Sunday, December 6, 2009
Comm 229: Freedom of Choice
We have just read the chapter on Freedom of choice, our ability to choose and things like that. And I just watched The Dead Poets Society, which is a great Robin Williams movie. This movie has to do with the life of private school boys. And in this movie, we see that, especially as young adults, our choices are limited by what our parents want us to do. And this plays out through the rest of our lives. WE have the ability to choose whatever it is we want to do, but if I choose to become an Actor instead of a Doctor, I have just disappointed my entire family, and they will use that against me for the rest of my life. What kind of a choice is that?
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Since I went to a Catholic All Boys school at one point, I really appreciated that movie. Of course, for me, it happened in the 2000s instead of the 1950s, but I feel they hit it on the money of what all boys catholic school is like.
ReplyDeleteI recall seeing this film in high school. And I remember for about a week straight afterwards I had a fantastic "carpe diem!" attitude. This film certainly makes you think a little more about choice and lost opportunities.
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