The theme for the movie Dead Poets Society is to seize the day and take chances. Throughout the movie, Mr. Keating explains to the students about the latin word carpe diem, and to not miss out on opportunities. When Mr. Keating first introduces himself he also introduces the quote ‘carpe diem’ and explains how you should seize the day because soon it could all be gone. The students such as Charlie, Neil, Todd and Knox all tried to adjust their life to include this quote in their decision making. Knox went after Kris (the girl he wanted) and even though he didn’t make the most intelligent decisions, he got her at the end after being persistent because he wanted to live his life. He seized the day and took every chance to get to spend time with
