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 …

…the school, who believe that the young impressionable minds of Welton Academy should not be taught to think for themselves. Even when the dean threatened him, he continued teaching what he thought was right. He was in the Dead Poets Society as a young boy, which means that he was already a non-conformist at such a young age when it was believed that he should be like every other little rich boy at Welton Academy.