ting smiles and says he is proud of Charlie because he was being himself and not following everyone else. That was the point of the lesson to teach the kids to be themselves and not follow others. The group of students who formed the Dead Poets Society recited Thoreau's quote in the beginning of each of their meetings because they believed what Keating was telling them, and wanted to start to practice what he was preaching. The students that go to the school are under total control of their parents, and are monitored by the school, their lives are already put together for them. When Keating gave them the idea of seizing the day and the knowledge of the Dead Poets Society, this inspires them. This secret society was for the students to read poetry and look at it along with everyday issues with a different perspective. When Keating was a student at Welton Prep., He was a part of the Dead poet's society and became the person he is trying to teach his students to be. During one of Keating's lessons, he tells the boys to rip out pages from their poetry book, which gives an idea for what good poetry is. That lesson taught the boys to be free minded and that there is no way to tell how good poetry is. Poetry should be seen differently by everyone. The Dead Poets Society relates to the poem because it teaches the boys to live the way they want to live and not be told what to do. In this movie, many occurrences take place that question whether or not Keating's lessons were appropriate and successful. Professor Keating taught about how life should not be lived under someones control. Which happens to relate closely with Thoreau's quote. He taught that people should live their lives the way they want to live them, and not to have anyone else make decisions for them. In the world we live in today, people take a lot more control of their own life for the most part. There are still rules and regulations, but almost everyone lives the wa...
