"Who knows why I stand here?" Keating said to the students.

"See it high." said Charlie Dutton, who was sitting at the back.

"No, Mr. Dutton." Keaton stood on the table and looked down at the group of students, saying, "The reason I stood here is to remind me to look at things from an unusual angle. Standing here, you will find that the world is really different. Do you want to try it? Come, try it."

Keating waved to the students.

The students rushed up and walked to the podium one after another, standing on the podium.

"Sometimes, you should not give up on those things that seem stupid or wrong to ordinary people, because many times, these thoughts and behaviors can help you touch the core of this world more closely."

"When you read, don't just think about the author's opinions, think about your own opinions. Children, you must work hard to find your own voice, because the longer you wait, the harder it will be to find what you really need. Thoreau said that most people live a lonely and longing life, don't let this happen. Children, have the courage to set out and find new ideas, and then you will find a new world."

Keating was very excited when facing these children.

Wow!

There were overwhelming applause from the audience. Among them, there were students, some teachers, and more ordinary people, and even many workers. Although many of them had never read poetry and had a deep understanding of poetry, what Keating said touched their nerves in a sense.

Keating was talking about poetry. In fact, he was not talking about poetry. He was talking about this worldview and showing a true attitude towards life in Hubei.

"Gentlemen, you have to give me a poem on Monday, your own original poem." Keating gave a charming look at the students.

The students' lives have begun to change, become passionate, optimistic and cheerful.

Lake and the others tickled their radios. They finally received the radio station. In order not to let the teacher discover, they secretly listened to music and danced on the rooftop. The scene made people happy and sad to see.

On the surface, the lives of these young people seem to be comfortable. They have no worries about food and clothing. They have their parents as their backing. But who can understand the constraints they are subject to?

Neil rushed into the dormitory with a poster. He told Todd that he wanted to sign up for "Romeo and Juliet". Being an actor has always been his dream, but Todd said something, but Neil poured a basin of cold water on his head: Do your father agree?

This group of students grew up in such bumps and bumps. Parents, teachers, and that huge and complex world, these children are too small in front of them.

But they will make joy in suffering, and Keating is their source of joy.

Todd, who has always been introverted, began to write poems, and Nux began to ride a bicycle to find the girl he was obsessed with. Neil, who never knew how to resist his father, began to think about his own values ​​and opinions, and everyone was growing up.

Neil went to sign up and was lucky enough to get a role. When the young man was running on the aisle with his arms wide open, the audience laughed.

"Go, kid, my Di Romeo!" An old black man roared in the corner, causing the other audience to burst into laughter.

On Monday, students began reading their poems one by one.

These poems are rough, but very vital.

They stood on the well platform, very confident. They read their poems bravely. Although they would make others laugh a few times, at least those poems were theirs.

"Sir Professor, are you teaching literature?" Marskolov turned to ask a teacher behind him.

"Yes, sir." The classroom nodded proudly: "I have taught poetry for twenty years." "Mr. Professor, have students read their poems in your class in these twenty years of teaching career?" Marskolov's words left the professor speechless. He opened his mouth and couldn't say a word.

From his eyes, I saw shock. That shock was huge.

On the screen, Keating turned his attention to Todd.

Todd has always been an introvert. At Wilton School, because his brother is the best graduate of the school, he has always lived in the shadow of his brother, so among all the students, Todd is the silent person.

Keating encouraged him and let him go on stage.

He inspired the child with Whitman's poems, then covered his eyes, and in the rushing Q&A, he made him make a poem that stunned everyone.

When a neat and beautiful poem was spoken from the mouth of the usually taciturn Todd, his classmates were all stunned. At this time, Keating sat under the classroom with a gratifying smile on his face.

As the camera turned, on the playground, the children played football under Keating's leadership. At this time, the background music turned into the magnificent "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven. In this majestic and vital music, the children were running, screaming, and flying. They discovered freedom and enthusiasm from life, purity and hope.

The countless audience behind me were silent, without applause, without whispering, or even no commotion. Everyone looked up at the screen, looked up at the group of happy children, with smiles on their faces, and that smile was an admirable smile.

The professor who had protested against the movie and claimed that he was leaving, sat in his seat and covered his mouth with a smile and envy. He also thought of his teenager on the group of children.

How did his boy spend it? He was so free and happy?

The movie has completely changed the atmosphere of the audience.

At the beginning, the atmosphere on the scene was very opposite. On one side were students and on the other side were teachers, and they were irreconcilable. But now, their opposition has disappeared, and the rest is understanding, based on their own emotions.

