<Dead Poets Society>

October 12, 2024

<Summary>

In this book, the main character, Todd Anderson, goes to the famous school of Welton Academy. Being an introverted person, Todd had a hard time at first getting used to this school with all the hard work, but by meeting a teacher, John Keating, and new friends, he became more and more adapted to the school. During all this work, his friends and Todd himself became to form a secret club called the ‘Dead Poets Society’ in order to get a taste of freedom from the real world through poetry.

<Author>

• N. H. Kleinbum
• August 30, 1948 ~

<Review>

For myself, the first thing I felt after reading this book was amazement. There were a few causes for this. Firstly, the trying and expanding of the Dead Poets Society club seemed extraordinary to me. Welton Academy seemed like the strictest school I had ever seen, but the boys’ courage felt amazing for me. Secondly, Mr. Keating himself was surprising for me. He was the original ‘root’ of the Dead Poets Society. His bravery was also what made me respect him, even as an imaginary person. Normally, most teachers, because of the fear of getting cut off as a teacher, they wouldn’t tell any of the students of what they did during their youths. However, I think Mr. Keating’s devotion for poetry was what incited to create this club in the first place. That was the biggest thing that made me keep on reading this book.