With Mr.Keating poetry has nothing to do with rhyming: poetry becomes pure artistic expression, freedom of expression. When he says “let go, just say what comes into your head” the student suddenly becomes able to magically create great poetry. The spirit of poetry is in their souls, it is the spirit of carpe diem, it is like a candle in some boys and fire in others. The young boys had been taught to conform to some one else's plan, and put their beliefs aside. The brave English teacher brings passion, warmth, and humor into his students’ life, to stand up for their convictions throughout their lives no matter how hard it may prove, and how much the opposing forces deny the basic truth. His encouragement of individualism leads to dramatic consequences for one of his students. Neil Perry learns to follow his own dreams and ambitions. He disregard his father's authority, and decides to act in a
With Mr.Keating poetry has nothing to do with rhyming: poetry becomes pure artistic expression, freedom of expression. When he says “let go, just say what comes into your head” the student suddenly becomes able to magically create great poetry. The spirit of poetry is in their souls, it is the spirit of carpe diem, it is like a candle in some boys and fire in others. The young boys had been taught to conform to some one else's plan, and put their beliefs aside. The brave English teacher brings passion, warmth, and humor into his students’ life, to stand up for their convictions throughout their lives no matter how hard it may prove, and how much the opposing forces deny the basic truth. His encouragement of individualism leads to dramatic consequences for one of his students. Neil Perry learns to follow his own dreams and ambitions. He disregard his father's authority, and decides to act in a