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Dead Poets Society

Pages
166
Published
1989
Language
English

Synopsis

At Welton Academy, an elite and tradition-bound boys' boarding school in 1959 Vermont, life runs on four pillars: tradition, honor, discipline, and excellence. Into this rigid world arrives John Keating, a new English teacher and former Welton student who teaches poetry as if it matters more than grades — standing on his desk, urging his students to seize the day and to find their own voices before it's too late.

Inspired by him, a group of boys revives the Dead Poets Society, a secret club that meets in a cave to read verse and speak honestly about their lives. Shy Todd Anderson begins to come out of his shell; his roommate Neil Perry dares to pursue a passion his controlling father forbids. But freedom has a cost, and the collision between the boys' awakening individuality and the expectations of school and family builds toward heartbreak.

N. H. Kleinbaum's novelization of the beloved film is a moving story about mentorship, conformity, and the risks of living an authentic life.

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