However, Neil's strong drive for achievement is cut short by his father who has an overbearing influence and control over Neil's life. This control culminates when Neil ends his own life later in the film. Neil plays the role of the "dutiful son" in his uneasy and detached relationship with his father.The lack of affection is shown in Neil and Mr Perry's father-son relationship as Neil refers to his father as "Sir". Neil is a powerless figure in his relationship with his father and himself; this is particularly evident in the scene where Neil and his friends are acting defiantly by smoking and mocking the four pillars of Welton Academy. When Mr Perry enters the room, he orders Neil to drop the School Annual.
Through a dangerous circumstance, Tom Benecke risks his life trying to fill his empty pockets; however, he learns what he should have been filling his pockets with all along. Tom Benecke is a tall, lean, dark-haired man who is more concerned about success at work than the truly important things in his life such as his wife. This character was interesting to me because of the lessons he learns about life and himself throughout the story. I do not like Tom's selfishness and his obsession with work, but in the end of the story I came to admire the choices he makes to change himself. A friend of mine reminds me of Tom because she always puts other things before her family.
In the novel, Finney comes back to school so certain of himself “with such health,” he keeps doing things he shouldn’t be doing, which makes him believe he is still eligible to participate in the war (Knowles 104). Just like Finney, Neil in the movie is so sure and proud of himself for preforming in the play that he uses one of his soliloquies to direct an apology towards his dad; this makes his dad even madder (Dead Poets’ Society). Since Neil and Finney are both courageous and “most innocent of all” the characters, it’s harder to face the reality that’s in front of them, like how Neil can’t comprehend his dads firm answer, and how Finney won’t believe he is actually cripples (Telgen). Furthermore, Finney, who is brave, suggests jumping off the tree with Gene. Although Gene almost falls off, Finney catches him and saves Gene’s life, but he “practically lost it” too (Knowles 33).
Nick Perrotta ! ! In the movie, Tommy Boy written by Peter Segal , Tommy starts out in the 9/6/11 beginning as a screw up and after his dads passing he tries to take over the family business and better his life. Throughout the movie he keeps messing up and everything begins to go downhill. Once he believes he has hit rock bottom his friends inspire him to keep going and he goes to stand up against the business trying to ruin his life and he returns victorious.
Newman was a man who refused to accept failure, and demanded the appearance of great confidence in his family. Thus, it was this chance meeting with his uncle that inspired Miller to create Loman and the Loman household characters as they are. Wealth, hard work, job security and family union are some of the concepts that involves the well-known term, the American Dream. Few people think this dream is something that is automatically granted. Many others however, as in the story Death of a Salesman, view it as something that has to be achieved in order to be successful.
He has the same situation like James, his parents divorced, he like to fight with other people to get their respect, never one to be left alone and he about drop out of high school, but I told him to continue study in high school so he can get a better life. Finally, he made it and his father is very proud of him. Sometimes, in life there will be a person that make you have more motivates. For example, the motorcycle boy is James’s brother and he also is a hero in James’s heart. Motorcycle boy is the one who got James’s back when James in trouble, he helps him out and he is the only one beside with James.
However, as I attend college and live by myself, I realized he was right to some extent, and his words came out because he also cared about my future as much as I do. In the movie Smoke Signals, Victor believes his father Arnold abandons him and does not love him. However, after meeting Suzy, finding the word of “home” behind the family photo, and the illusion of Victor’s father giving him a hand melt his heart, and Victor manages to accept and forgive his father. Through these events in the movie, I might look back myself and shadow myself onto Victor; this would be the reason why the process of Victor’s change caught
Although individuality is preferred, conformity is inevitable. "Dead Poets Society" by Peter Weir ultimately reinforces this statement. Weir proves this in the plot when Neil decides to pursue a career in the performing arts after consulting with Mr Keating; rather than in medicine, a career of which is chosen for him by his traditional and controlling father. Neil's father is enraged and despite Neil's attempt to express his opinion upon his life's purpose is forced into submission ultimately conforming to his father's traditional beliefs by not standing up for what he believes in. This underlines that although individuality is preferred, conformity is an inevitable force.
He was never taught to be mean or think that he was better than anyone else because he had a title and they did not. His mother and grandmother taught him how to be loving and well-mannered man. To me Prince William has an Evolutionary personality because throughout his life he has had to learn how to be normal when the rest of the world he was famous (Kowalski 2013). Prince William had to learn how to keep going and not let the divorce of his parent then his mother’s death keep him for being a great man. He has to keep changing and adapting to the life he was born into rather than let it mess up the path he is
Dead Poets Society Journal Entry Parents Expectations versus Your Own In the movie Dead Poets Society, many of the boys are held back from doing what they wish because of their parents overly high expectations. For example Todd felt as though he couldn’t enjoy his time at Welton Academy because of the overwhelming pressure he had been feeling to be as successful as his older brother. His parents as well as the Headmaster all compare him to his brother and tell him that he has some very large shoes to fill. His perspective on being successful starts to change a little bit when he decides to go out with his roommate Neil and his friends whom he starts to feel more comfortable around. Mr. Keating also plays a large role in Todds new outlook on his academic life as well as who he wants to be.