Dead Poets Society: 8th chapter

Actions:

-         meeting in the cave

-         Charlie -> never been alive

-         Knox moans -> desperately in love w/ Chris

afternoon:

-         soccer practise w/ Mr. Keating -> Neil missing

-         had to take slip of paper and line up

-         read and kick the ball toward the goal

-         Keating put on record w/ classical music -> rhythm

-         Todd in his room, Neil entered, yelling that he got the part (Puck) -> wrote letter of permission from father and Nolan by himself

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next day:

-         Knox read poem for Chris to class

-         Keating statement: poetry must never be ordinary

-         Todd -> no poem, feels embarrassed -> has to demonstrate barbaric yawp

-         Keating points to picture -> Todd closes eyes + makes up some verses à encouraged by Keating

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-         Neil brings lampshade to cave -> revealed painted statue -> declares “god of the cave”

-         Charlie plays saxophone + reciting poems

-         Knox doesn’t want to be calm anymore -> leaves w/ the others -> calls Chris à invitation to party at Chet’s house Friday night

Characters:

-         Dead Poets Society: Charlie, Knox, Meeks, Neil, Cameron, Pitts, Todd

-         Mr. Keating

Problems:

-         Knox -> love to Chris -> invitation to party

-         Neil -> wants to act, gets part but no permission

-         Charlie -> self-doubt -> feels like never been alive

-         Todd -> feels worthless and embarrassed -> no self-confidence