Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular
older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly
bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father.
The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new
English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages
them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and
are changed for life.