Educ. Elect -3 " Dead Poet Society"

2. Characters:
John Keating (Teacher)
Todd Anderson (Students)
Neil Perry (Students)
Mr. Perry (Neil’s Father)
Gerard Pitts (Students)
Mr. Nolan (School Headmaster)
Stephen Meeks (Students)
Charlie Dalton (Students)
Knox Overstreet (Students)
Richard Cameron (Students)

3. The story is predominantly viewed through the eyes of Todd
Anderson a fresh men in his school, and his roommate Neil Perry.
Todd is shy and terrified since he is repeatedly told that he has “big
shoes to fill” being the younger brother of a former valedictorian. Neil,
on the other hand, is bright and full of ambition, which is
unfortunately squelched by his overbearing, controlling father. Mr. Perry
dictates every detail of his son’s life. This two boys with their five
friends namely Gerard Pitts, Knox Overstreet, Stephen Meeks, Charlie
Dalton, Richard Cameron are studying at Welton Academy an all
boys school. Welton Academy is founded on tradition and excellence
and is bent on providing strict structured lessons. Hundreds of parents
abandon their sons, leaving them in the hands of Welton staff in
hopes that they will raise doctors and lawyers.
The clash between realism and romanticism begins to unfold
when Charlie Dalton publish an odious article in the school news in
the name of the Dead Poet. Meanwhile, Knox Overstreet fall madly in
love with a girl who is practically engaged. He pursues her, driven by
romantic ideals. Neil realized that acting is his passion in life. He

4. The news echoes at Welton and gives pressure to the
Dead poets member. Mr. and Mrs. Perry demand a thorough
investigation, Welton administration links the Dead Poets Society,
which they determined as the cause for the upheaval, to Mr.
Keating.
Each member is called before the administration and their
parents to sign a confession statement indicating that Mr. Keating
filled their minds with these lofty ideals ultimately leading to Neil’s
suicide. Richard Cameron ultimately a realist concerned most with
doing what is already determined to be right, signs the statement
and encourages the rest of them to do the same. Angered by
this betrayal, Dalton punches Cameron in an impulsive fit
displaying his final romantic act. The last to sign, is Todd, thus
removing John Keating from his treasured position. In one final
scene, displaying the beauty of a balance between the two

5. Moral Values
"Carpe diem“ to seize the day. We should not let
life hold us down, we should live in the moment,
make our lives' extraordinary. Dreams and goals are
important in life and should never be forgotten or
given up. If we are doing things that does not
make us happy we must remember that the
importance of life is living for ones self , not to
conform to what society demands and to just go for
it. Also in taking risk we must be responsible and
independent enough to face the consequences that
may follow. We must be realist to distinguish
between right and wrong and romantic to show,
express our love for us also to be love.

6. Issues
Controlling the lives of others for their
own betterment.
Keep on following the same old ways
even though it is
not utile anymore
Distrusting oneself

7. Personal Insights
Being a student to follow our parents is
healthy as long us we are loving and it is our
free well to do the things that they demands,
but for me, it is not also bad if we express
our true feeling and opinions about something.
It is not healthy to do things we don’t want to
do just to satisfy other. It could result to poor
performance for we don’t put passion in doing
it because it is not our well. We should show
them uniqueness and deference our selves from
other, that we had our own identity. We must
be strong to dare to strike out and find new

8. Personal Insights
As a future teacher we must explore by our self
the different ways of teaching. We must teach our
learner not to be so much dependent on books
history, we must teach them to make a history made
by them selves, for we are a free thinker. We must
encourage them that their individual words and ideal
can change the world. We should remind them to
constantly look at things in different way, to sail
beyond their limits.