finding ones self
...of living your life for yourself, and not for anyone else. Neill came in to ask Mr. Keating for advice about his father. Having a passion for acting was not approved by his father. His father had his whole life planned out for him, and the way he wanted his life to be. It didn't matter to him what Neill wanted, he was forcing him to live his dream, instead of his own. Mr. Keating advised him to go to his father and tell him exactly what he had just said. He told him that his father may not still approve but at least he will be able to see where he is coming from. Keating told him to express himself to his father, and tell him what he wanted, and tell him that he wanted to live out his own dreams. One of my favorite lines from the movie was where Keating said "Tis only in their dreams that men truly be free, 'twas always thus, and always thus will be." Neill's father may not understand why Neill wants to live his life that way, but Emerson said that some of the greatest people were misunderstood, like Pythagoras, Socrates, Jesus, Luther, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. He also said "It is harder, because you will always find those who think they know your duty better then you know it." That was exactly the case with Neill and his father. Hi...