"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it has to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived...I wanted to live deep and and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life..." (Henry David Thoreau)

I first watched this movie in November of 2021. It broke my heart. It made me weep. It made me remember what is truly important in this life. It made me want to "live deliberately" and "live deep." I wanted to read more poetry. This book was exactly like the movie. It made me feel all the same things. Neil, Todd, Charlie, Knox, Meeks, Pitts, and Keating will always hold a special place in my heart. This story will stay with me for the rest of my life. I will never forget the lessons Mr. Keating taught, the lessons Neil and Todd unknowingly taught. I will never forget.

"Keating stood at the door, overcome with emotions. 'Thank you boys,' he said. 'I...thank you.' Keating looked into Todd's eyes, then into the eyes of all the Dead Poets. He nodded, then turned and walked out the door, leaving them standing on their desks in silent salute."