1. My dad. He taught me compassion, and would be there for me no matter what. He also taught me how how to control my ADD/ADHD nature part of me.

2. We write poetry because we can. We do it to express ourselves to where no one can get physical harm, as most of the time when something snaps inside, it hurts MUCH worse than any physical injury that you could EVER have. trust me on that

3. I agree completely. Plus, when don't I look at things from a different perspective? I'm always thinking of another way of doing things and try to understand why someone thought it was a good idea (not all the time. sometimes I don't even try to understand) I have a strong sense of empathy when I open up to people.

4. Don't be so serious all the time. have some fun, laugh a little. especially at yourself. And don't go dishing out insults if you can't take any in return.

1. I'm not entirely sure what would've happened to Neil should Mr. Keating not come into his life. It's possible he would still have committed suicide out of depression. plenty of things like that happen. Even if he didn't, Neil would most likely be miserable for a large portion of his life due to his over-bearing parents. One question I have though is (if you want to answer it, please do. I'd love to hear your thoughts) What would happen If Neil graduated? would his parents still force him to be a doctor even if Neil had no intention of being one? what would happen if after graduation, Neil decided to act anyway and this time his parents couldn't get in the way?

2. Bravest of the Keating boys? that's hard to define. there's a very thin line between bravery and stupidity (as Charlie demonstrated excellently). Todd was another good choice, as he was the first to start to outright call out the principle at the end of the movie. Now who was the coward? What was the name of the one kid who sold everyone else out? He did that and through Keating under the bus to save his own skin, not because it was the right thing to do.

3. The Poetry book made it into Neil's room probably because Neil brought it there and read it when he was really down. That would be my guess.

The dead poets society central theme I believe would be "Carpe Diem" or seize the day as we say it now. You can't be in constant fear of authority, and your parents aren't you. They shouldn't control every single little aspect of your life. So, the dead poets decided to do what they could with the time they were given. They didn't look back or worry about what might be, they worried about what is. They only concerned themselves with the now (or then because it's in the past now. Or, then. You get the point) That's a lesson some of us could learn today. Sometimes, you can't worry about the future or what could have been. You need to worry and focus on the now. What's done is done, you can't go back and change it (and we all would go back and change something, or in my case go back and smack myself upside the back of my head) one example of this theme is when Neil decided to audition for the play when he knew his over-bearing father would highly dis-approve. You can tell when Neil said (along the lines of) "Can't you just let me dream? I haven't even gotten the part yet". and then again, when he sent a fake letter so his father wouldn't find out at that moment. and he hoped his dad wouldn't find out until the play was over. Neil worried about the then and now. Not what could happen. Shame his dad drove him to hard. Kid would've been a hit. Also, at the end of the movie when Mr. Keating was gathering everything, and Todd decided to stand up (literally) for his former teacher. He didn't worry about the authority, only that a good friend was leaving. and that made more people stand up, almost the entire classroom. That principle looked really powerless then huh? shows that you might be able to control one, MAYBE two, but not everyone all at once if they decide to seize the day.

1. In my opinion, Neil transformed the most. He was the perfect child, did everything he was told, sacrificed what he wanted so his parents could plan the rest of his life. But when the play happened, Neil decided he wanted to act more than he wanted to please his parents, even if it meant a fake letter

2. Charlie was definitely static, as he constantly found a way around rules or straight up broke them. like when he sent that letter to the administration then turned himself in (somewhat).

3. Keating was a good teacher, and a better man. He knew that the kids at the school were there for one reason: the parents planned their lives. So, he went off the norm. Was he changed? It's possible. Anyone would change after someone they knew shot themselves.

4. Todd: His biggest fear was being useless all the time. he constantly felt it. He conquered it When he decided to stand up for Keating at the end of the movie.

    Neil: His biggest fear was his parents and their dis-approval. He failed to conquer it because when push came to shove, he couldn't tell his parents how he really felt. (doubt they would've cared)

    Knox: His fear was being alone, forever. He conquered this fear by having the guts to ask a girl out, even when her boyfriend HATED him.

    Charlie: He was afraid he'd become just like everyone else, another face. so he did everything he could to make sure that everyone knew he wasn't just another face.

1. The roles of women were fairly different in the 1950's than Ms. Watson's view. Women was supposed to "stay in the house, do what the husband tells them to do, have dinner ready at five O' clock". Let's face it, most people probably didn't get home before five. so when the man gets home, dinner is gonna be cold. Ms. Watson on the other hand wanted women to be self-dependent in a sense. She didn't want women to be completely a lone wolf, but she wanted women to have a little respect for themselves, not just be a "good woman".


5. Betty was definitely NOT happy. she imagined that being married was so much more than sitting back and doing what the man told you. It also didn't help that Spencer had to leave for "business". (yeah he had some other business to take care of alright). And then Betty's own mother didn't let her stay in the house. "You just need time to get used to it, don't give it up now". That makes it sound more like the mother wanted the daughter to get married more than the daughter did. (what? it does). Also, it's also PAINFULLY obvious that she wasn't happy, if you look for the right signs. (eyes, energy level, tone of voice also changed a bit).