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Dead Poets Society My Gut Quotes
The movie “Dead Poets Society” has a recurring theme of being outgoing and assertive with yourself. One quote in particular stands above the rest to me. “Sucking all the marrow out of life doesn’t mean choking on the bone.” Mr. Keating. My gut tells me that the quote is about when you take life for granted, then you will end up being stuck in a rut. Basically, if the this makes it easier to understand, imagine a large glass of water as life. If you drink it too fast or have to much you will most likely choke. It’s pretty much has the same meaning as the quote. A good example of this is when one of the kids in the movie that interrupts a big school assembly, a fake telephone takes it far enough when expressing trying to express himself. He practically
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