The world is so big, it’s so small here.

The world is so big, it’s so small here.

——Reading the Death Poetry Society

Text / Wang Gengqi

"Death Poetry Society" is an American writer N. H. According to the novel adapted by the film script "Death Poetry Society", Colleen Boom tells the story of a middle school student's growth process, a struggle between traditional thought and modern education. The children in the story have been growing up, always fighting themselves, and defeating the "devil" in the heart that has been entangled in but not dare to touch.

Traditional educational ideas have been entangled in the students of Wilton College. Both the family and the school bring a traditional concept to the child. In addition to learning or learning, the child is not allowed to have other ideas. "Living in a desperate calm," they are a group of "people without faith."

Teacher Keding brought new ideas to the children - "doing the master of life, not slaves." He let the children stand on the desk and look at the world with a new look. Under the guidance of Teacher Keding, the children “catch every day”, broke through the tradition in their hearts and defeated their “hearts and devils”. They stood at the highest point and released wild arrogance. This is a process of growth and the growth of children's minds. For the students who have been studying and living in traditional education, the teaching method of Teacher Keding is absurd, but this incredible absurdity has inspired a kind of desire in the hearts of the children, which helps them out of control. Break through the tradition and find the dream in your heart, "Life has become a happy poem."

The process of growing up cannot be bon voyage, and there will always be bumps. This group of children also paid a heavy price for their growth - Neil committed suicide. Neil, with the encouragement and help of Teacher Keding, pursued his dream of performing drama. Neil successfully performed a wonderful drama in front of everyone, but this wonderful performance, Neil’s father also saw it. Neil’s father forcibly dragged Neil home, forbidden him to perform, and asked him to transfer. Nervous Neil put on his costume when his parents fell asleep, pulled a pistol from his father's office, and the bullets slammed. Neil leaned toward his temple, gently pulled the trigger, and then fell in a pool of blood. Among them. Neil’s death is a tragedy and a testimony to his growth, proving his unwillingness to accept traditional ideas and old-fashioned parenting education. Only when people experience pain can they understand and reflect. Neil’s death has caused the world to think.

The children in "Death Poetry Society" are growing, but some people are defeated by tradition and become a traditional prisoner. Just like Cameron, he sold out the teacher of Keding, betrayed the classmates, and sold out new ideas, which led to the departure of Mr. Keding from the parents and the school’s criticism. At the end of the story, the students were standing on the table and they were very moved by the support of the teacher and the farewell to him.

"Death Poetry Society" let us reflect, is the rigid education really good for the children? Is the child's growth process destined to be so painful? Schools should not be the hell of students, it should be the place where they fly their dreams and fly. “Pursuing freedom in dreams and poetry in life”, when children grow up, can old-fashioned education grow?

Second day: Wang Gengqi