1. The most influential leaders I have ever had would be my parents. My dad and I have very similar personalities so we are able to enjoy a lot of the same things together like play instruments or play sports or go for a workout. Ever since I was little, my dad has shown me all sorts of life lessons and helped me to see what the most important things are in life. Me and my dad have a very similar thought process as well. My parents do a really good job of balancing each other out. Where my dad is a very energetic person, my mom is good at being a calming influence. My mom has done a great job as I've grown up, teaching me how to deal with people and she is always a good comforting person to have around. She also shows me when it is time to be competitive and when it is time to let things slide... I'm still pretty bad with that quality though.
2. I think what Mr. Keating said means that poetry is an important part of people's lives because it allows them to express their emotions in ways that are not available at their day jobs. I mostly agree with Mr. Keating, I believe however, that many people can express the passion Mr. Keating talks about in ways other than poetry.
3. I definitely agree with this quote because it seems to me that people often times get too wrapped up in the way something is supposed to be viewed and forget how they really feel about it. When I help my dad with the house we are remodeling, I am constantly having to look at things from a different perspective because countless things go wrong and we have to figure out ways to fix them quickly and cheaply, but not sloppily.
4. The verse I would like to leave behind would be "Veni. Vidi. Vici." it is a Latin phrase meaning, "I came. I saw. I conquered." It was originally used by Julius Caesar after he won a battle very quickly and definitively. I like it because it shows determination and discipline. I want to leave behind a disciplined and determined impression behind when I die. #collegetransition

1. Even if Neil had not met Mr. Keating, I believe he eventually would have committed suicide. Mr. Keating was not the problem, Neil's father was the problem. Neil's father would have continued to press his son in a direction he did not want to go for the rest of his life until he had finally had enough. Mr. Keating told Neil to talk to his dad, he never told him to go behind his father's back.
2. The bravest of all the boys was probably Knox Overstreet. He was going against all of the strongest guys in that girl's school to talk to her and not only that, he kissed her forehead at the party with them. Then, after they beat him up for that, he still went back and got the girl.
3. I believe Keating put the poetry book in Neil's room. I think he did it because he wanted the boys to see the beauty in learning to "carpe diem" in their own lives. He knew that it may not have been the popular opinion, but it was the right thing to do if he really was living up to the standards he called his students abide by. #collegetransition

The central theme of Dead Poets Society was, "Carpe Diem" or "Seize The Day." Throughout the story, every character is struggling to learn how to make the most of their lives and break free of all the fears that hold them back. For Todd Anderson, seizing the day meant learning to speak and read in public. For Neil Perry, it meant getting over the fear of his father. To Knox Overstreet, it was getting the girl he wanted and to Charlie or Nwanda, it was defeating his fear of conformity. Seizing the day can be displayed in any way imaginable, its not about how significant of a change you go through to other people, its about learning to live your life the way you please and not letting useless fears hinder that progression. Even Mr. Keating displays the quality of Carpe Diem. When he realizes that the other teachers and staff are not pleased with his teaching style, he continues to teach the same way because of his desire to teach those children the message that they truly need to hear. Every event that happens throughout this movie leads the characters closer and closer to defeating their fears and living their lives free of things that hinder them. #collegetransition

1. The character who went through the most change in this film was Todd. At the beginning, he was not even willing to read aloud, but by the end he was standing on top of his desk proclaiming, "O captain! My Captain!"
2. The girls who Charlie brings to the Dead Poets Society are very static. The viewers have no clue about any of their life details. There is no indication that going to the Dead Poets' meeting changed their lives in any way.
3. Mr. Keating is a round character. Through the film he becomes attached to the boys and he gets involved with their minds. By the end of the film, he is changed. At the end he no longer shares the enthusiasm he once had about the headmaster and other administrators at his old school.
4. Todd Anderson was terrified of speaking publicly. Slowly, many things made him become more and more brave. Mr. Keating took him to the front of the class room at one point and spun him around and covered his eyes and through all of the chaos, he began to defeat his fear. By the end, he was still afraid, but he definitely overcame his fear. Neil Perry was scared of his father. Once he finally decided to be his own person, he overcame that fear and went and performed in a play without his father's knowledge. However, his dad found out and tried to put him in military school, this resulted in Neil killing himself. In a way he escaped the fear, but at the same time, the fear seemed to have defeated him. Knox Overstreet was scared of talking to a girl that he liked who had a boyfriend. He overcame this fear by forcing himself to talk to her. He got the courage from the lessons that Mr. Keating gave him. Charlie's greatest fear was conformity. He wanted to fight it anyway he could. He defeated this fear by doing things that most people would be too scared to do like bringing girls to the Dead Poets meeting.

A subversive person is a rebellious person. The leaders of the school thought that because Ms. Watson was opening the girls' minds to new art and different experiences that she was trying to cause trouble. Subversive people would be considered troublemakers and rebels.

Betty was most definitely not happy with her marriage to Spencer. He was always gone on "business" which ended up being his mistress. Not only was she having to deal with such an awful husband, but she was being forced to stay home by her mother. Her mother had no sympathy for her situation because back in this time period, it was extremely shameful to get a divorce and importance was very important. Especially for higher class people like Betty's mother.