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The boys are oppressed by their prestigious boarding school and wealthy parents that only care about honor, but soon find their passions through Dead Poets Society.
Dead Poets Society, introduced to the boys by Mr. Keating, their new, odd English teacher, frees them from the oppression and helps them become "free thinkers".
Their new motto, "Seize the day (aka 'Carpe Diem')", enables them to do and be more than what society tells them to do or be.
Reading the boys break the oppression and actually do something that's meaningful to them made me happy as well.
Nonetheless, the book was very realistic in a way that, no matter how hard they try, they will never be able to totally escape from the expectations and oppression.
The escapades definitely gave them some freedom and possibly even made them feel different and special than the other boys in the academy, but in the end, they were going to give in from the start; maybe because their passions weren't strong enough, or they didn't have enough courage, or they never really wanted to escape in the first place.
I think this is partly because they come from rich families; meaning that, to be completely free of expectation and the oppression that follows, they would have to give up on all the financial support, as well as the successful future that's already laid out for them.
This is also why I want to give kudos to Charlie and Neil, because they were brave enough to not give in and "seize their days", even if it wasn't the wisest choice they made because I know how devastating it is to lose something you have. And how it can break you.
The book also made me really reflect back on today's society, and how nothing has changed(or became even worse) since the release of this movie.
It's sad. It's actually really sad. And revolting.
This world is revolting.