Ah, Yes. My Favorite Reality Tv Show! Dead Poets Society!

This sequence of photos shows Mr. Keating learning of Neil's situation over time.

In the first one, Neil's expressing his love for acting, and telling Mr. Keating that it's impossible to show his father what acting means to him. Mr. Keating's concerned for Neil, but is an optimist. He doesn't understand the terrible situation Neil is in, and believes that everyone can be changed for the better.

The next screenshot shows Mr. Keating talking to Neil about what he told his father, in regards to whether he's participating in the play or not. Mr. Keating has no reason to believe Neil's lying here, but can sense that Neil's desperation to act is growing. He suspects that something's going on with Neil, but doesn't have the heart to think that Neil's lying to him.

In the last scene, Mr. Keating witnesses Neil's father taking him away from the theatre, quite forcefully. Mr. Keating's not only scared for Neil, but sad because he realized that Neil lied to him. He finally saw the extent in which Neil needed to act, so much so that he'd lie to his mentors to do so.

No one saw his sucide coming, because Neil wouldn't let them. He suffered in silence, but contributed a yawp of a verse before leaving for better things.

Thomas Perry was Neil Perry’s undoing, and his doom. He had killed Neil before Neil ever had a chance to live, as we know, cut flowers can only live a short while before they wilt unless they’re helped to extend their life. But they cannot be saved, and they will die before their rightful time.

They will die before they’d have died had they been left in the healthy ground they were to flourish in.

Neil Perry died young, a teenager. He was a cut flower, stem in water.

His father pulled him from the ground and left him to wilt, watched him with hardened eyes like a wilting flower will be able to do anything more than wilt.

It was his friends, acting and Mr Keating that acted as water to keep him going after Mr Perry had ripped him from the ground.

That night of the play, Mr Perry angrily pulled Neil from the water that had been keeping him going, and left him his final hours to wilt and die.

He was good. He was really good.

brat summer is OVER

time for DEAD POETS SOCIETY AUTUMN

todd anderson is a remus lupin variant

neil perry is a sirius black variant

....that makes charlie dalton a james potter variant.......

todd anderson and the flowers he meant to give neil after his performance, which are now wilting away in his room. it could have been sweet in some way, keeping at least a part of neil; but now todd just watches them wither on neil's side of the room, untouched and unseen by him. the day of the funeral, all that's left of the bouquet is molding petals and soggy green pulp.

you can't keep something alive that's meant to die.

in the clurb, we all HATE desk sets‼️‼️

Rest in peace Mr Perry, you shall not be missed.

Regulus: sitting in James’ lap, clearly upset

James: What’s the matter?

Regulus: (aggressively) My brother.

James: What about him?

Regulus: He’s over there being gross and kissing Remus.

James: And this is bad because…

Regulus: Because if I tell him to stop then he’ll call me a hypocrite and tell me to get off of you.

James: Ah, and we can’t have that.

Regulus: (snuggling closer) No, we can’t.