Dead Poets Society

Storyform

SYNOPSIS: "English teacher John Keating inspires his students to discover their love for poetry and seize the day."  Synopsis Source: IMDB.com 

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

Main Character Resolve: Change
Main Character Growth: Stop
Main Character Approach: Be-er
Main Character Mental Sex: Male
Story Driver: Action
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Failure
Story Judgment: Good

Overall Story Throughline

The Pressure to Conform in Prep School

Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Being
Overall Story Issue: Desire vs. Ability
Overall Story Problem: Expectation
Overall Story Solution: Determination
Overall Story Symptom: Trust
Overall Story Response: Test
Overall Story Catalyst: Thought
Overall Story Inhibitor: Wisdom
Overall Story Benchmark: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 1: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 2: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 3: Becoming
Overall Story Signpost 4: Being

Main Character Throughline

Todd Anderson

Main Character Throughline: Mind
Main Character Concern: Preconscious
Main Character Issue: Worth vs. Value
Main Character Problem: Expectation
Main Character Solution: Determination
Main Character Symptom: Ending
Main Character Response: Unending
Main Character Unique Ability: Worth
Main Character Critical Flaw: Fact
Main Character Benchmark: Conscious
Main Character Signpost 1: Subconscious
Main Character Signpost 2: Memory
Main Character Signpost 3: Preconscious
Main Character Signpost 4: Conscious

Influence Character Throughline

Neil Perry

Influence Character Throughline: Universe
Influence Character Concern: Progress
Influence Character Issue: Fact vs. Fantasy
Influence Character Problem: Ending
Influence Character Solution: Unending
Influence Character Symptom: Trust
Influence Character Response: Test
Influence Character Unique Ability: Fantasy
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Value
Influence Character Benchmark: Present
Influence Character Signpost 1: Present
Influence Character Signpost 2: Past
Influence Character Signpost 3: Progress
Influence Character Signpost 4: Future

Relationship Story Throughline

Roommates/Friends

Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Doing
Relationship Story Issue: Experience vs. Skill
Relationship Story Problem: Expectation
Relationship Story Solution: Determination
Relationship Story Symptom: Accurate
Relationship Story Response: Non-Accurate
Relationship Story Catalyst: Enlightenment
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Knowledge
Relationship Story Benchmark: Learning
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Doing
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Obtaining
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Learning
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Understanding

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Being
Overall Story Consequence: Doing
Overall Story Cost: Progress
Overall Story Dividend: Preconscious
Overall Story Requirements: Conceiving
Overall Story Prerequisites: Learning
Overall Story Preconditions: Present
Overall Story Forewarnings: Conscious

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Dynamic Act Schematics

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