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Todd Anderson is the protagonist of Touchstone Pictures' 1989 film Dead Poets Society. He was born on November 17th, 1942. Todd is caring and although he is shy, finds a way to stand up for his friend Neil and what he believes in.
In 1959, Todd Anderson begins his junior year of high school at Welton Academy, an Episcopalian all-male preparatory boarding school in Vermont. Assigned one of Welton's most promising students, senior Neil Perry, as his roommate, he meets Neil's friends: Knox Overstreet, Richard Cameron, Steven Meeks, Gerard Pitts and Charlie Dalton.
Sixteen-year-old Todd Anderson, one of the few students not wearing the school blazer, hesitated as the boys around him rose to their feet. His mother nudged him up. His face was drawn and unhappy, his eyes dark with anger.
Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His roommate, Neil Perry, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father.
Todd Anderson : A sweaty-toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain. John Keating : Oh, that's *excellent*! Now, give him action - make him do something!
In the autumn of 1959, Todd Anderson begins his senior year of high school at Welton Academy, an all-male, elite prep school in Vermont. He is assigned one of Welton's most promising students, Neil Perry, as his roommate and meets Neil's friends: Knox Overstreet, Richard Cameron, Steven Meeks...
In a classic protagonist move, shy-guy-turned-poet Todd shows the most growth throughout the film, and it's his journey that we spend the most time following…in large part because Todd benefits more than anyone else from Mr. Keating's inspirational Lit class.
