Dead Poets’ Society- Analysis questions and Answer Key 1. Describe the setting (time and place) in detail. The setting is Welton Academy in New England‚ 1959. All boys’ dormitory or preparatory (prep) school. The boys are approximately 17 years old. 2. Discuss the meaning of how John Keating introduces himself to the class. Mr. Keating was very different‚ unconventional‚ interesting to listen to as a teacher and very inspiring. For instance‚ he asks his students to rip the introduction
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English Written Assignment Dead Poets Society 1. Describe Todd Anderson’s development – what is he like in the beginning and how does he change? How important is Todd as a character in the story? (75+ words) At first‚ Todd is quit and has not much to say. He is shy and scared of participating in class and reading out loud. He is also intimidated and terrified that what he might say is pointless and unintelligent. This troubles him‚ since he is the youngest of his family and told that
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Exposition – Dead Poet’s Society Neil’s suicide was more his father’s fault than that of Keating. Do you agree or disagree? The movie ‘Dead Poet’s Society’ produced in 1989 by Peter Weir unfolds many perception of life during the 1950’s. The Welton Academy‚ the place where the movie was filmed‚ sets a great example as it articulates the regimented life of numerous male students who suffer from pressure‚ lack of freedom‚ and high expectations of their parents and teachers. Many of these adolescent
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Dead Poet’s Society (TPCASTT) Title 1) I didn’t know exactly what the dead poet’s society meant. 2) I assumed the movie was going to be based on a secret group. 3) I thought this due to the fact that "Dead poet’s society" sounds like a secret group. 4) This movie title would seem to involve lots of poetic references such as Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe. 5) Dead poets might stand for all the poets in the past or could mean a poet that speaks daring things that would make them a
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Dead Poets’ Society Essay In “Dead Poets’ Society‚” directed by Peter Weir‚ setting is one the fundamentalaspects of the film as it conveys and develop the main theme: conformity versuspersonal freedom and nonconformity. The importance of setting is revealed in the filmthrough the use of various visual techniques. It is through the choice andpresentation of the setting - single-sex boys’ school- that audiences are able to andfurther understand of the main ideas presented in the film.The general
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to becoming a doctor‚ he had friends who cared about him‚ he attended a prestigious preparatory academy. In short‚ he was successful--or so every body thought until that fateful winter night. Because on that night‚ tragedy struck. On that night‚ Neil Perry committed suicide. That was the story of Neil Perry‚ the high achieving yet ill-fated young man in Dead Poets Society. Some may argue that Dead Poets Society is not a tragedy because although the death of any human being is sad‚ it is not necessarily
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The Dead Poets Society is a film that shows that you should embrace your individuality. It takes place at a private school called Welton Academy and is loosely based on the Tom Schulman‚ the screen writer’s life. The movie shows how Mr. Keating’s changes the lives of the students of Welton‚ by teaching not only the curriculum‚ but also to be an individual. The movies shows the struggles of being a nonconformists in a conforming society. In Dead Poets Society‚ there was constant motifs shown throughout
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In Dead Poets Society‚ Mr. Keating’s teaching methods stray from the ordinary. It can be argued Mr. Keating’s unorthodox method of “seizing the day” led to the suicide of his student Neil Perry. Keating taught his students to “Make your lives extraordinary.” While this message is positive and inspirational‚ at Welton Academy in 1959‚ not everyone will appreciate it. Mr. Keating is an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry. His lessons include standing on his desk
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In the film‚ Dead Poets Society‚ students at Welton Academy (who are accustomed to strict discipline) are suddenly experiencing change when a new teacher‚ John Keating(a former student and a member of the Dead Poets Society)‚ arrives to teach them English with unorthodox methods‚ opening up a new world for the students. The students all react differently to Keating: some resist while others do not change at all. Charlie Dalton (a rebellious and rich boy) becomes even further rebellious and gets
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Conformity and Non-conformity In Tom Schulman’s Dead Poets Society a group of bright students are enrolled in a prestigious New England private school named Welton Academy. This school stresses conformity and tradition as one of its trademarks. In order to survive in this school one must never challenge the institution. Dead Poets Society is a powerful example of the constant battle between conformity and non-conformity. Mr. Keating‚ a teacher at Welton‚ fights on the side of non-conformity and free-
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