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Relationship between Mr Keating and his students and how he influences the boys

Describe the relationship between Mr. Keating and his students and explain how he influences the boys!

The novel „Dead Poets Society“ is written by N. H. Kleinbaum. This fiction story takes place at Welton Academy, a private school only for boys in Vermont, USA in the year 1959. One of the main characters is the new English professor Mr. John Keating. Today I want to deal with the relationship between this teacher and his pupils and with the question how he influences the boys.

When Keating comes into class for the first time, to confuse the boys and make them pay attention, he is wearing a shirt and a tie but no jacket, like all the other teachers. He sits at the front of the room, staring out the window and doesn´t say a word. To convince the students different his lessons are, he does very strange things. After their first lesson with Mr. Keating the boys are surprised, curious, and fascinated by him. The students realize that he is clearly in contrast to their other teac...

Posted by: Sylvia Schiavoni

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