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When Neil finds something that he has interest in he becomes super excited and tells his roommate, Todd. “So, I'm gonna act. Yes, yes! I'm gonna be an actor! Ever since I can remember, I've wanted to try this...my father wouldn't let me. For the first time in my whole life I know what I wanna do and for the first time I'm gonna do it whether my father wants me to or not! Carpe diem!” (Dead Poets Society). After Neil learns about “Carpe Diem,” which means to think about the present and not the future, he realizes without the support of his father, following his dreams would never make him happy.Neil takes a leap and gets a role in a play, despite what his father tells him, Neil still takes part in the play. Neil knows this was against his father's wishes and could not handle the anger that his father had for him. If he simply thought through his actions before acting (literally and metaphorically) he maybe would not have had the same