The link between the film, "Dead Poets Society-, directed by Peter Weir, and the novel, "The Wave-, written by Morton Rhue, will be illustrated in this text. ... After the death of Neil Perry, a budding actor, and the leader of Dead Poets Society, Welton Academy force John Keating to be the scapegoat. ... Perry to Neil: "I've made a lot of sacrifices to get you here and you're not going to let me down-. John Keating's response was "you're acting to him to-. ... Keating's blatant abuse of his position led directly to Neil Perry's death-. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Released in 1989 the movie was directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. ... Set in a conformists 1950's college prep school, Welton Academy, Robin Williams gives one of his finest performances as John Keating, an English teacher whose passion for poetry and self-expression inspires seven of his students to form the Dead Poet's Society, and forever changes their lives. ... Another brilliant and perhaps one of the most memorable performance come from actor Robert Sean Leonard who plays vibrant key character Neil Perry. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate