Theme in Dead Poems Society

"REBELLION"

One of the main themes in the book is "rebellion". It´s the rebellion against the rules, the pillars of the school, it´s the rebellion against the parents and other authoritarian personalities like Mr Nolan, the headmaster of Welton Academy. But it´s also the rebellion about wrong values and convictions and of course, it´s the rebellion for more place for freethinker and experiencer.

Although the idea of the rebellion is a bit hidden, the idea exists in each head of almost every member of the dead poets society. Todd, Charlie, Knox and of course Neil too: all these boys, for example, have to follow strict rules and have to represent wrong opportunities. Even Mr Keating is rebelling against these strict and (in his opinion) totally wrong teaching methods.

There are many examples of successes of rebellion. It all begins with Keatings strange classes and his familial connection to his beloved students. One of the biggest signs of rebellion is the founding of the dead poets society, where the students can talk and think free, where they aren´t judged or criticised by anyone.
Or Neils rebellion against his father and also against as Keating as he lied to both of them. He acted, although his father doesn´t want him to do something like this.
And, of course, Todds very brave rebellion against Mr Nolan and his own parents, who wanted from him to have a wrongful conviction.

But there weren´t only good acts of rebellion. Neil also rebelled. His rebellion was the biggest one. And the worst one. Rebellion is a positive and strong word. Neil used it in the wrong way. A rebellion in the form of suicide. There is a small border between rebellion and insanity. Neil went too far and jumped above this border.

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