Who changed the most? Was it Neil the straight A student who focused solely on his academics and listened to all of his father’s commands, changed to the leader of a poem group? Or maybe it was Todd Anderson the self conscious teen at first, turned to a spectacular public speaker. This essay will analyse and prove which character in the film: “Dead poets society” who had significantly changed the most throughout the duration of the film.
This film showed many changes and character development throughout the time span and these four characters: Knox, Charlie, Todd and Neil all showed signs of change with some more significant than others. The two characters who changed the most in general were Neil Perry and Todd Anderson.
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When you think about it you can see that Neil had some pretty significant character development compared to everyone else. At the beginning of the movie it showed a scene between Neil and his father and the conversation was about Neil and his love for journalism and that year he would become assistant editor,but clearly his father couldn't accept that and wanted Neil to pull out of that position so he could focus on his schoolwork with his father’s dream of becoming a surgeon. Neil didn’t do anything to defy his father’s commands so he had obeyed but deep down he knew that this wasn’t what he wanted but accepted for the fact that he was afraid of his father. On the first day back at school the school’s new english teacher Mr.Keatings, who really turned Neil’s perspective on life completely around, and he was taught about free thinking and making your own decisions. Mr. Keating really gave Neil a new perspective in life and he showed that he was the leader with his group, He’s the reason the Dead poet society came roaring back to life and later in the movie the reason why he violated his father’s orders and followed his dreams to become an actor. Unfortunately his actions on following his dreams were immediately shut down by his father’s predominant behavior and that drove Neil to end his own
This film showed many changes and character development throughout the time span and these four characters: Knox, Charlie, Todd and Neil all showed signs of change with some more significant than others. The two characters who changed the most in general were Neil Perry and Todd Anderson.
Out of the four …show more content…
When you think about it you can see that Neil had some pretty significant character development compared to everyone else. At the beginning of the movie it showed a scene between Neil and his father and the conversation was about Neil and his love for journalism and that year he would become assistant editor,but clearly his father couldn't accept that and wanted Neil to pull out of that position so he could focus on his schoolwork with his father’s dream of becoming a surgeon. Neil didn’t do anything to defy his father’s commands so he had obeyed but deep down he knew that this wasn’t what he wanted but accepted for the fact that he was afraid of his father. On the first day back at school the school’s new english teacher Mr.Keatings, who really turned Neil’s perspective on life completely around, and he was taught about free thinking and making your own decisions. Mr. Keating really gave Neil a new perspective in life and he showed that he was the leader with his group, He’s the reason the Dead poet society came roaring back to life and later in the movie the reason why he violated his father’s orders and followed his dreams to become an actor. Unfortunately his actions on following his dreams were immediately shut down by his father’s predominant behavior and that drove Neil to end his own