Seize the Day

The first thing that attracted my attention of this novel was the title. "Seize the day" was a phrase that I had heard before, although I wasn't too sure where. After mentioning the novel's title to another friend I was remembered of the Dead Poet's Society, which is a movie that we watch an unnatural amount of times here at school, but that is very good over all. It teaches you to enjoy life and be yourself, instead of being someone you really aren't just to please somebody else. I have always liked the philosophy of enjoying life, which of course doesn't mean that you shouldn't work hard and make sacrifices during your lifetime, but it does mean that you should be careful in not working too hard just to fit in society even if you have to do things that you don't really want to do. Unfortunately some people I know, including some friends of mine sometimes care too much about what other people think about them, and they make a huge effort to "fit in" even if they really don't fit in in that specific group. With this book's title I have very high expectations already, and its only the title.