... in to become merely just what others want them to be. This teaching appears to have a helpful impact on the students. We can see throughout the movie that Todd is slowly brought out of his shell, and encouraged to give his opinion. Keating presses Todd to share his emotions and feelings through poetry. He tells him to stop bottling up thing inside him and to show his true self, no matter what others may think of it. In the classroom scene where the students are asked to read their poems aloud Mr Keating encourages Todd, in almost an embarrassing yet motivating way, to fight off his fears and come up with a poem. "Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn't that right, Todd? Isn't that your worst fear? Well, I think you're wrong. I think you have something inside of you that is ...

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