil, Todd, and Knox all had fears that needed to be overcome. With many struggles in the way, Neil ended up acting, Knox went out with Chris, and Todd developed courage. While Todd and Knox both got their happy endings, sadly Neil didn’t. Although they ended up overcoming their fears, many people face challenges that they never end up overcoming due to no support nor