Theme of DPS

I think that in the movie there were many themes. Among these themes I think the one that stood out the most was the theme of individualism was the biggest theme seen in the movie. Throughout the film Keating’s was trying to teach the boys that they didn't have to conform to society but that they could stand up and be individuals. When he had them walk around at their own paste and the way they wanted he was showing them that they didn't have to be like everybody else that they could be unique. When he had them stand on top of his desk he was showing them that they can view things from a different perspective. That in itself was a form of individualism. These boys went to a school where everything was done by the book. For a teacher to tell them to do things out of the ordinary was not common. They were taught that to conform was not something they as individuals had to do. The best example of this is when Keating’s old Neil to try to show his father what he was passionate about. He was trying to show Neil that he didn't have to be what people wanted him to be. Throughout the film they try to show that these boys were trying to find themselves and in the process how to not conform to what people said they should be.