-its the first day at school -first the students have chemistry -then they have Latin -Mr.

McAllister does a very boring lesson -after repeating, he said that the pupils would be tested the next day -Charlie is afraid of a test -the third lesson is mathematics -the whole lessons are very boring, serious, intense and conventional -on the other hand there is the English lesson of the new English teacher Mr. Keating -hes very different from the other teachers -his teaching methods are very new, unconventional and extraordinary -e.g. he jumps on his desk and shouts Oh Captain! My Captain! from a poem written by Walt Whitman about Abraham Lincoln, and if they have enough courage they can call him Oh Captain! My Captain! -also he tells the students his motto: carpe diem -it means, they should seize the day, find out whats their position at this world and make their lives extraordinary as individualistic persons, because life can be very short -Mr. Keating commands their pupils to look at the pictures of the former students -he plays the role of this boys and whispers carpe diem and other phrases like make your lives extraordinary -the pupils don't know what they should think about Mr. Keating and his teaching methods Chapter 5: -theres a lesson in the gym -the p.e. teacher wants them to run around the whole gym -after the lesson the boys want to organize a study group for that evening -Knox cant make it, because hes invited to an eating from a friend of his father (Danburry) -Todd has to do a lot of work -he doesnt feel able to do all the homework -he asks himself how to do so many things and also to seize the day -Knox goes to the dinner -there he sees Chris, a very good-looking girl -shes the girlfriend of Chet Danburry, the son of the Danburrys -for Knox its love at the first view -while the whole dinner he only can think about Chris -shes the most beautiful girl he has ever seen -he has the opinion Chet is a jerk (Idiot) -after dinner he tells the other boys about Chris and his feelings -the next there is another lesson by Keating -Neil has to read the introduction of their books -its about comparing poems in a diagram: operfection on the horizontal of the graph oimportance on the vertical of the graph -Mr. Keating means that it is rubbish and wants the students to rip out the pages out of their books, because poetry is not a science -suddenly Mr. McAllister comes into the room and is shocked, because he cant understand what the students do with their books -as he sees Mr. Keating he leaves the room as fast as he can -he tells the student of the danger of thethe herd -Mr. Keating describes life as big play and everybody has to contribute his own verse Chapter 6:

-Mr. McAllister has a conversation with Mr. Keating at lunch time - its about the lesson of Mr. Keating, because it was very unconventional -McAllister thinks it was a crazy lesson -Neil finds information about Mr. Keating in an old school annual and he shows it to the other boys -Mr. Keating was once also a student at Wellton Academy -he was a good pupil and member of a club calledDead Poets Society -students ask Mr. Keating what DPS is -he says that it is a secret underground organisation and the members of DPS read out poems of famous poets and themselves in a cave at night -the aim of DPS is tosucking the marrow out of life(in German: um das Mark aus dem Leben zu saugen) -after the dialogue with Mr. Keating the boys decide to meet in the cave at night -Todd doesn't want to come because he thinks reading out poems is very embarrassing -but Neil says Todd that he has to read out poems -and so Todd agrees to come Chapter 7: -Neil finds an old poetry anthology on his desk -it was signed byJ. Keatingand has the inscriptionDead Poets -several hours later the boys start searching for the cave -there is the first meeting in the cave -all boys are reading poems except Todd -he only listens to the poems -the different poems are a symbol for the character trades, wishes and dreams of every single boy -especially the poem Neil reads out, gives a lot of information about Neils character and dreams -the next day there is another lesson with Mr. Keating -he speaks about the language and the reasons why the language exists -then he jumps on his desk and so he has another perspective -with this action he wants to show the pupils how important it is to look at the world in different views -he commands the pupils to try it out, too -so everybody jumps on the desk of Mr. Keating -when he leaves the room he switches the light off and on and makes crazy noises which sound like thunders -he orders the students to write a poem on their own -knows that this task is very hard for the shy Todd and calls him a mole -Know has fallen in love with Chris -he drives to Ridgeway High School by bike to see Chris -Chris makes fun with Chet -so he is sad and pedals back to Wellton -Neil wants to play a role in the school playA Midsummer Nights Dream -the only problem is the permission from his father to take part Chapter 8: -there is another meeting in the cave at the afternoon -boys talk about their dreams and wishes - Knox speaks about his love to Chris -Dead Poets would call him apassionate experimenter -after talking the boys leave the cave and go to the soccer field -there Mr. Keating waits for the boys -he checks who is present -Neil and Watson are absent -Keating gives the boys a slip of paper and instructs them to line up -everybody has to read out the phrase on the paper and to kick the ball -the play until its dark

