Obedience lays the groundwork of society. Without obedience, the world would be full of turmoil and disorder. In order for individuals to preserve their distinctiveness and a reliable and anchored society, symmetry between disobedience and obedience need to be present. Massive amounts of research and innumerable examinations governed by Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram, and Erich Fromm depict how human individuality is frequently rebelled by the blind obedience individuals feel towards a higher power. Obedience, in a human behavior, is the quality of being obedient, which describes the act of carrying out commands or being actuated (Schaefer). Obedience differs from compliance-behavior influenced by peers and other around you, and conformity-behavior proposed to equal the majority. In the movie Dead Poet's Society, Neil Perry, is a student at Welton Academy. Over the course of the movie, Neil remains static and does not undergo a change in his character at any time. Based on the study of Solomon Asch, author of "Opinions and Social Pressures," and Erich Fromm, author of "Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem," these authors would both agree behavior changes when authoritative figures are present. On the contrary, Stanley Milgram, author of "The Perils of Obedience," would claim obedience occurs with direct presence of another individual. However, all of the experts would come to agree Neil was pressured to do things he did not want to do and obey higher authorities.
             Dead Poet's Society tells a story about how a teacher from Welton Academy, a fictitious conservative prep school for boys, can make a massive impact on his students. The teacher, Mr. Keating, teaches his students how to find themselves and evaluate their lives and conditions in new and improved ways. He teaches the students to go against the grain and resist conformity in order to be themselves. This could be influenced by new understandings and perceptions the ...