From being told that he was to live up to name that his brother made for him; Todd Anderson was in no way, shape, or form ready for that task. Nothing about Wellington was right. There was always something about having to be sent away to a "prep" school that just didn't sit well with him. The four pillars of the school is what very much terrified him the most. Excellence, Integrity, Honour, and Discipline. Maybe not in the order that they are chanted, but to Todd the order that he most feared them in. He was now in a school that clearly didn't encourage original thought. "Regurgitate what the professor tells you and you'll be swell." The only piece of advice that Todd had received from his older brother before departing. He wasn't like the others; he knew that as well as anyone else who came by meeting him.
Perhaps the realization that you can be original and live by your own rhythm is the most dangerous idea to place in a person's head. Conforming to society was how things worked since the first civilizations grew. There would still be however the person, or group that would share the ideal of individuality. Some even went so far as to demand change for all people. With the ideal of a better world. Screaming revolution that brought people together to face the opposition that barred them from then enlightenment of the elite of society.
Looking at what the teachers told them; there was no place for the radical thinker. Only trouble would follow a radical thinker. Was Neil a radical thinker? Not following his father's demands on his life and pursuing the only thing that seemed to make him happy. Acting. It was obvious from the start that he was to get the part. He was perfect. He hid from his father, and the Wellington administration his true actions. If he had done what he was told would he be alive?