死亡诗社.ppt

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DEAD POETS SOCIETY
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The inspiration of the Dead Poets Society:
The inspiration of this movie comes from James Hilton’s novel good bye Mr. Chips
It’s a real story of Thomas Schumann, the script writer of this movie, when he studied in the preparatory school Montgomery Bell. His English teacher Samuel is the prototype of Mr. Keating.
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The historical background of the Movie :
The story in this movie happened in 1959, it’s the time of cold war. Mccarthyism had just been eliminated. But the conservatism still prevailed in the . At that time, the traditionist and the Iibertarian had a fierce battle.
The traditionist thought that there should not have the radical revolution. They emphasize on the importance of experiences and historical tradition. In their mind, only the old tradition which have been tested so many times can be accept.
But in the libertarian’s mind, the real freedom means you can pursue what you want. They didn’t want become the slave of the tradition. They prefer the social darwinism, the survival of the fittest, old can not always be the right.
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The literature background of the movie :
The beat generation still existed in the 1950s, it’s a new schools of literature. During that time most writers intentionally avoided the political and social problems. They just boost the political system blindly. The new generation can not bear the sight of this. So they began to challenge the old tradition
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Social Background
Dead Poets Society was shot in 1989, an economically depressed peri