•Place:WeltonAcademy(averyconservativeinstitution)•Time:1959•Maincharacters:•teacher:JohnKeatingstudents:NeilPrettyToddAndersonCharlieDaltonKnoxOverstreetRichardCameronThemainCharactersJohnKeating——OCaptain!MyCaptain!Whoheis?aquitespecialteacherinWeltonchallengethetraditionwayofteachingenlightenstudents’giftencourageeveryonetolovelifefullofinspiration.madestudents’livesextraordinary.HewantedtoteachtheboystobefreethinkerstheschoolthoughthewasmisguidingthestudentstheconflictsofthedifferentideasaboutteachingbetweenMr.KeatingandWeltontheschoolforcedMr.KeatingtobethescapegoatforNeil’sdeathandquithisteachinginWelton.Hewillberememberedbythoseyoungboysforever.NeilPerry——TragedyofaPuckTheimageofNeil:kind,friendly,warm-hearted——playapartofleaderamongtheboyshardworking——dowellinhislessonsobeyhisparents——doeverythingtheywishhimtodoMotivation:Neilwantstohavehisownrightstodecidehislifebecauseheiseagertodothingsheinterestsin.Conflict:outer——hisparents’objectioninner——hewantstobeafilialsonandhewantstodothingshehaspassionfor.ToddAnderson——theStand-upToddCharactristicshy,darenottoexpresshimselfAfrtermeetingKeatinggetsmanygoodfriendsdiscoverhisowntalentbecomemoreoutgoingandmoreconfident.CharlieDalton——DaretoLove,DaretoHatedaretoplayjokeontheprincipalseemwickeddaretoloveanddaretohate.KnoxOverstreet——theLoveRunnerTheword【Seizetheday】giveshimcoveragetopursuehislove,abeautifulgirlnamedChris..RichardCameron——theDisgustingRatonlyconcernedaboutgradesbescareoftheregroupofthedeathpoetssocietybetrayotherstosavehimselfagoodstudentintheeyeoftheschoolleadersWhoareyou?Whatareyoudoing?Whatdoyouwant?Hetaughtstudentstolive.StudentssetupDeadPoetsSocietytoreleasethemselves.Hetaughtstudentsnottoblindlycomplywithauthority.Heaskedeachonetotearupthewrongpagethatotherstakeasauthority.Heencouragedthestudentstolistentothesoundofheart.ThenKnoxreadlovepoemstoagirl,expressedhislovebravely.Heencouragedthestudentstoseetheworldwithanewvision.Heleteveryonestandonachairtowatchtheworld.Hehelpedstudentsovercomepsychologicalbarriers.AndthenToddfinallydaredtoexpresshimselfinfrontofeveryone.Also,finally,Itwashewhofirststoodupandtoldthetruth.Oh,captain,mycaptain.Wearesoluckytohaveyou.Becauseofyou,weleadanewlifefromnowon.•IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,Iwantedtolivedeepandsuckoutallthemarrowoflife,andnotwhenIhadcometodie,discoveredthatIhadnotlived.•我步入丛林/因为我希望生活得有意义/我希望活得深刻/吸取生命中所有的精华/把非生命的一切都击溃/以免当我生命终结/发现自己从没有活过