What is the irony for the movie dead poets society?

Answer 1

There are many themes, one for example would be Carpe Diem, sieze the day and another is to not follow conformitism.

Also, themes include:

Boys striving for self-realisation (identity)

Authority versus non-conformity

Power of charismatic leaders (charming leader)

Realism versus idealism

Effect of family pressure

And the most important one: REBELLION

Answer 2

"The Dead Poets were dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life. That's a phrase from Thoreau that we'd invoke at the beginning of each meeting. You see we'd gather at the old Indian cave and take turns reading from Thoreau, Whitman, Shelley; the biggies. Even some of our own verse. And in the enchantment of the moment we'd let poetry work its magic."

- Dead Poets Society (1989)

"Dead Poets Society" can refer either to the film with the name (1989 drama film; starring Robin Williams, directed by Peter Weir) or the club/group from the movie, the Dead Poets.

Answer 3

The Dead Poets' Society is not an existing organization or one that has ever existed. It is the name given to a film, not an important one. It deals with the story of an English teacher in a boys' school who introduced his students to a new way of studying and living leisurely in the lap of nature, through his exceptional teaching of poetry and literature. Inspired by him, the students formed a literary club in the school under this name which met in a cave on the school grounds. His is a very loose and unorthodox method of deviating away from the conventional methods of teaching pedagogy, not to be copied anywhere. Moreover, since it is a film, it is just a compilation and assemblage of random thoughts, and not a comprehensive and competent philosophy. But hearing the title 'Dead Poets' Society', one will think that it would be good to have such an organization in society, but formation of such a club in a school is just a flight of romantic fancy.

The film contrasts the attitude of the teacher, Mr. Keating, with that of the society around him as exemplified by the headmaster and other teachers and the parents of the students. Keating's viewpoint stresses bold action, living in the moment, and being true to oneself. The others stress obedience, mediocrity, mendacity, and conformity, to the extent of denying all of one's desires in order to conform to the stuffy bourgeois expectations of the parents. The message of the film is that it is clearly Mr. Keating's view which is to be admired, and not that of the others.

Answer 4

In "Dead Poets' Society," directed by Peter Weir, setting is one the fundamentalaspects of the film as it conveys and develop the main theme: conformity versuspersonal freedom and nonconformity. The importance of setting is revealed in the filmthrough the use of various visual techniques. It is through the choice andpresentation of the setting - single-sex boys' school- that audiences are able to andfurther understand of the main ideas presented in the film.The general setting of "Dead Poets' Society" is Welton, a single-sex boys' school inrural Vermont, New England in the late 1950s. This rural setting is important as itescapes the influence of the fast-evolving metropolitan civilisation, which reflects oneof the "four pillars" of the school- "tradition". The fact that the film is set in NewEngland reinforces this idea, as New England is in many ways similar to England- acountry with old-fashioned customs and culture. This is reflected in the film wheretraditional Scottish music can be heard during the processional of the schoolassembly. Together, this shows how the students and teachers of the school areconformed to value the traditions of Welton and that this tradition is insusceptible tochange. While the film was released in 1989, "Dead Poets' Society" is set during theyear of 1959, which is especially significant being so close to the 60s- an era wherefree-love and unconventional ideas were introduced. This not only shows howstudents have conformed to the expectations of Welton until this time, but alsoforeshadows the events that are to come in the film.Apart from the general setting, the film also has two predominant local settings: theschool grounds of Welton and the nearby countryside. When the audience first seethe school grounds during the opening section of the film, we are confronted with thesturdy stone structures of its buildings, high interior walls and ceilings, shown in highangle camera shots, which emphasises the power and the authority of the school.The dullness in colour of the buildings and the rigid angular shapes of the school'sarchitecture, gives us a sense of formality, and discipline. Later, we also see thestudents of the school dressed in the same, dull, grey-coloured school uniformmoving around in classrooms, corridors and dormitories that seem claustrophobic.This effect emphasises how the school acts as a sort of restriction to the boys inorder to maintain order and discipline. Not only that, it also shows the loss of individuality as we see the boys blending into the surrounding environment.

Answer 5

todd was the shy one in the group and in the end he is the first one to stand up and say o'captain my captain

Answer 6

Neils father has an authoritarian way of parenting.

Answer 7

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