2022年电影《死亡诗社》中NeilPerry的人物分析.docx

精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - Neil ’ s character always remains static meaning he does not undergo a change in his character at any time during the movie. Just because he died at the end does not mean that he changed. His life was an act – to his father, to Keating, even to himself, but when he wasn’ t acting, he thought he had nothing to contribute – he was just as lost as Todd was when Todd first came to Welton. Neil couldn ’ t deal with the idea that to give up acting was to quit playing the roles that he lived everyday, and so he kill ed himself because he “ realized that he had not lived ” up to that point. He just took on a different role to fit the circumstance. He never was upfront and honest about his passions to anyone. Neil wanted to be someone else – a person who could express his passions when the time was appropriate. Symbolism: Neil seems to symbolize his kneeling down before everyone – such as his father 〔who takes away all control Neil tries to have – such as the editor of the newspaper〕 and the school. Perry seems to be symbolic for “ perish ” and death, foreshadowing Neil ’ suicide later in the movie. I think that ’ why Todd and Neil got along so well. 〔On the first day of Keating ’ s class, Keating states that they are all going to die. Neil looks incredibly disturbed while considering this.〕 Neil could control Todd, and that was the only thing in his life he felt he had control over. Also, in a way, I think Neil saw himself in Todd, because Neil acted towards his father the way Todd acted towards everyone. By trying to help Todd, he thought maybe he could help himself. Neil claims, “ the meek might inherit the earth, but they don’ t make it into Harvard, ” and he ’he’s right s meek, and he never makes it into Harvard.He is the first to ask what the Dead Poets Society was. He is also the one to organize the first meeting. Neil also tells Todd that he must participate in the club. Neil ’s Poems’s philosophy but foreshadow what is aboutThese lines and his Madman Story not only explain Neilcome – his destruction. “ I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life, and not when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived. from Walden “ Come, my friends, ‘ T is not too la te to seek a newer world. For my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and tho ’ We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. from Ulysses ”–“ It was a dark and rainy night. And this old lady who had a passion for jigsaw puzzles sat by herself in her house at her table to complete a new jigsaw puzzle. As she pieced the puzzle together, she realized to her astonishment that the image that was formed was her very own room, and the figure in the center of the puzzle, as she completed it, was herself. And with trembling hands she placed the last four pieces and stared in horror at the face of the demented madman at the window. The last thing that this old lady ever heard was the sound of breaking glass. ”In the end, Neil realized that it was his own life and he was in the center of it. Since his dad had control over him and he was too afraid to stand up to him. 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页,共 4 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - Midsummer Night ’ s Dream When Neil learns about the play, he is filled with his passions. He claims that this is the first time in his life that he knows what he wants to do, even if his father disapproves. When Todd mentions this, he asks, “ Can’ t I just enjoy the idea for a while. ” This is the beginning of his loss of control to his passions. t acting. The Puck As the role of Puck, Neil is able to express what he could not when he wasn’epilogue is said directly to his father, in hopes that his father will forgive him. He cannot say anything later when his father tells him what he expects Neil to do because at that moment he is no longer acting. Suicide Finally, in his room, he realizes that the last four pieces of the puzzle of his life have been put into place, and that his only option in order to gain some control of his life is to take his own life. Neil was his father ’ s dream. When his father woke up, his dream was gone.Neil, His Father, and the Suicide Neil ’ s relati onship with his father is a case of misunderstanding and lack of communication. Mr. Perry wanted what was best for his son, which led to extremely high expectations. Neil wanted to find out who he was and what he wanted to do. Neil was unable to discuss his opinions and options with his father, and Mr. Perry was unwilling to look at Neil ’ s outlook on life. This cyclical pattern led Neil to concl。