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what effect does Keating's teaching have on Knox in Dead Poets Society?

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he makes them realize that being heard, following your dreams and listening to your heart is always best then following the crowd and having your life planed out for you 
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Answer:

The English teacher John Keating's theme of "carpe diem" for the students encourages Knox Overstreet to actually approach Chris Noel, a girl he loves.

Explanation:

In the story "Dead Poets Society" by Nancy H. Kleinbaum, the new English teacher John Keating inspires his students to "seize the day"and make their lives extraordinary. The purpose of this is to make them enjoy their lives as students and be happy with how their lives are spent.

Knox Overstreet is one of his students who had fallen in love with a girl named Chris Noel. But she turned out to be the girlfriend of the school's football player Chat Danburry, a family friend. Conflicted about his feelings and his family ties, he did not do anything about his feelings. But with the new teacher's encouragement and teachings, he decided to make a go for it without really thinking of others. Putting himself first, he touched Chris's breasts under drunkenness, saying that he's "seizing the day".