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To Live Or Not To Live( Theme Anaylsis Of Dead Poets Society)

To Live or Not To Live
There is much that can be applied to life from movies we watch, and this is particularly true of Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir. This movie makes us understand that we only have one life to live, so live every moment   as if it is our last and do not regret what we do or say. In other words, we must seize the day. This is made evident in the beginning by Mr. Keating, being played by Robin Williams, when he walks out of class and tells the boys to follow him to the hall. There in the hall is where he dares them to be different from the norm and call him O’Captain my captain, and also to seize the day. This alone amazes the boys because they expect to be told what to do and when to do it. But here comes Mr. Keating, and he completely does the opposite. He further opens their minds by showing them that by just standing on his desk that they can see things in many different ways, no matter how silly it may seem. To further that thought, he takes them to different places to have class, and in one instance he has a few students walk in a circle without guidance. In the beginning, they all walk different but quickly conform to be in unison. Mr. Keating helps teach them it is okay to be different.   This theme sticks to four boys in particular, and it takes them and their world in circles.
The first of the boys who takes in every moment as his last is Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard). When he hears of Mr. Keating’s seize the day theory, he is thrilled to be told it’s okay to be different. Finding himself enthralled by Mr. Keating, he digs up info on him and stumbles upon the Dead Poets Society (DPS). With this he decides to restart the group and convinces his friends to sneak out of the dorms at midnight, to the old Indian cave, to give him and his friends a place to think for themselves and expand their minds. After this initial burst of rebellion he decides to go for his long held dream of acting by trying out for a play in town. Though...