53 pages 1 hour read

N. H. Kleinbaum

Dead Poets Society

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1989

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Essay Topics

1.

Describe Todd Anderson’s character arc as it relates to the theme of finding your voice. In what ways does Mr. Keating help him? In what ways does Neil?

2.

Compare and contrast the characters of Charlie and Cameron. Be sure to track their growth or regression throughout the novel and focus on their relationship to the rules of Welton.

3.

In Dead Poets Society, Welton is a symbol for the isolation that comes along with striving to maintain certain traditions and standards. Pick one character that experiences isolation in the novel and explain how they escape (or don’t escape) that feeling of loneliness.