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The feeling of Dead Society Poets
Ziting Lin
11/3/13
Dead Poets Society It is a good movie for many stereotype teachers and parents to think about themselves.
Although the final result of this movie is an unexpected tragedy, I believe that Mr. Keating got a perfect success when most of the students stood on the desk; the respectful teacher is their captain in their whole life. He makes the students know what life is, to help more young people to find his own. Students set up “Dead Poets Society” to release themselves. Also, I believe that most of the students like the teacher such as Mr. Keating in nowadays. He encouraged confidence and enthusiasm, I hope that I can find myself, and do the best of myself with his inspiration, and “suck out all the marrow of life”. However, he forgot to teach his students how to become brave enough to fight for their dreams or beautiful things. He should say: “ Never give up, just stand up and always keep smiling. You can become a fighter. Seeing the students named Neil dying for his dreams, I was reminded that my parents seldom asked me to do things I had no interested in my past. When I saw Neil’s father, a stubborn man, never allow Neil to act in the play which Neil like most. He is a man, not a product. How cans he stands being made into shapes as products? He has his own life and interested. No one is born to make another happy, we are born to make ourselves happy and enjoy the sweetie of the dreams we have in our heart. However, One of his classmates called Carmon said the teacher encouraged Neil should seek for his dream. Mr. Keating should be blamed; actually I think not his fault but Neil’s father, his father arranged Neil’s life and his future, I think he was the person should be responsible for the Neil’s died.
At last, I like this words “ I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the morrow of life, and not when I had come to die, discovered that I had not lived. I seize all the students

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