Neil Perry Dead Poets Society

In the movie, “Dead Poet’s Society”, each main character has their own fear they try to overcome throughout the movie. They each have their personal character traits which developed from their fear. Some of these characters overcome their fear by the end of the movie while others are still struggling to overcome their own. One character who overcomes his fear throughout the movie was Neil Perry. In the beginning of the movie, Neil Perry viewed as an independent person and slightly rebellious. Neil showed his rebellious side when he discovered Mr. Keating’s involvement in the “Dead Poets Society” during his own time in high school. Neil then took leadership and seemed to be the head of their group and the “Dead Poet’s Society”. After this, we are introduced to Neil’s homelife, discovering his hardships and problems at home. This caused Neil to be viewed as an extremely strong individual. Neil stood up for what he wanted and became involved in the things he loved such as this “society” and the
He could not accomplish this on his own, he achieved this goal with the help of Mr. Keating. Mr. Keating motivated Neil to try out for the play and go for what he really loved in life, not just what Mr. Perry wanted. As Neil was motivated by Mr. Keating, he tried out for the play and earned the lead role. As Mr. Perry walked into the play, Neil made sure he showed his father his talent and love of acting. Neil overcame his fear the second he tried out for the play without his father’s approval and did not back down from his lead role.
Neil Perry is just one example of overcoming the biggest fears from the film, “Dead Poet’s Society”. Although he is not the only one who overcame his fears, he showed his strength and independence in overcoming the fear of his father. All of the major characters in “Dead Poet’s Society” faced their fears throughout the movie and had others to help them to overcome each