Mr. Dying: The Importance Of Setting

The idea of setting can be viewed in Mr. Keating's packing up scene. He stares out the window, alone from the highest tower. He watches over a Latin class reciting their verb tenses outside. Keating looks out from the tower and the capture of the New England Winter along with the class and instruction that he no longer has helps to create a distinct mood. The gloom in Mr. Keating's character is brought out in this moment. The combination of the grey, drab clouds helps to construct a sad and emotional moment as Keating leaves Welton.
The flags carried are symbolic of tradition. Bagpipes play which also symbolize the very religious and traditional Scotsmen and Irishmen on which this school derives from. When the camera focuses on the principal,