Neil Perry: Dead Poet's Society

Neil Perry shows us what it means to be a leader in the film Dead Poets Society he is the person reviving and rejuvenating the society, though shows us that an outward appearance is not all that there is. In the near beginning when he first finds out about the dead poets society from asking his teacher, he instantly wants to start it again to open his and other's minds this begins his distinction as a leader. Perry brought people like Todd Anderson a shy and nonvocal person into the “club” to try and bring him into becoming a more outgoing person with him and his teacher Perry helped Todd to become more free thinking. Though with this Neil becomes more outgoing himself even involving himself in a play though against his father's wishes. His own sense of nonconformity and reluctance to only follow orders is what shows him to be a great leader in contrast to the great leaders of WW2 such as Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Marshall all show their breaking of the conformity of leadership and
His tenacity to try and make life his, is what drove him and what maintained his outward appearance. His father, though forcing him to do as he says creates turmoil inside Neil leading to a collapse of his hope. This creates a very finite array of solutions which pushes him to commit suicide as an easy way, to get away from his father. The film Dead Poets Society Neil express’ the fundamental ideals and actions of what it means to be a leader. Challenging himself and his friends to push limits and change their lives. While doing this he contradicts his father and as such brings his father's consequences which ends up destroying his will and confidence leading to his suicide. With all the attributes of a leader and the actions of one he himself was still weak in mind and could not have been seeing for the happy face he had