![]() ![]() Similarly, Knox wrote a love poem to Chris to explain to her how much he loved her. Also, after Neil and his father fight over his decision to act in a play, when Neil sees his father enter the auditorium, he directs his final lines in the play to his father: “Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends.” In saying these lines to his father, Neil conveys how he wants to settle his differences with his father. For example, when Neil began reading and composing poetry, he found his love for acting and decided to pursue it- he tried out for the play and got the leading role. ![]() The boys’ various individual journeys through the movie exemplify this. Keeting stated that humans write poetry because they need to do so, just as they need to eat breathe. In Dead Poet’s Society, one theme that really struck me was the the purpose of poetry. Posted in 20/October/2017 - Friday Film - Dead Poet's Society The Value of Poetry I certainly have grown as an individual as a result of my extra emphasis on the humanities. Moreover, I believe that it is important to study poetry and the humanities as a means to provide balance and keep life in perspective. I find this to be certainly true as after I took a literature course in high school and during my freshman year, I found that I learned a lot of values that could be applied to my life directly. Rather than learning about topics like meter and evaluating a poem solely based on its perfection and impact, the group learns how poetry can teach someone to fully express themselves. Moreover, while they think they are just discussing poetry, Keating’s unconventional lectures show that poetry is actually teaching them about life itself. By organizing the “Dead Poet’s Society” and meeting in their secret cave at night, the protagonists are able to overcome the rigid shackles placed upon them. Keating do they slowly but surely begin to come out of their shells. There is little room for one to express themselves individually and it is only after taking the poetry class with Mr. Students have very little choice when determining classes and all follow similar career paths whether it be medicine, law, business, etc. Right from the beginning of the movie we can see that the school the protagonists attend is an elite yet rigid prep school. ![]()
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