The guy rolled up wearing a swim cap, a pink jean jacket, and pajama pants. He did not care what others thought of how he looked. He liked it and that was all that mattered to him. He was an individualist, living life by his beliefs. This transcendentalist spirit occurs in works created by author Ralph Waldo Emerson and director Peter Weir. In the movie, Dead Poets Society, Mr. Keating’s philosophies are best represented by the celebrated spirit of the individual and value of emotions.
One philosophy representing Mr. Keating in Dead Poets Society and the tone of transcendentalist authors is the celebrated spirit of the individual. For example, the short story, “Self-Reliance” is about self trust and self confidence. Emerson wrote, “What I must …show more content…
Keating is the value of emotions. Again, the short story “Self Reliance” relates to this idea. Emerson wrote, “Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Emerson 6). Emotions are a large part of who a person is. Emerson is saying people should trust what they feel. People cannot be conformist if they are not emotionally attached to what they are doing. On the other hand, while Mr. Keating was telling his students about his experience in the Dead Poets Society, he tells, “Trust your beliefs even if they’re strange” (Weir). This scene exemplifies the idea that his students should embrace who they are and do what they feel is right. Disregarding how others feel, Mr. Keating advises the boys to trust in themselves. In addition, in one of his in-class lectures, Mr. Keating exclaims, “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world” (Weir). Again, he is hammering home the concept that they need to think for themselves and not let what others say make their individual decisions. Mr. Keating is relaying the theory that words are important and poetry is how we live on a day-to-day basis. Finally, value of emotions is a commonly used philosophy by Mr. Keating and in this case, Ralph Waldo
One philosophy representing Mr. Keating in Dead Poets Society and the tone of transcendentalist authors is the celebrated spirit of the individual. For example, the short story, “Self-Reliance” is about self trust and self confidence. Emerson wrote, “What I must …show more content…
Keating is the value of emotions. Again, the short story “Self Reliance” relates to this idea. Emerson wrote, “Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Emerson 6). Emotions are a large part of who a person is. Emerson is saying people should trust what they feel. People cannot be conformist if they are not emotionally attached to what they are doing. On the other hand, while Mr. Keating was telling his students about his experience in the Dead Poets Society, he tells, “Trust your beliefs even if they’re strange” (Weir). This scene exemplifies the idea that his students should embrace who they are and do what they feel is right. Disregarding how others feel, Mr. Keating advises the boys to trust in themselves. In addition, in one of his in-class lectures, Mr. Keating exclaims, “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world” (Weir). Again, he is hammering home the concept that they need to think for themselves and not let what others say make their individual decisions. Mr. Keating is relaying the theory that words are important and poetry is how we live on a day-to-day basis. Finally, value of emotions is a commonly used philosophy by Mr. Keating and in this case, Ralph Waldo