Carpe Diem In Dead Poets Society

¨You must strive to find your own voice because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are going to find it at all¨. In movie Dead Poet Society it depicticates a great story and point of view of teens in a prestigious academy and they have to find themselves while in the strict and strenuous academy. The story shows how important it is to find yourself and be who you want to be not which is one of a romanticism themes and also includes more.

In the movie the character Neil Perry is shown to be in love with acting but burdened from a father who does not support his dreams of becoming an actor which shows the theme of being an outsider . He then is encouraged to ¨Seize the day¨ which encourages him to try put for a play, he says ¨For the first time in my whole life, I know what I want to do…and for the first time, I’m going to do it! Whether my father wants me to or not. Carpe diem!¨. He is an example of the romanticism theme of representative of special worth that is excluded by norms like also shown in Thoreau’s ‘Civil Disobedience’. In the passage Thoreau is states how he is against the united states government for starting the mexican-american war so he refuses to pay for his taxes which would fund the war, resulting in him being detained and writing his lecture. He says “I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.” which is talking about how he will do what he believes is right and not be forced to do just because it’s enforced greatly. These great people were shown as outsider who stick to their morals and fight for their own personal beliefs.