-Todd goes back to the dorm -Keating shouts after Todd that he will get a turn, too -Todd is very frustrated and sad -Neil gets a roll in the theatre play asPuck -hes very happy but he has to show a signature of Mr. Nolan and his father -at the next lesson Knox reads out his poem -Knox thinks its stupid but Keating likes it -Keating asks Todd for his poem -Todd hasnt got a poem -Keating makes that Todd doesnt thinking about his fear of showing feelings and so he describes what he feels and composes a great poem out of his mind -Keating is very proud and Todd self confidence grows -his class mates applauds -the boys meet in the cave again -Charlie makes music with the saxophone, hes a good musican -Knox wants to phone Chris -he gets an invitation to her party Chapter 9: -Neil goes to the rehearsal and has much fun -hes also a big talent and plays very good -Neil return at Wellton and sees Todd -hes sitting outdoors and is shivering -its his birthday -his parents gave him the same desk set like one year ago -hes very sad about this and thinks his parents dont love him -Neil tries to encourage Todd and they make fun together -theres a lesson in the courtyard by Mr. Keating -he wants four boys to march around the courtyard and after a while they walk in step -Mr. Keating and the other people clap the rhythm of the marchers with their hands -Mr. McAllister who observes the commotion through his window asks himself what they are doing -then Keating stops the marchers -with this experiment Keating wants to show how difficult it is to be himself in the herd -theres always the danger to go with the mass and lose ones own opinion -later at night the boys, except Knox, meet in the cave -Charlie comes with two girls, called Gloria and Tina, to the cave -they drink whiskey together and Charlie makes fun with the girls -he reads out poems for the girls -he also doesnt want to be called Charlie any longer, his new name isNuwanda -Charlie tells the others that he has written an article in the school newspaper:girls at Wellton? -the article is signed by the Dead Poets Society -the boys are very angry with Charlie and also frightened -Knox goes to the party of Chris -Chris hasnt got any time for him -Knox drinks too much, because he very frustrated Chapter 10: -Knox is drunken -he touches Chriss breast and other parts of her body, protected by the darkness -at the first moment Chris thinks Chet touches her - but Chet wants to whats going on and switches the light on -he hurts and beats Knox and kicks him out of the house -Knox is totally frustrated -in the cave Charlie wants the boys to leave, because he wants to be alone with Gloria -but Gloria doesnt want sex, she loves the romantic part of Charlie

-the next day Nolan asks who had written the articleGirls at Wellton -Charlie says that he was the one -Nolan wants to know who are the members of theDead Poets Society -Charlie doesnt say anything and gets ten hits with a paddle from Mr. Nolan -Nolan also threats to expel him from school -Mr. Nolan says to Mr. Keating that he must be more stricter in the lessons -but Keating doesnt do -In the next lesson Keating tells the students ho to be prepared well for the collage and why life is so hard at a collage -because the collage maybe would destroy their love to poetry Chapter 11: -its winter at Wellton -Todd and Neil walk outdoors -they talk about Neils dream: becoming an actor is so close to him => Neil is very glad -when he walks back in his room, he meets his father -Mr Perry has heard of the theatre play and is very angry -he forbids Neil to become an actor and wants him to quit the rehearsals -Neil is afraid and doesnt protest against his fathers order -at evening the students have dinner -the boys eat with their left hand instead of the right to be different -they talk about Neils problem with his dad and how to solve it -Neil should speak with Mr. Keating -Mr Keating has the opinion that Neil should try to convince his father from his passion about acting -the other members of DPS are in the cave -Knox keeps writing a love poem for Chris -the next morning Knox drives to Ridgeway High -Chris doesn't want to hear the poem and asks him to go away. -but he reads out his poem in Chriss class and says that he loved her => Chris is embarrassed Chapter 12: -Knox drives back -theres an lesson with Mr. Keating -he wants to know if Neil already has talked to his father about acting -Neil lies and says that he has the permission -that night Mr. Keating and the students go to theA Midsummer Nights Dream -Knox meets Chris before going there -Chris and Knox go together to the play -Neil plays his role as Puck very well and fulfilled with great passion -during the play his father comes in and sees him -after the theatre play has finished all people give wishes to Neil -his father takes Neil to the car, treads him like a prisoner and drives away home with him -Mr. Keating and the other boys are very sad about this Chapter 13: -Neil and Mr. Perry arrive at home -Mr. Perry wants to send Neil to Braden Military School -Neil is very frustrated and doesnt know whats to do because his whole life, his future, his dreams seem to be destroyed by his father -after the play theres a meeting in the cave (Meeks, Pitts, Knox, Charlie and Chris) - also Mr. Keating comes to the meeting -they read out poems -Keating begins -Todd has got a self-created one -its a great poem and everybody applaud

Chapter 14: -after the meeting Chris kisses Knox and they are happy -Neil kills himself because his father is too straight and he can't do what he wants -Neils parents and all the boys are very shocked of Neils death -because of Neil's death all boys must go to Mr. Nolan and must answer his questions -Mr. Nolan wants to find a person who has the responsibility for Neils death -so the students have to sign a special paper which gives Mr. Keating the guilt -Cameron tells all about the Club and what Mr. Keating has to do with the Club, and the teaching methods Chapter 15: -all boys except Todd sign the letter in which they say that Mr. Keating is to blame for this happening -Mr. Keating have to leave the school and he isnt allowed to teach any longer -at the end all pupils express their respect to Mr. Keating by standing on their tables shouting: " O Captain! My Captain!`` .