Mr. Keating and his teaching.
1. Compare Mr. Keating with the rest of the school’s teachers.
2. Why do you think Mr. Keating has chosen the poem ”Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May” and the theme of ”Carpe Diem”?
3. What is the boys’ first reaction to Mr. Keating's teaching?
4. What do you think Mr. Keating’s aims are?
5. Why does he ask the class to rip out the introduction to ”Understanding Poetry”?