Dead Poets Society
There are many occasions in the film 'Dead Poets Society' where parallels can be drawn between Mr Keating and Jesus. An obvious parallel is Keating and Jesus both have saviour roles. Jesus Christ saviour of the world; John Keating saviour of the boys. Keating is an instructor of English and he employs unconventional teaching methods. Keating advocates that students should "seize the day" and think for themselves. This is best illustrated by his insistence that every student in his class should rip pages from the course textbook which prescribe a lifeless methodology for interpreting poetry. Through out the movie Keating sets an example to the boys just like Jesus did to his disciples.
This compares with the disciples experience in john 6:53 where jesus challenged them to eat his flesh and drink his blood meaning to accept his teachings and be willing to die his death. When he auditions for A Mid Summer Night's Dream, he is awarded the main part but must keep his involvement in the play from his father, who forbids him to participate in the production. Paragraph 2With the support of Mr Keating Neil's resolution is to stick to drama and take the Keating model of approaching life's challenges. The comparison with Jesus' experience after the death of one of his most loyal disciples is John the Baptist. 1 The disciples' application of his teachings is most visibly enacted by Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard), a young man being manipulated and overpowered by his father's obsession that his son go to medical school. " Neil Perry commits suicide that evening and the institution decides that the way to avoid a tarnished image is to make Keating the sacrificial lamb. Unfortunately Neil's dad finds out about Neil's deceitful attempts to act and conflict starts to ster. He opens Neil's desk and takes out the dead poets society poetry anthology, while reading the poem he breaks down and cries. Paragraph 4Keating's disciples are questioned and pressured into signing a confession, all set into motion by a betraying Judas who tells the other students "save yourselves. Mr Keatings post suicide experience was to go to class and reliving some of the classes he had shared with Neil. " Keating's regeneration comes in the final scene, when the disciples engage in a demonstration, which affirms his impact on their lives. ConclusionKeating stands by Neil throughout the conflict with his father- matched by jesus standing by his disciples during the storm on the lake. Keating stands by Neil throughout the conflict with his father- matched by jesus standing by his disciples during the storm on the lake. Neil's true passion is not medicine, but the theater.
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