Neil's (played by Robert Shaun Leonard) demise was in absolutely no possible way a random occurrence in the movie "Dead Poets Society" or in short DPA. Neil's death can in fact be compared to a conclusion in a science experiment that was already clearly stated in the hypothesis. A very high quantity of events and symbolism was used in the early structural stages of the movie to give the viewer an obvious impression that he …
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…cross against the gun. <Tab/>The room that Neil committed suicide, upon close inspection is contains a lot of crosses. Firstly, the grills on the window is completely covered with crosses and secondly Neil's hand and the gun making a cross. The crosses symbolize Jesus Christ and these crosses convey that Neil's life, like Jesus Christ who was baptized, was from the beginning of the movie, destined to end in tragedy.