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[neonlollies]

I love picrew! I don’t know who else to tag in this but if you see this you’re more than welcome to join!!

saw this tag game going around and wanted to start my own chain <3

create your own here

no pressure tags: @octaviasdread @desire-mona @gayfandomnerd225 @mayfieldss @i-am-in-love-with-todd-anderson @pinksnail55 @flaming-green @taypoets @loveshotzz

#tag games #picrew

[neonlollies]

Oo fun!

Sleep patterns by merchant ships

achilles come down by gang of youths

Asleep by the smiths

:)

I don’t really know who to tag! Anyone is welcome to join in! :3

✨️🎶ASK TIME🎶✨️

3 songs that have been in you head in the past 3 days like an EARWORM... I'll go first!!

1) too sweet by hozier (this is laced with smth idk)

2) get him back olivia rodrigo

3) beautiful things by benson boone

copy this ask / tag 10 of your followers <333 no pressure :))

Ah ty for ask alims! <3

3 songs that have been in my head:

Home - Edward sharp & the magnetic zeros

Say you won't let go - James Arthur

Ocean eyes - Billie Eilish

Tagging w no pressure loves x (+ anyone who just wants to join in)

@viivdle @annamatix @chaiichait @kazbrekkersfedoraaintgotshitonme @oomens-eyeball @cookieswithforksandknifes @his-littlefox @jesyverse @rabbitholessk @darlingod

SORRY IF YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN TAGGED

[neonlollies]

:) fun! I like tagging games

Are you named after anyone? Nope!

When was the last you cried? Sometime in the first week of November

Do you have kids? Lol no

What sports do you play/have you played? Dance!

Do you use sarcasm? Occasionally, but, I don’t usually realise when other people use sarcasm

What is the first thing you notice about people? Their shoes

What is your eye color? Brown

Scary movies or happy endings? Neither. I prefer sad ending tbh. But sometimes scary movies are good.

Any talents? I can wiggle my ears. I know many fun facts.

Where were you born? England

What are your hobbies? Bird watching, dance, coin collecting, drawing, painting, reading, Latin, writing poetry, theatre.

Do you have any pets? Yeah! A schnauzer (dog) called Sadie.

How tall are you? 5’9!

Favorite subject at school? Physics, geography and sociology

Dream job? I’m not sure I just want to be happy at whatever job I have.

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anyone else is more than welcome to join in!! :D

thank you @44whispers for tagging me

Are you named after anyone? um no my grandmother just liked my name and it’s meaning

When was the last you cried? day before yesterday

Do you have kids? nope

What sports do you play/have you played? basketball, swimming and badminton

Do you use sarcasm? sure

What is the first thing you notice about people? their eyelashes

What is your eye color? super dark brown

Scary movies or happy endings? I’m fine with either as long as the movie is good

Any talents? i can read really fast if that counts, read a 670 page book in a day

Where were you born? in my hometown

What are your hobbies? reading, writing (stealing lea’s answer -> laying down on the floor)

Do you have any pets? nope

How tall are you? 157

Favorite subject at school? history and english

Dream job? Archeologist

tagging: @goodriddancedeluxe @cowboylikericky @folkloreforever @foggyfjord-ao3 @sebbianas @pierregaslays

#tag game #this was fun

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bro looks like he is about to sneeze and I can’t unsee it.

listen i told myself i wasn’t going to post for a little bit but i found this picture so

i’m just gonna leave this here

#dead poets society #rsl #robert sean leonard #hehe #:3 #i love him

[neonlollies]

Picrew is always so cool!

tags: @amorisastrum + anyone else who want to participate!

i found a cool tag game on twitter and i really wanna import it (o^ ^o)

this picrew + the last song you listened to :]

no pressure tags: @blood-loving-leech @overtaken-boredom @lesbianthatyaps @kameonerd566 @hexedvampire @laczki @anonymous-shxtposter @fleurafae @flovqy + anyone who wants to do it <3

#tag game #this was fun #bigmouth strikes again #the smiths #music #picrew

[neonlollies]

Oo fun!

