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Brianna Allen
Kerri Keaton
Sierra Stair
Zach Holcombe
Setting: Welton Academy – All boys preparatory school
Protagonist: Professor John Keating – English and Poetry Teacher Unconventional Teaching Methods
Challenges Students to Think for Themselves
Poetry Evokes Passion, Romance, and Love
Main Characters: Neil Perry, Todd Anderson, Knox Overstreet, Charlie Dalton
Supporting Characters: Steven Meeks, Gerard Pitts, Richard Cameron
Dead Poets Society Meetings Held in a Cave
Impressionable Young Members
Lessons of Courage, Integrity, Compassion and Justice
Overview of characters
Free-Thinking English Teacher
Unorthodox Methods
Goes against Welton Curriculum
Confuses and Concerns other Professors
Preaches Importance of Poetry
Evokes Passion
Carpe Diem
Taught Students to Seize the Day
Senior who’s fated to go on to Harvard and become a doctor
Has his own desires and dreams despite his fathers wishes
Is thwarted in his attempts by Dad
After learning about the DPS decides to resurrect the club
Takes the role as the clubs leader
Wants to Join the School Theater Club
Goes against Fathers wishes and auditions for a part
New Student at Welton
Has to Face and Measure up to His Brothers Reputation
Older brother made many contributions to the school and was very well liked and very academic
Is Unsure of Keating’s Teachings
Shyness and lack of self confidence holds him back
Is scared to read in front of others, both in class and at DPS meetings
Gains Encouragement through Keating’s Exercises
Romantic Character who Discovers the power of Poetry for Romance, Love and ‘Wooing Women’
Becomes Obsessed with Chris; the soon to be Fiancé of Chet Danbury
Writes Poetry about her
Gathers Courage to Call her
Gets invited to Party where His Goal is to win her over
Rides down to the neighboring school to see her
Grasps and Revels in Keating’s Teachings
Enthusiastic, Wild, Rebellious
Brings girls into Dead Poets Society
Scenes that demonstrate leadership and the impact leadership has on others
Means “Seize the day” or make the most of the moment
Mr. Keating’s approaches his curriculum with unconventional ideas to the students that strayed from the conventional practices
The first lesson to his students was gathered from Robert Herrick’s famous lines:
Gather the rosebuds while ye may,Old Time is still a-flying;And this same flower that smiles today,To-morrow will be dying.
Alongside education, there is also a spiritual side and a duty that the students have to themselves to reach for more than just their education at Welton, to grow passion
How is this relevant to leadership?
Leadership takes more than just “managing” but adding to people’s life spiritually, that in return they will respect their leader, follow their leader and become successful.
WHY DO WE READ
AND WRITE POETRY?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1esgRV4Rc
Identifies with the truth that we all exist for a reason, and we have the opportunity to become something great.
Shows the true reason behind reading and understanding poetry
Passion, Love, Hope, Beauty are what we stay alive for.
Through this exercise Keating: Is teaching the boys to find their own way through life, not
strictly by the school’s and their parents principles and guidelines, but through their own.
Shows that Sometimes giving freedom from conformity is what it takes to be successful.
Shows the importance of living to your own rhythm
Demonstrates how hard it is to retain your believes in the face of others
Keating was a leader to his students. Lead them through high school and tough situations
Encouraged them to try new things whether it’s following society standards or not
From this scene of the movie, it goes to show people will follow a leader with great aptitude because that value the leader’s honesty and integrity.
As leader in a business world, it’s important to educate your team and to motivate them to try new ideas, because new ideas are a working process to future success. When employees are happy, their performance is much better, they’re more motivated and they want to follow their leader, especially if the leader is upholds integrity and honesty to their subordinates.
