Dead Poets Society AssignmentBy Sebastian Lacey

#1: Neil Perry The challenge that Neil faces is that his dad runs his life, he doesn’t really have

any control over the decisions that he faces in his life. He deals with the challenge at first obeying his orders. But he finds a love for acting and decides to audition. He gets the part and doesn’t tell his father. His dad finds out in the end and wants him to enroll in military school. Neil finally has enough and takes his life.

Todd Anderson The challenge that Todd faces is that he lives in his brother’s shadow who was the

valid Victorian. Todd deals with the problem by finding himself. With the help of John Keating, he learns that he’s very talented at poetry.

Knox Overstreet The challenge that Knox faces is that he is in love with the Chris Noel but she

already has a boyfriend. Knox deals with it by learning to seize the day and guns for her. It ends with him winning the girl.

#2: John Keating John influenced the characters in this movie because he taught them to think for

themselves. He helped them find themselves as a person. With Neil, he helped him find his love for acting. Also, he helped Todd find his talents, which was poetry. He told them to seize the day, and it helped Knox win the heart of Chris Noel even when he faced adversity.

Norman Lloyd Norman influenced the characters in the movie by making sure that they learned

by the book. He was against John Keating and all his teachings. Everyone was scared of him. Cameron even went against his own friends because he was scared of what Lloyd might do to him.

Neil Perry Neil influenced the characters in the movie because he made the group of boys

take risks, and helped them get out of their shell. He started up again the Dead Poet’s Society which was a way to get away from the school life. He helped them to have a good time.

Character Family Wealth & Status

Connections Natural Talents & Abilities

Decisions Made by

Others for Him

Neil Perry Dad made every

decision for him (quitting his favorite

His family didn’t have a

lot of wealth, so he had to work

All the people in the

play.

He was a great actor and leader.

Dad made him go to military

school and drop his

club, making him go to military school

extra hard to get

scholarships to

universities.

favorite club.

Todd Anderson

His brother was a great decision,

had to live in his shadow.

Had a lot of wealth.

All the guys in the group

and Mr Keating.

Great at poetry.

Dad made him let Mr

Keating take the blame

for something

he didn’t do.Knox Overstreet

Made him go to Welton

Had a lot of wealyj

Danberrys Good at poetry

Chris said no to his

proposal of dating

#4: It influenced the characters that remain because John Keating was later fired and Mr. Lloyd took over as the English teacher. The kids therefore didn’t have him as a teacher anymore. But it influenced the group by not letting anyone make decisions for them. They showed this example at the end when they all stand against Lloyd and give Mr. Keating a proper farewell.

#5: The tagline “He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary” means that Mr. Keating changed their lives. He made their lives more then just reading the books, getting good grades and listening to their parents. He made them think outside the box, find their talents, and made decisions for themselves. He made their school life more than any other student at Welton. He was their inspiration, they listened to him and he taught them about life.