Questions for Class Discussion

1) Was "Welton" the type of school you would want to attend? Why or why not?

2) What was good about the school? What was bad?

3) Do schools like Welton exist in your country?

4) If you were attending Welton, and Mr. Keating was your poetry teacher, how would you describe him to your parents?

5) Why did Mr. Keating tell his students to rip out the introduction of the Poetry book?

6) Was Mr. Keating an effective teacher?

7) Why were these boys so drawn to Mr. Keating's style?

8) Why did the students decide to create a Dead Poet's Society?

What did the Dead Poets Society mean to these boys?

9) Why was Neil's father so upset when Neil decided to try and be an actor?

10) Why did Neil decide to commit suicide?

11) Could Neal's suicide have been prevented?

12) Why did Mr. Nolan and the school administration force the boys

to sign the paper blaming Mr. Keating for Neil's death?

13) Was Mr. Keating an admirable person? Was Mr. Nolan? Neil? Neil's father?

Is the carpe diem philosophy good or bad?

1. Write a brief description of each character; discuss character type and possible significance of name.

Example: Cameron spies on the others and becomes the fink of the group. He is a flat character whose name suggests camera.

• Mr. Keating

• Neal Perry

• Neal’s parents

• Mr. McAlister

• Todd Anderson

• Charlie Dalton

• Mr. Noland

• Knox Overstreet

• Meeks

• Pitts

• Chris

1. Look for and discuss the following symbols found in the movie. Add any others that you noticed in the film.

· Four Pillars of Welton Academy

· one candle burning at the beginning of the movie

· the passing of the candle’s flame from one student to another

· crown of thorns

· snow

· open window

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