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Mr. Perry undoubtedly. He wanted the best for his son but couldn't see that his aspirations were suffocating Neil. Neil says he feels "trapped", and his parents instead of trying to help their son try to force their dreams on him. Mr. Keating, on the other hand, encourages Neil to chase his own dreams and confront his demons. He advises him to talk to his father, and compliments him on his performance. His father drags him away. Neil's grades weren't falling. If Mr. Perry had allowed Neil to continue acting on the side as long as he manages his education, he could have saved his son's life.
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That truly is a difficult question. Because Neil took his own life HE is the one responsible. But he was still a child and that responsibility for a child's death does go to the people who took care of him. His parents being the most responsible as they were his parents, but in the end, I don't blame Mr. Perry. No matter what he did, Neil should have obeyed his father.
And what did he do? He pulled him out of private school and told him he was going to send him to military school? How is that wrong? Because it deprived him of his beloved teacher and friends? As far as I'm concerned it was Mr. Perry's way of making sure that his son learns discipline. Something he wasn't learning at his school or he wouldn't have disobeyed him. He never bullied his son or physically harmed him. Military school is not prison, "Seven years? Father that's a lifetime!!!" Yeah, a child's lifetime.
Mr. Keating wanted his students to think for themselves and there is nothing wrong with that. But look at it from Mr. Perry's point of view. He is the father and he decides what's best for his son. A good education and he can do whatever he wants. Plus Welton's a private school and they are paid handsomely to fulfill the wishes of the parents to create a safe environment with the best academics. If any blame should have gone towards anyone its the school. They hired Keating and they were well aware of Keating encouraging rebelliousness within the confines of the classroom, clearly, they didn't do enough.
Still, I believe what the school did was wrong and I believe it was a shameful thing to put blame on Keating when they hired him in the first place. Worse, to pressure the boys to lie and paint Keating as responsible for suicide.
And what did he do? He pulled him out of private school and told him he was going to send him to military school? How is that wrong? Because it deprived him of his beloved teacher and friends? As far as I'm concerned it was Mr. Perry's way of making sure that his son learns discipline. Something he wasn't learning at his school or he wouldn't have disobeyed him. He never bullied his son or physically harmed him. Military school is not prison, "Seven years? Father that's a lifetime!!!" Yeah, a child's lifetime.
Mr. Keating wanted his students to think for themselves and there is nothing wrong with that. But look at it from Mr. Perry's point of view. He is the father and he decides what's best for his son. A good education and he can do whatever he wants. Plus Welton's a private school and they are paid handsomely to fulfill the wishes of the parents to create a safe environment with the best academics. If any blame should have gone towards anyone its the school. They hired Keating and they were well aware of Keating encouraging rebelliousness within the confines of the classroom, clearly, they didn't do enough.
Still, I believe what the school did was wrong and I believe it was a shameful thing to put blame on Keating when they hired him in the first place. Worse, to pressure the boys to lie and paint Keating as responsible for suicide.
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