Neil – Dead Poet

Character Review Dead Poets alliance Neil Perry 1. Neil Perry relationship with his father is bingle with a lack of communication and misunderstanding. belief the film, Neil and his father are conflicted. We sympathize this first when Mr. Perry tell Neil and he is no longer allowed to work for the schools paper. His father is controlling, and strongly believes in tradition, and if he allowed Neil to work on the paper he would be spill against his proclaim parenting. I believe that the pressure and strict lifestyle that Mr. Perry has attribute on Neil is what control him to his suicide.Neils life within a schoolroom is far from a struggle. He is able to light upon straight As, and doesnt question the teaching strategies Mr. Keating introduces to his English class. In fact, he welcomes them. Neils relationship with Mr. Keating allows him to embrace his fears. It is Mr. Keating that encourages Neil to talk to his father about acting in the dissemble. 2. Neil is a tall, non very athletic looking young part and if he were to be placed into a stereotype, he would be represent as a nerd. Neil wears his school uniform in a authorized manner, which symbolizes his self-discipline as a student.There is a certain awkwardness that comes with Neils pillowcase, and I think it has to do with that fact that he is trying to start out himself. Neil is constantly conflicted with doing as he is told, or doing what he wants to do, and it awkwardly stuck in between the two. Neils tvirtuoso of voice term talking to his peers is peerless of confidence. Whatever he secerns to them, he says without a hint of doubt. For example, during a group meeting of the Dead Poets Society, Neil reads aloud his poem with poise. On the other hand, while Neil is talking to his father, he no longer speaks with confidence.His tone constrains weak and vulnerable. On several occasions Neil tries to rebel against his father by standing up for himself, however, each time his father doe snt allow it. Showing how controlled Neil is by his father, and how he tries to escape it. 3. Neils driving goal thought-out the film is to function an actor. He faces obstacles with his father along the way. We see Neils dedication to this play when he is pull up stakesing to lie to his father, and head masterby doing so he is risking being expelled from Welton. Once his father finds out about Neils role in the play, he immediately embossmentricts Neil from participating.As an audience we feel as though Neil has given up, and he wont be contend against his father for this. This is where Mr. Keating has, I think, the biggest impact on Neil. In Mr. Keating office, Neil is told that by not standing up to his father, he is pretending to be someone elsehe is acting for his father. This is the peak for Neil, where he realizes that at one point in his life, he is going to have to tell his father no. 4. To achieve his goal, Neil had to lie to his parents and Mr. Nolan the head mater at Welton.During the scene where he decides to print a permission Todd, Neils roommate, tries to convince him that lying is not the top hat way to go. The passion for Neils acting it first demonstrated here, because he is clearly aware of the risks that lying bottom of the inning have. 5. Neils weaknesss all have to do with his father. When his father does not hold Neil confirm there is not more than that he will let complete him. In fact, I think because of his father, Neil is encouraged to achieve more(prenominal) and have-to doe with harder to become a better person on his own, as if to render his father that there is more than one path of life.Its solely when Mr. Perry tells Neil that he cannot do something that Neil feels worthless. For example, on the night after the play, Neil and his parents are fighting, here, Mr. Perry tells Neil that is going to be a doctor, no argument. Neil is weakened by his fathers authority, and doesnt stand up for himself once again. Unfortuna tely, this weakness got the better of him, and because of it, it preface to his suicide. 6. The greatest strength Neil has is his ability to lead his peers. He is the first one to question what the Dead Poets Society, the first to call Mr.Keating Captain, and one of the first to rip out the pages of their textbook in Mr. Keatings class. I believe that Neil can affectively lead a group because he knows what its like to be controlled (his father). As a leader Neil doesnt outcome anyone to do anything, unlike his father. He takes his role as a leader, as a way for him to make his own choices, something it doesnt normally shell a chance to do. 7. Because Neil is an affective leader, he is able to help the rest of the characters grow as people. For example, when Knox is having troubles with Chris, Neil kindly offers him advice and encourages him to call her.Also, on Todds birthday, when he received the same gift from his parents that he got last year, Neil helped Todd feel more confid ent by leading him outside of his personal box, and convincing him to ease up the desk set his parents got him over the wall. Without Neil, there would be no Dead Poets Society, and I dont think the boys would have grown as much as they did if Neil didnt impact them. 8. A visual symbol that is associated with Neil is his cap from his role of Puck in A Midsummers darks Dream. 9.The crown that Neil wears in his play, and during his suicide represents freedom. I think that when Neil is wear it he is free. For example, while in the play, he is given the opportunity to become someone else for a short while. His father does not control him when he is acting, and he doesnt have to do what he says. He can become whomever he wants while again. He is also free after his suicide. He is no longer under the control of his father, and he is at peace. 10. I believe that at the beginning of the film Neil understands that he will do whatever his father tells him to.No part of him comprehends tha t he has the power to say no to his father. Then he meets Mr. Keating he changes Neils life instantly. He shows Neil that its okay to be original, and its okay to see the military man is a different way than his father. As the film moves on we see Neil begin to accept himself, and start to fall apart from his father. The peak of his character is when Neil auditions for the play without his fathers permission it shows that Neil can make his own choices. However the consequences that were caused by that choice were extremely negative.Although I dont believe that Neil lying to his parents was the cause of his suicide, it was what caused his father to cross the line. As contradicting as it sounds, I think that Neil represents confidence and courage. Thought-out the film he struggles with his father, but in the end it was his confidence and courage that helped him succeed his goal of acting. It also took a lot of courage to decide and go though with his suicide. Neil played a large part in the development of all the characters in the film, and because of his lead they are all stronger and more confident people.