How Did Todds Change In Dead Poets Society

He is prepared to explain himself as he lets the Captain go because he knows what is best for him, thus proving his heroic act by sparing the Captain and wanting to keep a clean conscience.

In the movie, Mr. Keating can be seen as the perfect persuader. There are four elements to having a good persuasive speech--the speech itself, the audience, the resources, and you-- and Mr. Keating utilizes all four of these tools to persuade the boys. His resources are mainly a variety of poets, such as Whitman, Thoreau, and Tennyson, to back up his own thinking. His audience is probably classified as the easiest to persuade because they are all young and impressionable adolescents seeking guidance at this stage in their lives. They don't know their paths in lives; all that they know up to this point comes from listening to their parents and teachers. The boys had been able to experience seventeen years of life on earth but that is still too early for them to make any value judgments on how the world works or how they can contribute to

Keating forces him to create a poem on the spot in front of the class, although he is well-aware of Todd’s resistance to speak in front of others, after he write a poem on his own as requested. Mr. Keating questions Todd and installs him with a sense of confidence in his own abilities, “Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn't that right, Todd? Isn't that your worst fear? Well, I think you're wrong. I think you have something inside of you that is worth a great deal”. Mr. Keating teaches Todd to think freely for himself and that these thoughts and opinions he has are valued. In the end, Todd becomes self-reliant, confident in himself and his ideas and beliefs. He does not conform to society and distinguishes himself amongst the rest, maintaining his own voice, and he overcomes his previous shy and isolated self, becoming a leader, when introduced to these ideas of individualism and

to hate his father because he blames him for having been his son, and that is why he is in

Keating disagrees with the math terms being used to describe the art of poetry. Keating actually mocks Mr. J. Evans Pritchard for trying to dissect poetry and break it apart using different terms. He thinks the other teachers are wrong and only his way is right for teaching poetry. He states this is wrong but also tells the boys to have an open mind, which is hypocritical. He puts the boys in danger of getting expelled or hurt by telling them about a club he created when he was younger. The students are interested and actually break out of the boarding school, which is dangerous. A stereotypical teacher would not want their students to risk expulsion or physical danger. If John Keating wanted his students safe he would not prompt them to break the rules. This is going against a traditional stereotypical teacher who is always looking out and making sure his or her students are safe, happy, and comfortable.

There are many sociological theories portrayed in the Dead Poet’s Society. One of the main theories is strain theory. Strain theory addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals (Keirns, et al., 2015). This theory is seen in the movie because there are social structures within their society that pressures citizens to be a certain way. The main character Neil Perry was a rebellion of this theory. He had a passion to become an actor, but his father, as well as the rest of the people surrounding him, did not approve of his passion. Sure, his friends approved of it but they had no say in his life. His father continuously pressured him to focus on his studies and forget about his extracurricular activities. In the end, Neil ends up committing suicide because of the pressure that was put on him. He saw that they only way he could control his life was by taking it. It was the only control he had, his father controlled every other aspect of his life.

When Dr.Nolan tried to get Todd to sign a paper blaming Mr.keating for the death of Neil, Todd stood up, and didn’t sign it. Also in the very last scene of the movie, Todd was the first one to pay respects to his teacher by saying “O Captain! My Captain!”This showed that he conquered his shyness and that he was willing to stand up for what he believed despite the consequences. Thus Mr.Keating;s teaching his students to find their own voice impacted

Richard Cameron is one of the most conformist and eventually antagonistic characters in the Dead Poets society. He is one of few who takes the traditionalist mentality at Welton Academy to heart and idealizes Mr. Nolan’s preparatory teachings. Cameron is invited to join the Dead poets society and does so, but with notably less enthusiasm than some of his peers. Even here, while on the surface it may appear a nonconformist act to join this group that Keating already said would not be looked upon favorably from the current administration, Cameron only joined this group because his closest associates prompted the action. Cameron would not have taken the first move to actually reconvene the group like nonconformist Neil Perry, and thus Cameron’s

In the teaching of the first class, Keating didn’t have class in the classroom, but lead the students to look at the pictures of history in the apartment building, let

Throughout the film Dead Poets Society, we see the development of Todd Anderson’s self confidence and character with the help and guidance from Mr Keating and Neil Perry. Todd starts as a quiet student, unable to convey his emotions and thoughts.

The paths of these two men were very clearly divided, Keating choose one of kissing butt and sacrificing all his morals just to succeed while Roark chooses a path of kick butt honesty and staying true to himself. The first example of this is in the college. The Dean of Stanton expels Roark for designing “modernist” architecture and refusing to draw architecture the

The way Professor Keating taught was successful in the way that he made his students realize that they need to live their own lives. . An example is when he teaches the boys "Carpe Diem (Seize the day)." In the movie, Tim repeatedly says that when he is trying to win over a girl. Keating is successful because he teaches Tim to go after what he wants and Tim was persistent enough to keep at it and winds up getting her. Another example is when Neil decides to be an actor in a play. Even though his father is against it, Neil does is anyway cause he knows he has what it takes and he feels he has nothing to lose. I feel that if Keating did not teach his students to be themselves, Neil would have never gone against his father and he would have never enjoyed his life. When Neil kills himself at the end I think the blame is on his father because he would not let him do what he wants to do in his heart, he wasn’t being supportive of his sons wants. I feel that Keating had a very positive influence on him. Because of Keatings teachings, his students learned to live their own lives to the fullest.

On his first day, he asks someone to read the introduction of the students’ textbook on poetry. The introduction was full of complex wording and ideas about how to understand poetry, which Keating thought was meaningless. He then tells the kids to rip out the whole introduction, saying that poetry goes well beyond the “technical aspects”.

Ethos: He lived out exactly what he was talking about and how it impacted his life, and he did this through personal stories.

“Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” were the words that changed my life. You probably remember me as the shy, quiet boy that first stood on the desk reciting “Oh captain, my captain.” I would like to address the issue of Mr. Keating’s dismissal. You are making a monstrous mistake. (Hyperbole) Mr. Keating does not deserve to be dismissed. He only encouraged nonconformity so we could be own our person, he encouraged us to deface materials so we could think for ourselves, he used strange methods to teach so we could understand his lessons better, and lastly he never caused problems with Neil’s parents, he was only there to help. All these peculiar teachings was just so we, the students can see and understand the world at a new perspective. (Appositive)