Dead Poets Society in English

CHAPTER 15 In the room, Neil’s bed stood stripped and his desk empty. Todd sat at the window, looking across the campus at the administration building. As he watched, he saw Meeks escorted out of the building and toward the dorm by Dr. Hager.

CHAPTER 14 The moon was full. The stars were out in abundance. The night was clear and cold. The trees hung heavy with icicles as the boys, Ginny, and Chris followed Mr. Keating out into the night.

CHAPTER 13 Neil’s mother sat in the corner of the small, stuffy study, her eyes swollen with tears. Mr. Perry sat rigidly at his desk.

CHAPTER 12 Knox flew out of Ridgeway High and raced back to Welton as fast as he could, riding against the blinding snow and over the icy roads. Back on campus, his friends were just finishing their class with Mr. Keating. They were huddled around Keating’s desk, laughing, when the bell rang.

CHAPTER 11 The brisk Vermont winter engulfed the campus at Welton. The once colorful foliage of the fall now blanketed the landscape, and fierce winds blew the brittle leaves in torrents.

CHAPTER 10 “Sorry, ” Knox whispered, as he fell onto the sofa. He leaned back, clutching his half-full glass, and took a long swig of the bitter bourbon. It seemed to burn less now as it slid down his throat.

CHAPTER 9 Neil pedaled rapidly through the town square on his way to Henley Hall for rehearsals.

CHAPTER 8 The Dead Poets Society met in the cave before soccer practice that afternoon. Charlie, Knox, Meeks, Neil, Cameron, and Pitts walked around the in-ground clubhouse, exploring its nooks and crannies and carving their names in the walls.

CHAPTER 7 Neil talked in low tones to Charlie and Knox in the dorm hall as the evening parade of prebedtime activity went on around them. Boys moved about the hallway in pajamas, carrying pillows under one arm and books under the other.

CHAPTER 6 McAllister pulled out a chair next to Keating at the teachers dining table and sat down. “Mind if I join you?” he asked, as he plopped his huge frame into the seat and signaled to a waiter for service.

CHAPTER 5 After lunch the juniors assembled in the gymnasium for the required physical-education class.

CHAPTER 4 The first day of class dawned bright and clear. The junior-class boys dashed in and out of the bathroom, dressing in record time.

CHAPTER 3 The boys jumped to their feet. “Mr. Perry,” Meeks, Charlie, and Knox said in unison. “Keep your seats, boys,” Neil’s father said as he walked briskly into the room.

CHAPTER 2 “Walk, gentlemen. Slow down,” a teacher with a Scottish brogue called out. The forty members of the junior class hurried down the dormitory staircase while fifteen senior boys tried to crush their way up.

Chapter 1 Inside the stone chapel of Welton Academy, a private school nestled in the remote hills of Vermont, more than three hundred boys, all wearing the academy blazer, sat on either side of the long aisle, surrounded by proud-faced parents, and waited.