Keating is all about 'carpe diem', which means 'seize the day, go for it'. He encourages his students to live their lives to the fullest, the way they want to, and not to be restrained by anything. Having this in mind, Knox gathers the courage to go after the girlfriend of a football player, who was way out of his league.
The one that best explains how the mockingbird in "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" kept from crashing to the ground is: <span>A. It pulled out the dive at the last minute
You can see it clearly on this part of the excerpt:<em> </em></span><span><em> 'Just a breath before he would have been dashed to the ground, he unfurled his wings with exact, deliberate care . . .'</em></span>
