Dead Poets Society

by

N. H. Kleinbaum

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Headmaster Gale Nolan Character Analysis

The headmaster of the prestigious Welton Academy, Nolan is a severe, strict man, who governs Welton with an iron fist and has boundless respect for the school’s tradition. Nolan hires John Keating following the retirement of another teacher. While he thinks highly of Keating at first, Nolan begins to doubt Keating’s unconventional methods, and after the suicide of Neil Perry, Nolan seemingly has no qualms about firing Keating to avoid a scandal at Welton.

Headmaster Gale Nolan Quotes in Dead Poets Society

The Dead Poets Society quotes below are all either spoken by Headmaster Gale Nolan or refer to Headmaster Gale Nolan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Life, Death, and “Carpe Diem” Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

As the other boys stared at him, Todd fought back tears.
“You'll like soccer here, Anderson. All right, boys. Dismissed.”

Related Characters: Headmaster Gale Nolan (speaker), Todd Anderson
Page Number: 12
Explanation and Analysis:
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Headmaster Gale Nolan Quotes in Dead Poets Society

The Dead Poets Society quotes below are all either spoken by Headmaster Gale Nolan or refer to Headmaster Gale Nolan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Life, Death, and “Carpe Diem” Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

As the other boys stared at him, Todd fought back tears.
“You'll like soccer here, Anderson. All right, boys. Dismissed.”

Related Characters: Headmaster Gale Nolan (speaker), Todd Anderson
Page Number: 12
Explanation and Analysis: