Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay On Mr Keating

Mr. Keating is right to teach the boys at his alma mater to think for themselves. If they continued to follow Welton Academy's philosophy, they would get out to the real world, where no one is telling them what to do, and be completely lost. Also the strict rules, and regulations, of this school are bound to lead to more rebellious personalities. Mr. Keating knew how conservative and strict this school was, that is why he went to go teach his ways there, he knew it would make the biggest difference. At this prep school, they believe that the boys should become obedient servants. A teacher even goes as far as to say that it’s dangerous for the boys to think for themselves. If the boys continued serving under this philosophy eventually they would get to the real world where they would be as good as mindless robots. They wouldn’t know what to do. There is no one telling them what to do and exactly how to do it. They wouldn’t become great leaders like the school expects, because they can’t think for themselves, they need someone else to do it. On the other hand, they could take the freedom too far, not unlike Charlie did. Once they get a taste of freedom, they won’t know what’s right or what’s wrong. This will lead them to make brash decisions, and get …show more content…
This is very relevant in “The Dead Poets Society”. Welton Academy’s extremely conservative attitude towards individuality leads to the rebellion of the students. There is no outside contact allowed, so in the beginning of the movie the boys could be found sitting in the library listening to a homemade radio. Breaking the rules seemed to be the only thing keep the boys sane. The main reason Neil committed suicide, was because his father wouldn’t let him act. That was Neil’s biggest act of rebellion against the strict way of life he was brought up in. That was the biggest way of proving that a strict upbringing leads to