Todd Anderson was a new student at the school. His brother had gone there and his brother had been very successful. The principal said to Todd on his first day, "Mr. Anderson, you have some big shoes to fill." He had a lot to live up to since his brother had been a "perfect child". Upon being placed in a room with Neil, he was viewed as a quiet guy.

Mr. Keating, the new English teacher, was a surprise and new experience for most of those boys. Mr. Keating taught them new ways of learning and made school fun. Todd's class was told to write a poem and come in to read it the next day. When Todd was called upon to read his poem he refused. Mr. Keating then called him up and made him do a "Barbaric Yawp." Todd finally got it out and Mr. Keating said to him, "Don't you ever forget this!" Mr. Keating was another positive role model in Todd's life that helped influence his new to come personality.

Todd was certainly a different guy at the beginning of the book than at the end. He changed from being a shy new guy in school, to a very transcendental person with a leadership ability. Mr. Keating and Neil were probably the two peo

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