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dead poets society ch. 6 & 7
The Dead Poets Society – summary chapter 6 & 7

The Dead Poets Society, a novel written by N.H. Kleinbaum is about Todd Anderson and his friends Neil, Charlie, Knox, Meeks and Pitts who go to Welton Academy, where they have to live by the four pillars of tradition, honor, excellence and discipline. Their new English teacher Mr. Keating is trying to teach them how to become more independent and free thinkers. The students resurrect a secret organization called „The Dead Poets Society“, where they can be whoever they want to be, without any influences from the school or their parents.

In Chapter six McAllister, a co-worker, joins Mr. Keating at the dining table, where they start a conversation about Keatings previous class. McAllister is questioning Keatings way of teaching.
Meanwhile, Neil joins his friends at the dining table and shows them an old annual of Keatings senior year. When they open it, they find out more about him. He was the captain of the soccer team and „Thigh man“. They also find out about the Dead Poets Society. As they looked through the annual, Nolan, the headmaster arrives at their table. They are having a little chat about their classes and Mr. Keating. After they finish lunch, Neil decides to keep the annual.
Neil, Charlie, Meeks, Pitts, Cameron and Todd are on their way back to the dorm when they spotted Mr. Keating. They go up to him and ask him about the Dead Poets Society. He explains that it was a secret organization, that would meet in an old cave where both male and female would read poetry. After that conversation, the boys discuss about whether they should go to that cave that night or not. After dinner Todd tells Neil that he doesn't want to read out loud because he is embarressed, but Neil manages to get him to join.

In Chapter seven Neil gets back from a small chat with Charlie and Knox during prebedtime, he finds a poetry anthology on his desk that belongs to Mr. Keating. He reads it for about an hour.
A couple hours later,

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