N- no children by the mountain goats

E- echo bravo by duster

O- oh comely by neutral milk hotel

N- never recover by the cardigans

L- loose lips by kimya dawson

O- oh, cheri by defiance, ohio

L- lucky number nine by the mouldy peaches

L- lost by the cure

I- it’s all in your head by dandelion hands

E- everywhere, everything by noah kahan

S- something soon by car seat headrest

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yes, ik I didn’t capitalise anything. I only realised I had forgotten once I’d finished typing everything. Have a good day/night!

everyone I am mutuals with has been tagged already but if you’re seeing this and you haven’t been tagged feel free to join in! Even if I don’t know you! :D

doing that trend where u name a song for every letter of ur url except i wasn't tagged and one just popped up on my dashboard and i rlly wanna do it

D- dog days are over by florence + the machine

E- egg and soldiers by cosmo sheldrake

A- abbey by mitski

D-daylight by david kushner

C- come along by cosmo sheldrake

R- revolution by the score

O- only ones who know by arctic monkeys

W- weapon of god by the taxpayers

C- cold cold cold by cage the elephant

A- au revoir (adios) by the front bottoms

L- lonely eyes by the front bottoms

L- lipstick covered magnet by the front bottoms

I- is this it by the strokes

N- no surprises by radiohead

G- ginger by the front bottoms

tagging mutuals (lmk if u don't wanna be tagged in this kinda stuff) @syntax-error15 @neil-kinnie @i-am-in-love-with-todd-anderson @desire-mona @askthedeadpoetssociety @flaming-green @amorisastrum

#tag game #music #Artists #mmmmmm

[neonlollies]

look at this awesome essay my friend wrote!! ^^^

Queer subtext in dead poets society

Formality sucks I'm never writing anything this formal for you lot again /nm. I had more points and then I got stressed out and upset and I didn't want this to become worse than I already think it is. There is no conclusion! Sorry! I will bring up my future points in future posts with a more rambly style because I am clearly not made to write stuff like this. I have tried my very best to do this as well as I can considering my current circumstances so I hope you all enjoy it!

The 1989 film “Dead Poets Society,” directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman, is a coming-of-age film that follows the stories of a group of boys at an American all-boys school in 1959. It explores themes of individualism, conformity, the pursuit of passion, and living a good life. Many fans believe “Dead Poets Society” has strong queer undertones and queer subtext, particularly following the two main characters (Todd Anderson and Neil Perry). I believe that the thought of queer subtext adds to the depth of the narrative and adds to the beauty of the story it is telling. In this essay I aim to dissect the queer undertones present throughout the story.

Narrative themes:

As previously stated, the themes explored within the film are individuality, conformity, the pursuit of passion and living a good life - Or rather “seizing the day” - but how do these themes link in with the idea of being queer?

The themes of individuality and conformity pose a significant contrast to one another. We see this juxtaposition several times throughout the film. Individuality is shown through the rebellion of the boys and Mr. Keating’s unorthodox ways of teaching, while the theme of conformity is shown through the presentation of the school and how the other teachers, as well as the parents, act. At the beginning of the film, we see the school’s four values, one of these being tradition. Some may argue that tradition is a confining value, preventing these boys from expressing themselves authentically. Mr Keating, on the other hand, is pushing them to have some degree of freedom and to accept who they really are. This could symbolise the conflict between heteronormativity and homosexuality.

Mr Keating is a key part in the breakdown of traditional values for his students. He is encouraging them to pursue their own interests. In Neil’s case, this is theatre. Mr Keating wants these boys to be individuals and to explore their own identity, ignoring the rules that are put in place for them. This is what queer people have been doing through history.

Filming and writing decisions:

We know that in this film everything is of importance. This is shown through the consistent foreshadowing (such as the shot of Neil as Mr Keating is explaining that everyone will die). So, if everything is of importance, why would a shot of Neil Perry staring at Todd in such awe be included? This film constantly shows through foreshadowing that everything is important, so to include such a shot for no reason would seem unusual. With the closeness and the longing looks shown between both Todd and Neil, it would seem there is something more than just a friendship between the two of them.

As well as this, the extremity of Todd’s reaction after Neil’s death is quite peculiar. Todd had the most intense reaction out of all the poets towards Neil’s death, despite having only known him for a couple months. This suggests that there was something much deeper in the boy's relationship than just friendship.

