Legendary Australian film director Peter Weir In Dead Poets Society, portrayed John Keating, an unconventional English teacher, to inspire his students to reject obedience and embrace the terrifying freedom of individuality. Carpe diem. Be who you are.
Real life, too, is a stage where we rehearse conformity until it feels like instinct. We prune away inconvenient emotions, perform acceptable versions of ourselves, and bury our true instincts under practiced civility.
