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this is my paragraph i wrote for this prompt: how is carpe diem a good and bad thing for the boys in the movie and how does mr. keating see this saying
i just need some input on this paragraph.
In The Dead Poet’s Society , Carpe Diem is used throughout the movie as a central idea. Carpe diem is good in many ways for the characters throughout the movie. One way that it is good is that Neil decides to audition for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He received the part of Puck. But Neil also went behind his father’s back to do so. This shows that “seizing the day” can be a good and a bad thing. Charlie also seized the day when he “received” a phone call from God saying that girls should be allowed at the school. Mr. Keating then said to suck the marrow out of life, but not to choke on the bone. Knox seized the day when he went to the high school where Chris attended and read her the poem he wrote. This was a positive way when carpe diem was used. Overall ,carpe diem is used throughout the movie as a source of strength for all the main characters whenever they are second guessing themselves or having a hard time making a decision. Mr. Keating uses the phrase throughout the movie to show the boys how fleeting life is. He sees it as a way to connect with the boys. He also tells the boys when they’ve taken the phrase too far like when Charlie interrupted the headmaster during the assembly with the “phone call”. He then tells Charlie that it would have been daring if he said that God was calling collect. Mr. Keating also says this phrase early on in the school year. This shows how important this phrase is to him and that he probably lives his life by it.
i just need some input on this paragraph.
In The Dead Poet’s Society , Carpe Diem is used throughout the movie as a central idea. Carpe diem is good in many ways for the characters throughout the movie. One way that it is good is that Neil decides to audition for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He received the part of Puck. But Neil also went behind his father’s back to do so. This shows that “seizing the day” can be a good and a bad thing. Charlie also seized the day when he “received” a phone call from God saying that girls should be allowed at the school. Mr. Keating then said to suck the marrow out of life, but not to choke on the bone. Knox seized the day when he went to the high school where Chris attended and read her the poem he wrote. This was a positive way when carpe diem was used. Overall ,carpe diem is used throughout the movie as a source of strength for all the main characters whenever they are second guessing themselves or having a hard time making a decision. Mr. Keating uses the phrase throughout the movie to show the boys how fleeting life is. He sees it as a way to connect with the boys. He also tells the boys when they’ve taken the phrase too far like when Charlie interrupted the headmaster during the assembly with the “phone call”. He then tells Charlie that it would have been daring if he said that God was calling collect. Mr. Keating also says this phrase early on in the school year. This shows how important this phrase is to him and that he probably lives his life by it.