Cultural references:

Throughout this story, Walt Whitman is mentioned consistently, posing a significant purpose towards the story. Out of all the poets mentioned and referred to, he is the most often brought up. Whitman himself is notoriously known for writing homoerotic poetry. This could symbolise the queerness of characters within the film with lines such as “I’m being chased by Walt Whitman!” spoken by Neil, in direct reference to Todd.

I apologise greatly for not being able to do an amazing essay. There's lots going on for me at the minute so the stress and upset that it started to put me through was simply not worth it. I will continue to share my thoughts and ideas but good lord they will not be formal. This took a lot of my energy and I'd rather write in a more talkative tone, as I would normally! I hope you guys understand.

#dead poets society #dps #essay #queer subtext #neil Perry #Todd Anderson

[neonlollies]

actually so real

#the secret history #henry winter #It’s 3 am #I’m going insane #but insanity is very Henry winters

[neonlollies]

”would show him discord kittens” 😭 you’re so right, i think he’d perish. Francis, on the other hand, would - I think - be a fan of the concept lol.

things i do/did that could kill henry winter

- learned about the Iliad from youtube

-passed math with 98% score

-went to college twice just coz i’m bored

-learning latin from youtube

-read the song of achilles and obsessed with it)

-is multilingual but barely could speak any

-hates Shakespeare

-doesn’t idolize teaching figures and actually annoyed by them

-“poor with rich taste”

-would explain chemistry to him for hours jut because i’m good at it

-would show him discord kittens

-force him to watch an episode of ancient aliens (hate that show btw)

-gets bored so easily

-would do dumb shit just coz i’m bored

-wouldn’t do good things for myself coz i’m lazy

-sick all the year long

-would through a fit if my fav book/song is also someone’s fav book/song

-hyper-fixates then loses interest.

-would pass him a puff-bar to see him suffer

-will show him proof that the moon landing wasn’t real.

i might make more of these later lol

#books #the secret history #francis abernathy #henry winter #Discord #i love you donna tartt

[neonlollies]

aaa so pretty! I love that Henry is the only one turning back, I think even though he regretted it it was kind of inevitable. He wrote about it in his diary. Even bunny knew it was going to happen. Also, it’s so silly how bunny fell maybe two feet and died in this drawing, I love it! /pos! [the Greek at the top translates to “the secret history”]

#tsh #the secret history #bunny corcoran #camilla macaulay #henry winter #charles macaulay #francis abernathy #richard papen #Aaa I love this #is so so cool #I need more tsh fanart in my life

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omg, I need more of this in my life. This is so rad and interesting. /gen

Today I discovered that a couple of TSH characters were based on actual people Donna Tartt knew at Bennington College- amongst them were students Todd O'Neal and Matt Jacobsen, who were the inspiration for Henry and Bunny respectively.

AND JUST—

There's even their own comments about it and it's so funny wait:

Here's the source

#tsh #the secret history #henry winter #bunny corcoran #camilla macaulay #charles macaulay #francis abernathy #richard papen #i wasn't expecting them to be LITERALLY them #made my day #aaaaaaaaaa #omg #i love you Donna tartt

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Reblog if its ok to spam you with boops

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Rb for larger data set yadda yadda

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wrote a dead poets society future fic for one of my classes today i’m so awesome

[neonlollies]

little 2am poems :3

Four little poems I wrote, enjoy!

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Your laugh is like a shiny penny,

Lucky.

Perfect and copper,

And round and smooth.

-Ollie (me)

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Drops of ink run across my vision

Twitching legs,

Pieces of the night.

Like the words on my page,

Black and scared.

Blotchy.

-Ollie (me)

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Gnaw at your nails

We know

Everyone knows

You feel it

We see it

Your eyes are dark

Your lips are bleeding

-Ollie (me)

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I live for the sun on my skin

The golden kiss of his love

The world kind under his gaze

Dulcis solis.

-Ollie (me)

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have a great day/night, people of tumblr!

#poem #young poets #i am an enjoyer of poetry #poetry

[neonlollies]

By “the type of person…” do you mean short? Lol (real though, he would)

knox is the type of person to swing his feet back and forth when he's sitting on a chair high enough to not let his feet reach the floor

#dead poets society #dps my beloved #knox overstreet #Knox

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Parrot?! I swear bro is an owl. (You’re not wrong though, he does love to torment me. Especially via email)

Duolingo needs to stop telling me to turn on notifications. I have that little green bastard turned off for a reason

#duolingo