Follow Up Character Questions

1. Although all the characters transformed in some form, I think the character that transformed the most was Todd. Todd was shy throughout the whole movie but he opened up and in the end became the only one in the classroom who actually said something when Mr. Keating came to class to get the rest of his things. He was the first to stand up on his desk when Mr. Keating started to walk out. Not only did he transform as a character but he went through self-realization. He became a leader when before he was just a bystander. That's why I think Todd transformed the most in the movie. 

2. I think Neil is a static character because he doesn't undergo a change in his character at any time during the movie. Just because he died at the end doesn't necessarily mean that he changed. His life was an act. He acted for his father, Mr. Keating and even to himself. But when he wasn't acting, he thought he had nothing else to contribute. He is a static character because his personality, way of thinking (for the most part) all stays the same.

3. I think Mr. Keating is a static character, maybe even more so than Neil. Keating is a romantic character from start to end, making him static. I think he's a main character just because of how much of an influence he has throughout the movie. His romanticism leads to his downfall, but in the events that would lead up to that, he led Neil, Nwanda, and Knox into extreme romanticism which led to their downfalls as well. 

4. Mr. Keating is the new teacher and was a previous student at Welton. He inspires the boys to 'seize the day' and restart his old club, the Dead Poets Society. Neil Perry is a student at Welton along with Knox, Todd and Charlie. He decides to restart the dead poets society. Neil also has a passion for acting and a restricting relationship with his father who disproves of his acting. He has a fear of being accepted and never does overcome that fear, it instead overcomes him. Todd starts out as the most timid of the poets, but gains confidence thanks to Keating and Neil's encouragement. Todd overcomes the fear of public opinion. Charlie is the most rebellious member of the Dead Poets Society and fears not living life to the fullest. I think he overcomes that fear by being humbled by Mr. Keating's expulsion. Charlie spends most of the movie attempting to win the love of a girl named Chris. He fears not being able to win her love but overcomes it by showing his love for her and her going to the play with him.