Summary

Chapter 14 

(Summary)

The penultimate chapter (chapter 14) from the book "Dead Poets Society" by N.H.Kleinbaum which was written in 1988 is about the members of the Dead Poet Society (Knox, Todd, Charlie, Cameron, Neil and Steven) and the parents from Neil (Mr. and Mrs. Perry). 

After Neil's performance in the theatre, Neil has to go with his parents at home and has to listen to his yelling father what he wants for the future of his son and not what Neil himself wants

while the other members of the Dead Poets Society with Mr. Keating and two girls march through the dark and cold night back to the Weldon Academy. 

Neil shoots himself with the revolver of his father in the study while his parents are at sleep and a few minutes after the voice of the shot, his parents are awake and see their dead son lying on the floor. 

The next day after all the boys know what happened to Neil in the night, they are all upset and cry. Todd cries the most of the boys and he thinks that Neil's dead is the fault of Mr. Perry, Neil's father, because he didn't let his son being hisself, he didn't allow Neil to act, he wanted him to become a doctor. 

Mr. Keating also cries about Neil's death, he sits in his classroom, struggling to control his emotions when he looks at Neil's desk. 

The following morning, all students and some of their parents sit in the chapel of Welton Academy to watch the funeral of Neil and listen to the speech of Dr. Nolan.
Neil's death is a tragedy. 

Later that day, Cameron says all information about the "Dead Poets Society"and that it is Mr. Keating's fault that Neil died to Nolan with the excuse that he doesn't want a ruined life because of the Dead Poets Society and at the Welton Academy there is an honor code and you have to say the truth if you won't be expelled and if Mr. Keating wouldn't have been a teacher at this school, Neil would be alive . 

After Charlie hears that, he freaks out and hits Cameron in the jaw, but before something worse happens, the other boys pull Charlie off.