In Life dream are supposed to be pursued at any cost. Dreams help the world progress. Without dreams there would be no point in individuality. Transcendentalists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson believed in the fact that every person have self worth. In the movie Dead Poet Society the setting takes place at a private all boy school called Welton Academy. At school academics are a priority and life is strict. The students are pushed to become what society want them to become. Until one day new english teacher, Mr. Keating comes and changes their lives and teaches them the values of Transcendentalism. The characters seen in the film display the ideology of transcendentalist by Todd Anderson’s belief the of self-reliance, Neil
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In similarity the students at Welton Academy agree that their educational system lack in certain aspects. For example teachers are strict and expect too much of students. People who disobey are severely penalized as seen with the incident with Charlie Dalton. Charlie, also know as Newanda created civil disobedience by writing an article in the school newspaper, about allowing women to attend Welton Academy. Charlies view are in line with transcendentalist because transcendentalist believe in equality of all people. He knew he may get caught but though self reliance he continue to disobey the rules. In Thoreau’s essay he writes, “I ask for not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step towards obtaining it” (Thoreau). Welton Academy students are expected to obey by the rules and do not get much respect back. In the film most teachers captured in the beginning do not encourage the student to be themselves. Mr. Keating is the exception, he taught transcendentalist ideas. He encouraged his student to find their own dreams to pursue. Also to challenge authoritative figures when deemed appropriate. The boys create civil disobedience by creating the Dead Poet Society. Despite the rules against the club the boys read transcendentalist work. The poems further inspired the boys to create their own image of their
In similarity the students at Welton Academy agree that their educational system lack in certain aspects. For example teachers are strict and expect too much of students. People who disobey are severely penalized as seen with the incident with Charlie Dalton. Charlie, also know as Newanda created civil disobedience by writing an article in the school newspaper, about allowing women to attend Welton Academy. Charlies view are in line with transcendentalist because transcendentalist believe in equality of all people. He knew he may get caught but though self reliance he continue to disobey the rules. In Thoreau’s essay he writes, “I ask for not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step towards obtaining it” (Thoreau). Welton Academy students are expected to obey by the rules and do not get much respect back. In the film most teachers captured in the beginning do not encourage the student to be themselves. Mr. Keating is the exception, he taught transcendentalist ideas. He encouraged his student to find their own dreams to pursue. Also to challenge authoritative figures when deemed appropriate. The boys create civil disobedience by creating the Dead Poet Society. Despite the rules against the club the boys read transcendentalist work. The poems further inspired the boys to create their own image of their