Examples Of Pressure In Dead Poets Society

In the UK, there was a study executed showing that 600 to 800 students commit suicide annually, and the leading cause is stress from school. Teachers agree that the stress put on teenagers in school has definitely increased, and many innocent kids take their lives because of it. This was pressure definitely felt by the kids at Welton Academy, but not all of their experiences took a sinister turn. In the movie Dead Poets Society, which takes place at Welton Academy in Vermont, and is directed by Peter Weir, we are introduced to the lives of a group of male students who attend this academy. Mr. Keating came in as a new english teacher to these boys, and was an original member of the old Dead Poets Society. These students reinstituted the Dead Poets Society, a group where the boys would share poetry with each other. These poems conveyed much emotion to the boys, and helped them grow closer together as a group with Mr. Keating. Few of them are seen discussing what job they are going
This movie showed how too much pressure on one person can lead to a breakdown, and from that point there is seemingly no going back. Once someone has reached that state, they are permanently damaged. When Neil was told he couldn’t pursue drama anymore and he would have to leave Welton, his entire world was crashing down. Everything he knew and loved was being taken from him. Mr. Perry was placing a huge boulder on Neil’s shoulders to become a doctor and go through a rigorous medical school where he would be miserable. This was all for the sake of his future. Mr. Perry was living his life through Neil, even stating during their heated argument after the play, “You have opportunities that I never even dreamt of and I am not going to let you waste them.” His statement proves that he was living the life he wished he had through his child, Neil, as most parents who put pressure on their kids tend to