Lastly when Neil died, all of his friends mourned for him, showing that friends are always there for each other. Nolan what it really was, he lied to save the other students from getting in trouble. Nolan was questioning Charlie about what the Dead Poets Society was, and instead of Charlie telling Mr. Nolan, i swear i made it up.”( Kleinbaum, 107) In this quote, Mr. feeling faint Charlie hoarsely replied, it’s only me, Mr. ” what is the dead poets society?’ i want names. Charlie took one for the team by admitting to writing it in the annual and taking the blame for what the Dead Poets Society is. Instead of charlie letting everyone in the Dead Poets Society he took one for the team. Secondly, another example for the theme, friends are always there for each other is towards the end of the novel when charlie wrote in the annual that they want girls at Welton, and published it in the name of the dead poets society.

Even though Neil defines Cameron as a jerk as he welcomes Todd to his dorm, he still shows that he somewhat cares about him. anybody mind including him?’ ‘hey Neil said, He’s your roommate.'” (kleinbaum,130) In that quote, charlie started to talk bad about cameron and Neil told him he’s your roommate, or in other words, you must respect him. The first example in the book that stands out in some sense is when two boys were talking about a study group and they started talking bad about cameron and Neil stood up for him. After Neil’s tragic suicide-brought about in part because Neil did not talk to his father-Keating is blamed for “corrupting” his students, and fired from Welton.The theme that comes up multiple times in Dead Poets Society is, friends are always there for each other. When his students begin to fight back against the Welton administration more and more overtly, Keating tries to convince his students to be more reserved and cautious in their behavior-significantly, he urges Neil Perry to talk to his father about his love for acting. Keating’s emphasis on freedom and originality raise many eyebrows at Welton, a school that celebrates tradition above everything else. His example inspires the students to revive a secret society of which Keating was once a member-the Dead Poets Society. Keating urges his students to “seize the day”-that is, do extraordinary, original things instead of merely imitating their teachers and parents.

A former student of Welton, as well as a brilliant Rhodes scholar, Keating begins teaching at Welton in 1959 and immediately makes an impression on his students, who aren’t used to such exciting, fascinating lessons. His name echoes that of John Keats, the famous English Romantic poet whose celebration of life and originality may have inspired Keating’s own. John Keating is the charismatic, energetic English teacher who inspires the students of Welton Academy to rebel against their families and other teachers.

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