Incorporating Seven Characteristics of Transcendentalism Thought into the Dead Poets Society

"Live every moment of life to its fullest and live in the present"
Upon first meeting their new literature teacher, Professor Keating, the boys of Welton Academy are introduced to the concept of Carpe Diem, which, in leman's terms, means to 'seize the day'. Making the boys curious about him from the first time he steps into the room, he makes a lasting impression when he leads them into a corridor filled with old school pictures and trophies. He explains to them that, just like the boys in the pictures, they are teenagers filled with potential and life. …