Mr. Keating teaches his students about conformity and urgers independent thinking.

Flick's classmates triple dog dare him to stick his tongue on a frozen metal pole. When he does, the other students soon realize that his tongue is actually stuck, and they panic and leave him alone because the bell rang and they don't know how to help him. Eventually the teacher gets the Fire Department to help Flick.

When Lucas is bullied, he takes his frustration out on a nearby anthill, rather than standing up to the bully.

Indiana Jones's father is heavily injured and in order to save him, Indy must retrieve the mysterious Holy Grail. However, the path to it is dangerous. Indy encounters a chasm that he must cross and his father encourages him to take one brave step.

Over dinner, Bartleby tries to explain to his parents why it's not necessary for him to go to college. He argues that it's fiscally irresponsible to do so. His parents don't understand and tell him that he has to attend college in order to succeed in life. Bartleby gives examples of successful people who didn't attend college, but it doesn't change his parents' mind.