The Dead Poets Society is a movie that was influenced by many classical authors; one such author was Henry David Thoreau and his book Walden Or Life In The Woods. The movie takes place at a northeastern boys academy called Welton. The views of Thoreau are preached within the classrooms by an English teacher named Mr. Keeting and also at the Dead Poets Society meetings. Neil Perry, one of the main characters in the movie, …showed first 75 words of 704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 704 total…give them. Neil’s actions were based upon the ideas from the two quotes, which were talked about earlier in the essay. He followed realized his dreams, followed it and found success. Neil spoke out about his feelings to his father, in the end the only way for him to speak out was to take his life and try to prove his point that his life meant nothing if he couldn’t follow his dreams.