Dead Poets Society
How does the film represent adolescent males and the psychosocial task of forming identity?
Select two students and reflect on the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of their development.
Select two students and reflect on the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of their development.
All the students in the film are going through adolescence. They are learning to express themselves and who they might be in the world. Mr. Keating puts them in touch with their inner selves through poetry. Mr. Keating uses walking, football, music...to help the boys find who they are.