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Going Against Authority Neil vs his father - “Don’t you ever dispute me in public. Do you understand? After you've finished medical school and you’re on your own, then you can do as you please. But until then, you do as i tell you.” - Neil Perry’s father - 08:41 - “Why doesn’t he let you do what you want?” - Charlie - 09:06 - “If you question it, what’s to prevent them from doing the same?” - Nolan 01:19:40 - “I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself” Keating - 01:19:45 - “He’s planning the rest of my life for me. And he’s never asked me what I want’ Neil - 01:25:30 - “You are not an indentured servant” - Keating - 01:26:00 Boys vs the school - “It’s God! He says we should have girls at Welton” - Charlie - 01:16:00 - Cameron snitches out the group out of fear of authority, turning against Mr. Keating at the end - Everyone else later conforms and attests to Cameron’s false allegations Individualism Keating’s unorthodox and unique teaching style - Everybody dies, but their legacy continues; admire previous students at Welton 16:00 - Rip out preface and introduction of textbook; insults author as “excrement” 24:00 - “Now, my class, you will learn to think for yourselves again [...] no matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world” - Keating - 25:00 - “I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way” - Keating - 43:10 - “Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try” Keating - 43:35 - “Now , when you read, don’t just consider what the author thinks. Consider what you think” - Keating - 43:45 - “I think you have something inside of you that is worth a great deal” - Keating 55:45 - “I brought them up here to illustrate the point of conformity. The difficulty in maintaining your own beliefs in the face of others” - Keating - 01:04:00 - “Now we all have a great need for acceptance. But you must trust that your beliefs are unique, your own. Even though others may think them odd or unpopular” - Keating - 01:05:00 “We’re not talking artists, george. We’re talking freethinkers” - Keating - 27:30 The boys learn from Keating and pursue freedom and truth - CARPE DIEM

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Neil pursues acting; auditions and gets the main role for a play Knox pursues the girl of his dreams, Chris Keating inspires Todd, showing him his true potential Charlie pursues publishing a profane/controversial article...