Comparing Independence In The Chocolate War And Dead Poet Society
Importance of “Independence” in The Chocolate War and Dead Poet Society
People in life have their own opinion on how they make their decision. It is very rare to have a lot of people having the same opinion as others. An independent person would have the freedom of control or influence him/her or the others. People in life need a breakthrough and make their right decision that could affect the rest of their life. Jerry in The Chocolate War and Neil Perry in Dead Poet Society went through tough decisions to make their own choices to be independence. Characters in both The Chocolate War and Dead Poet Society show the important of the theme independence through their actions and how it affects both of the books. Jerry illustrated how he becomes independent by making decisions that he thinks are the best for him and the rest of his life in Trinity. Jerry breakthrough and decided …show more content…
Neil Perry really wants to join a drama play in his school since he has not join in any extra curriculum activities. Mr. Keating teaches his students about Carpe Diem, which means “seize the day”. Mr. Keating is encouraging his students to take a chance in their lifetime and follow their dreams. Neil then applies it to a real life situation, which is asking his father if he can join the drama at school. Mr. Keating tried to give Neil advices: “I know this sounds impossible, but you have to talk to him. You have to talk to him. You have to show him who you are, what your heart is” (Weir). Mr. Keating told Neil to take a risk and go to ask his dad for the permission to join the play. Neil trusted Mr. Keating’s lesson about Carpe Diem. Neil shows independence by making his decision to go and ask his father permission and that he believed his father would say yes. Both books and characters shared the similar theme and both concluded with similar consequences for all the
People in life have their own opinion on how they make their decision. It is very rare to have a lot of people having the same opinion as others. An independent person would have the freedom of control or influence him/her or the others. People in life need a breakthrough and make their right decision that could affect the rest of their life. Jerry in The Chocolate War and Neil Perry in Dead Poet Society went through tough decisions to make their own choices to be independence. Characters in both The Chocolate War and Dead Poet Society show the important of the theme independence through their actions and how it affects both of the books. Jerry illustrated how he becomes independent by making decisions that he thinks are the best for him and the rest of his life in Trinity. Jerry breakthrough and decided …show more content…
Neil Perry really wants to join a drama play in his school since he has not join in any extra curriculum activities. Mr. Keating teaches his students about Carpe Diem, which means “seize the day”. Mr. Keating is encouraging his students to take a chance in their lifetime and follow their dreams. Neil then applies it to a real life situation, which is asking his father if he can join the drama at school. Mr. Keating tried to give Neil advices: “I know this sounds impossible, but you have to talk to him. You have to talk to him. You have to show him who you are, what your heart is” (Weir). Mr. Keating told Neil to take a risk and go to ask his dad for the permission to join the play. Neil trusted Mr. Keating’s lesson about Carpe Diem. Neil shows independence by making his decision to go and ask his father permission and that he believed his father would say yes. Both books and characters shared the similar theme and both concluded with similar consequences for all the