1. To a certain extent, I do think Neil would have committed suicide regardless of whether he had met Mr. Keating or not. Neil's desire to be an actor were very strong and he made that very well-known. However, I also believe that maybe if Neil had not told his father about wanting to be an actor he wouldn't have been so humiliated to the point that he wanted to commit suicide. Nonetheless, he knew his father did not want him to be an actor so the possibility is still there.
2. I don't think there was necessarily only one brave boy. In my opinion, both Todd and Neil were the bravest. Each of them had something that they struggled with and they overcame it even though Neil's still resulted in his death. As far as being a coward, I don't really think any of them were cowards. They were all afraid of something but eventually faced their problems.
3. I think Mr. Keating did put the book in Neil's room. This is because it was another way to encourage Neil to do what he wanted. Mr. Keating knew that the administration wouldn't like it but he was willing to go the extra mile to make sure that Neil and the other boys achieved their goals.
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