I looked at the principals of major universities, and those principals who had tried every means to maintain their long traditions in the school, almost everyone was pondering. The shock brought to them by the happy children on the screen was indescribable.

As principals, their responsibility is to educate people. Their best weapon is the traditions they have passed on for a long time that have proved to be "successful". They regard them as treasures. So when students oppose at the beginning, when society raises doubts, their attitude is very firm, that is: rejection!

But now, these images on the screen have touched their moods. Let them re-examine the ancient traditions they regard as treasures as never before.

Whether these traditions can inspire students' creativity and give them freedom is clearer than anyone else.

The gatherings of students in the cave became more and more abundant. The bad boy Charlie Dutton even blew up the saxophone. They smoked their pipes and joked with each other. Inspired by everyone, Nax finally decided to call the girl he liked to express his feelings.

"Child, you should have done this long ago!" Marskolov looked at the screen and laughed.

The audience, whether older or younger, was ignited by the enthusiasm of these young people on the screen.

But soon, the movie began to slide to a low point. The students' happiness began to face pressure.

Nax went to the appointment on time at night, but was almost beaten to death. At the same time, Charlie Dutton began to protest to the school. He wrote an article harshly criticizing the school in the school magazine, criticizing the school in the article, calling these people dictators and tyrants, scolding the principal, and publicly mocking the principal at the rally, which immediately caused a turmoil in the school.

In the principal's office, Charlie Dutton was served by the principal, who forced him to hand over the list of the ancient poets' club.

"What a destruction principal!"

"dictator!"

"tyrant!"

"Let these rules go hell!"

Many viewers became angry and some began to verbally abuse them.

The principal found Keating, and the two talked, and the principal criticized Keating's proud method.

"Mr. Keating, I want you to understand that the reason why Wilton School has achieved its success today is entirely due to our precious and long traditions, and any behavior that challenges these traditions should be punished!" The principal said firmly.

"Mr. Principal, in my opinion, the school should enlighten students' souls and let them truly understand the world and life, rather than educate them into puppets." Keating argued.

"Mr. Keating, I tell you that those young people don't understand the bullshit. They don't understand what life or what world they want to do. Just follow the path we arranged for them. That is their life! That is their world!"

The principal's eyes widened and furious.

"Let your paths get out!"

"Get out!"

The students at the scene started shouting, and many students whistled, which was very lively.

Other audience members supported these students, while the principals and professors of schools sitting on the chairs said nothing.

They must have had the same words and the same ideas before, and they used to think that such ideas were completely correct, but today they heard them with their own ears, whether these ideas are the truth is obviously self-evident.

Neil began to rehearse "Romeo and Juliet". The young man did not give up his dream and knew that one day he returned to the dormitory and saw his father.

His father asked him to give up his performance and was furious about Neil cheating on her.

"Tomorrow you go to the troupe to tell those people you want to quit!" The father stood in front of Neil, his tone without any room for negotiation.

"No, my main character after my death. It will be performed tomorrow night." Neil looked at his father and contradicted.

"Even if tomorrow is the end of the world! You're done with this drama! Are you clear??" the father shouted.

After his father left, Neil stood alone at the window, his figure alone.

This shot caused a sigh to the audience.

Neil found Keating and told Keating what he thoughts in his heart.

"My father planned for me for the rest of his life, but he didn't know what I wanted or what I thought. I don't feel like I'm a doctor, I want to be an actor." Neil shook his head.

"Child, have you ever said these words to your father?" Keating patted Neil on the shoulder.

"Neil, you should tell your father what you think in the whole story, rather than playing his filial son. You should let him know what you think in your heart, tell him that you are not a child, you have the right to decide for yourself. You should show your determination and confidence to show him. You should find him before tomorrow night and let him know what you think."

Keating and Neil talked happily, and their words were very equal.

另外一方面,被狠揍一顿的纳克斯却并没放弃自己的爱情,他勇敢地走到女孩的教室,当着众人的面当众朗诵他的诗歌.

That poem infected many people.

That night, the girl found the school. When the two young men held hands and decided to go to Neil's play, a whistle sounded among the audience.

Keating took the students to the theater to watch Neil's play. Neil's performance was very exciting, but when he saw his father appearing in the back row behind, the young man who was afraid of his father calmly walked onto the stage to face his father. Neil performed his play attentively and won everyone's applause.

Amid the applause, my father lowered his head.

Behind the scenes, the father and son met alone, and Neil was taken away by his father, leaving only a group of two cart prints in the snow.

Keating and others stood by the roadside and saw only Neil's lonely face on the car window.

Seeing this, the audience's laughter disappeared.

Some are just a kind of sadness and helplessness.
Chapter completed!