A Separate Peace 'And The Dead Poets' Society

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Secret societies are a common thread between A Separate Peace and The Dead Poets' Society. The Devon School became home to the Summer Suicide Society, an exclusive club created by Gene Forrester and Finny. The group began after the the two made a dangerous jump from a tree limb into the river. The jumping off the tree symbolized jumping off of a plane. The boys viewed this as their contribution to the war. During this period, boys were being drafted into the war on a regular basis. The boys realized that their futures would ultimately involve the war but Finny is a free thinker. The Summer Suicide Society met every night and was ultimately lead by Finny. The Dead Poets Society was the secret society of Welton Academy. The society was reincarnated after the students of Mr. Keating's class discovered that Mr. Keating himself was part of the Dead Poets …show more content…
Neil Perry, an ambitious student of Mr. Keating, began to lead to Dead Poets Society with the guidance of a poetry book given to him by Mr. Keating. Neil along with a group of students meet in a cave on the outskirts of campus where they being to read poetry. The boys learn to express themselves through different types of poetry. The society along with Mr. Keatings class, gives the boys an outlet from the traditional strict ways of Wleton Academy. Although there are concrete differences between the two secret societies, their similarities protrude. Both are lead by the outspoken, ambitious boy who tragically dies. It is ironic because these boys are the best example of a lesson taught by Mr. Keating: Carpe Diem. “Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.” (Dead Poets Society) . Finny and Neil seized the day, they sucked the marrow out of life. These boys were the leaders, the free spirits of their respective groups. Although they both died, they died after they did their best to suck the marrow out of
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