Analysis Of Inherit The Wind

Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee that depicts the infamous Scopes Trial. The real names of the persons involved in the case were changed, however, the play recounts the same story. One journalist in the story, E.K. Hornbeck, who is closed-minded, a hypocrite, and very cynical proves that the religious community of Hillsboro is not the only one to be intolerant.

I believe that the state should not tell people what to believe. Everyone has their own mind and they have the right to believe what they want to believe. I see nothing wrong with teachers teaching about Darwinism or Creationism. I think that everyone should be educated on both matters. There is nothing wrong with knowing information about both subjects, and believing or not believing in them. It is the job of teachers to educate the students on people’s ideas and findings from their research. Once a teacher is telling students what they should or shouldn't do then it is a problem. In the movie, Inherit the Wind, there are many instances where I believe that Bert Cates should not have been found guilty for educating his students on the

One of the events in this book was the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was the dumping of 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Rachel and Debby, Sarah’s older sister, believed that Paul was one of the people who dumped the tea, but Paul denied it. Sarah and Debby, Sarah’s older sister, started talking about Rachel. They said that Rachel is really worried for Paul because he could get hurt or even killed. Rachel had already been worried about Paul but she was more worried when he started doing more stuff. This made Rachel unhappy because she doesn’t want anything to happen to

In No Promises in the Wind many people brought gifts to Josh and Joey, when they were on their journey. Some were actual gifts while others were not. Some were gifts that weren’t physical, they were figurative. Throughout the entire book, Josh and Joey made many friends, and with those friends came many gifts.

Inherit the Wind is about a 24-year-old teacher named Bertram T. Cates, who is arrested for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution to his junior high-class. Some high-profile Hillsboro town’s people press charges and have Cates arrested for teaching evolutionism in a stringent Christian town. A famous lawyer named Henry Drummond defends him; while a fundamentalist politician Matthew Harrison Brady prosecutes. The story takes place in Hillsboro, which is a small town in Tennessee. Cates is merely trying to teach to his class that there is more to life than just what the Bible teaches. He is not trying to be nonreligious; rather he is just teaching his class to think outside the box. The town’s people think that Cates is trying to push

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s drama Inherit the Wind depicts the story of the Scopes Monkey Trial. It takes place in a small religious community where talking about evolution is against the law. A schoolteacher within the town had been caught teaching Darwinism to his science class, which drew attention from people all over the country. A famous lawyer named Henry Drummond arrived to defend him, while a man named Matthew Harrison Brady, a well-liked religious figure, visited to prosecute him. It could be argued that Brady possessed the traits of a tragic hero, which is a flawed character that suffers for his beliefs. Brady’s choices and ways make him fit the traits of a tragic hero.

In order to demonstrate it, the battle of Brady and Drummond shows the opposite conception between them. When Drummond inquires Brady’s thought about the time in the first day of the Creation, Brady replies that “I do not think about things that… I do not think about!” (Lawrence 97). Brady chooses not to think to literally accept all the Bible words. It is the way he consolidates his belief but imprisons “his power of mind to reason” (Lawrence 93). Also, at his contemporary time, when Americans were daily fighting for the rights to be free agents and while the right to think was one of the most basic rights of human being, his statement seemed to recoil upon himself in that flowing current. On the other hand, Drummond declares the freedom of thinking in every conversation with others. When Cates is frustrated under the harshly public views and Rachel insists him to admit that he is wrong, Drummond supports Cates by letting Cates choose either quitting or not. He gives Cates the chance to make up his mind. In the trial, he questions Brady the origin of the events in the Bible hence he creates chances for Brady and everyone in the courtroom to think. He states, “I am trying to establish, Your Honor, that Howard or Colonel Brady- or Charles Darwin- or anyone in this courtroom- or you, sir- has the right to think” (Lawrence 71). With his statement, Drummond

Most of the time it is easier to accept an idea than to refute it. The fear of challenging an idea enables that idea to be uncontested and widely accepted for centuries. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind depicted the tension that arose from a teacher explaining evolution to students in a town that has solely rejected any idea of evolutionism whatsoever. Because the play begins with the discussion of this controversial theory, the beginning passage foreshadows the central conflict between creationism and evolutionism and the town’s reaction to this disputed idea.

Rachel supported Cates and tried to help him. However, at first, she urged him to say that he was wrong for teaching evolution and apologize to the town. She wanted things to go back to normal again. Even though they disagreed she still stood by him. She protested his innocence, “Bert isn’t a criminal,” she said and, “Bert isn’t a heathen!” After Rachel is called to testify against Cates in court she breaks down due to the way Brady twists her words against him.

Another character in the story, Rachel, a tough, resolute individual, believed in defending herself and others she cared about especially those such as John, and Pearl. Deep down at heart, even though she seemed calloused, she was a gentle, considerate woman, with great concern for her children that

Inherit the Wind is a short play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee that is based on the guide lines of evolution and religion. Cates is a man who is convicted of teaching his class about evolution which is not okay in his town. Cates is then taken into trial to prove if he is guilty or not guilty. When Cates is in court, many things are popping up. Hornbeck is Cates lawyer and is trying to get Cates to win the trail.

In religious communities, members of the community are fully devoted to their faith. So much so, that they are willing to ignore logic and scientific facts when these go against their faith. Therefore, it is not uncommon for scientific topics not approved by the church to be shunned and even outlawed in some religious communities. One of the most profound examples of becoming blinded by faith is Inherit The Wind, in which the religious beliefs of the community blinds the characters from logic and scientific fact.

To seek the truth, one must look beyond the surface of things, for they are not always as they appear to be. This is a major theme in Lawrence and Lees’ Inherit the Wind, and is effectively shown through many characters. Firstly, through Golden Dancer, and secondly through Henry Drummond, who tells her story. Lastly, this powerful theme is shown through Matthew Brady, who Drummond is actually referring to. The theme of illusion vs. reality is clearly shown in the play Inherit the Wind, through the story of Golden Dancer, which was told by Drummond, an example of such himself, when he spoke of Brady, who as well effectively portrayed this significant theme.

In churches, we see many religious leaders acting unchristian. Some of those leaders preach racism, violence, and discrimination. Some leaders choose to tell people how to live their life, but that lifestyle is not portrayed in the Bible. We see religious leaders become more unchristian when controversial topics are up for debate. We see pastors condemning people for their mistakes instead of trying to help them work through it.

Film: Inherit the Wind General observations: The opening scene of the film shows a high school teacher, Cate, teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. The film is set in a small town called Hillsboro. Since evolution in a new theory, people didn’t want to accept this new change especially because it conflicts with what they are taught.