Neil Perry: The Dead Poet Society

The dead poets society is a very powerfull movie about non-conformism. Neil Perry is never allowed to do what he wants because his father has high hopes for his future and he does not want Neil ruining his life with things that don’t involve schoolwork. All of the students at the school are very focused on school all the time but neil wants to become an actor, which is not normal to do at this school. When Neil decides that he wants to be an actor when he grows up, he is becoming a non-conformist. The only man that supports Neils decisions is Mr. Keating. Mr Keating believes in living life to the fullest and “siezing the day”. Neil wants to act and he does not want to be a lawyer or a doctor. If Neil becomes any of these things, he will not be able to sieze the day and live his life. So, Neil
Keating’s influence on the kids. When the kids first meet Mr. Keating, they think that he is strange and he teaches wierdly. Soon, they grow very attached to Mr. Keating because he puts some spark in their day and he teaches in a fun way. The kids remember what he teaches them better because of the way he teaches it. When the kids learn about the dead poets society and how Keating was a part of it when he attended Welton, they want to carry on the tradition and bring the society back to life. They sit in a cave and recite poetry to each other. Just because of his whacky teaching and fun lessons, Mr. Keating has now influenced the boys so much that they decide to do what he once did. In Farenheight 451, Montag decides to become a non-conformist because he realizes that in his scoiety, people are dehumanized and unhappy. He realizes tht he is also unhappy. Similarly to Neil, Montag wants to be his own person and not just live the way others want him to live, so he goes against society and reads anyway. Similarly, Neil goes aganst his father and he decides to act anyways. Both Neil and Montag want to sieze the day and live their