Evil is seen in the Dead Poets Society: the
blindly ambitious father "knew" what was "best" for his
son, imposed his paternal vision, never seeing his son's true interests,
resulting in catastrophic consequences for his son's sense of worth and for his
will to live. This is example of how the
shame engendered by the parent's domineering control can cause the child to believe
he has no "self" worth preserving: as it becomes impossible to live
according to his own desires, and as he cannot give his parent what he wants,
he has no choice but to kill himself.
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