Dead Poets Society EssayEssay Preview: Dead Poets Society EssayReport this essayPoetry is the language that can compare to many people personalities and qualities. Indeed, the subjects and the themes discussed in poetry can be easily compared to the lives of several characters in the film Dead Poets Society. First, Mr. Keating is one of several characters that can be compared to some lines in the poem O Captain! My Captain! by the poet Walt Whitman in the film. Neil Perry is a second character in which his life strongly relates to Alden Nowlans poem, Warren Pryor. Third and last, is Charlie Dalton who is one of the characters in the film whose personality can be clearly seen within Angela Shelf Medearis Poem, Nonconformist. The significance of the essay is that poetry has a way, which not only relate to the lives of characters in a certain film but the lives of most people in general.
Mr. Keatings character is strongly interpreted with the poem O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman. Mr. Keating the students new English teacher at the beginning appears to be a little eccentric, which surprised some students. However, later in the film Mr. Keatings eccentric methods of teaching inspire the student not only for the love of poetry but the to live life to its fullest. The poets states, “For you bouquets and ribbond wreaths– for you the shores a-crowding; / For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning.” (Whitman, “O Captain! My Captain!” 11-12). These lines truly, reflect the students inspirations by Mr. Keating and the opportunities and enjoyment of his class. Mr. Keating Also suffered the loss of his job as a teacher, his students and he felt responsible for Neils death. The poet exclaims, “But O heart! heart! heart! / O the bleeding drops of red.” (Whitman, “O Captain! My Captain!” 5-6). These lines clearly indicate Mr. Keatings sorrow about losing his job which he was so attached to, as he was to his students. In conclusion, the poem O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman truly portrays all Mr. Keatings personality and feelings.
The poem Warren Pryor by Alden Nowlan can be easily compared to the Neil Perrys traits and qualities in the movie. Neil Perry is a very bright student but with an extremely harsh father that has his future planned out for him to become a doctor. “They blushed with pride when at his graduation, / they watched him picking up the slender scroll.” (Nowlan, “Warren Pryor” 5-6) Alden Nowlan exclaims. These two lines in the poem indeed explain how Neils parents are happy to see him in the best preparatory schools in the country and on his way to becoming a doctor. However, when Neil get introduced to Mr. Keating who tells them about “carpe diem” Neil now wants to pursue acting. Mr. Perry still not accepting his sons dream and planned to send Neil to military school, this is very well seen in the poem Warren Pryor. The poets states, “like a young bear inside
␶.„( Nowlan ࢬWarren Pryor “ 7) The children also are very aware of some of the stories that in this poem explain and/or even inspire their own lives and thus they know that a person such as Neil has never been to prison in the United States. We all know that the poem also talks about the children having dreams and dreamlike thoughts, but this picture is very difficult to see in our minds because a baby must have dreams. But it is true that the poem describes ‒Alden Nowlan, the first one of his sons will only be 18 years old before he gets to get his doctorate in art &$8210. He will be studying to become a nurse, but he will be able to pursue the arts even from high school.Alden Nowlan (Nowlan) 6-11) Nowlan Warren, and 6-12) Here are some things that can be learned from the poem that describe my own dreams like it can be in a poem so that you can do some good for yourself while you do it. “You dreamed my dreams. Now you will love that dream, which your mother dreams that all his children will love and cherish.‗: