Inherit the Wind Legal Analysis Brief – Aakriti Gera
Inherit the wind is a 1960 movies directed by Stanley Kramer. The movie follows the story about of two lawyers who argue the case for and against, respectively, about a case where a science teacher is accused of crime of teaching evolution. The “Monkey Trial” which takes places in 1925 has placed a high school teacher on trial for violation of a state law. The law states that teaching any scientific material; in this case, the Darwin’s theory of evolution was prohibited.
The basic conflict here is the two opposing sides. On one hand are scientific truths that can be tested and religious beliefs, which cannot be. Hence, it would be fair to say that this conflict goes beyond the schoolteacher. It becomes an important conflict between blind, outdated faiths and the rational facts. The residents of the city stand as an example of the conservative or the rural mindset that turn a blind to new ideas. In the trial Cates goes to challenge the law and the outlandish norms of the Hillsboro society. Even though every person in the town is against him, this does not deter him to continue his fight and cause. Another part to be noted is the illiteracy of the town. An illiterate judge called Mr. Bannister heads the
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Everyone goes to the same church and even hold the exact same beliefs. They also unanimously stand against the teacher for his different opinion. Such a narrow perspective is very dangerous not only for the person with different opinions but also for the people of the town itself. For example, Brady on the witness stand out right rules out any considerations to the lawyers question on some inconsistencies in the bible. He is so used to looking at the opinion in one light that even if he might be wrong. Hence, the lawyers here are important. Professional needs to have a broad perspective to serve the society
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Inherit The Wind PEA Political Spectrum Prompt For Bertram Cates, Henry Drummond, and Matthew Harrison Brady, I would put them on different Political Spectrums. First, I would put Bertram Cates on the left side of the spectrum, as a Liberal, because of his beliefs, willingness to accept change, and his opinion on moral issues. Bertram Cates believes and teaches Evolution, which goes against the law of teaching the story of Creation, written in the bible. In the first scene of the movie, Bert is observed teaching the theory of Evolution by some policeman, in which he is arrested for going against the story of Creation.
Discuss the quote that Matt Brady uses at the prayer meeting (proverbs 12:29) “He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.” What does this quote mean, how does it relate to the main themes of the movie, why is it such an important quote that is chosen as the title of the film.
I connected the most with the character E.K Hornbeck. He was a supporting character in the book "Inherit the Wind" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Hornbeck and I have similar personalities and preferences. E.K. Hornbeck is mainly known as a city dweller that is a columnist for the Baltimore Herald. When he enters the town of Hillsboro he makes a strong first impression that he strongly dislikes the town along with the towns people, he sneers politely at everything.
Acting as a legal practitioner is considered a “great privilege” and “offers the opportunity to serve the community in a profoundly important way.” Lawyer’s roles as officers of the Court and administrators of justice give them a monopoly on the delivery of counselling and representation services. In order to “maintain their capacity to serve the community” , legal practitioners must accept that they are
Stanley Kramer's film, Inherit the Wind, examines a trial based on the 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee. Often referred to as "The Trial of the Century" (Scopes Trial Web Page), the Scopes trial illuminated the controversy between the Christian theory of creation and the more scientific theory of evolution. John Scopes, a high school biology teacher, was arrested for illegally teaching evolutionism to his class. "The meaning of the trial emerged because it was seen as a conflict of social and intellectual values" (Scopes Trial Web Page). Kramer's film dramatizes this conflict between the Christian believers and the evolutionists in "Hillsboro, heavenly Hillsboro, the
Bertram Cates is not a typical criminal. He is quiet and reserved and doesn’t to want to cause trouble or conflict. He is merely standing up for what he believes in and is doing his best to teach his students that there is more to the world than what the Bible states. He is viewed as unchristian and toxic by the locals. Both Drummond and Cates experience a struggle against mainstream society. Cates doesn’t try to stand up for himself too much, he actually is quite dependant on Drummond for support and direction. In the end, Cates is ironically more forgiving than his Christian counterparts. Cates’ role in the film is quite small in
Inherit the Wind, based on the famous “Scopes Monkey Trial” in the small town Dayton, Tennessee, was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The play was not intended to depict the actual history or the proceedings in the Scopes’ trial but it was used as a vehicle for exploring social anxiety and ant-intellectualism that existed in the Americas during the1950s. Lawrence and Lee wrote the play as a response to the threat to intellectual freedom presented by the anti-Communist hysteria of the McCarthy era. The major themes depicted in the Inherit the Wind include the intellectual curiosity, narrow-mindedness or limited perception, the importance of religion, and the relationship between the perception of
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
The Way of the Wind by Amos Oz, is about a man named Shimshon Sheinbaum, and his view of his son, Gideon. Shimshon was a military, political, and social hero amongst his kibbutz. He is a founding father of the Hebrew Labor Movement. People in his kibbutz looked for him for guidance, because this man was in top physical and mental shape devoting all of his life to learning as much as necessary and the remainder to stay in peak shape. As one can imagine, he would expect the same of his son, and he does but his son isn't the same man as his father. His father didn't have someone else make a decision like that for him and he can't make that decision for Gideon. Shimshon, regardless how much he cared for his son, pushed him too far and had too
Themes Revealed in Inherit the Wind When it comes to critical reading, the concept of “theme” is one of the most important things readers need to understand. Even though they may be hard to decipher, they are strategically used in works of literature as a central idea to convey a certain message or thought by authors such as Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee in the play “Inherit the Wind”. Three themes from the play that are shown by different characters are a weaker force will triumph over a stronger force revealed by Rachel and Drummond, illusion versus reality revealed by Drummond and Brady, and an individual’s fate will be determined by their actions making them “Inherit the Wind” revealed by Reverend Brown and Brady. Firstly,
Cates was a teacher who taught students evolution. In Hillsboro they believed in the theory of creation since they were so strong in their religion. They treated Cates differently than others because of his views. Simply because he had different views than the town had he had been poorly treated in society. In the 1900’s when this play took place, believing in evolution was illegal which was why Cates was looked at so differently.
The Wind in the Willows (published in 1908) by Kenneth Grahame is a children's fictional novel set in England during the early 20th century. This allegory from the stimulus booklet evokes feelings of magic and adventure but also feelings of reflection as we relate the actions of Ratty, Mole and Toad to our lives.Grahame evokes an imaginative journey within the mind of the reader as he questions "Which journey's do we take that we really want to experience?" Kenneth Grahame conveys this idea through Mole who is being forced to take Ratty's journey instead of his own. This text broadens our understanding of the world today in that it helps us to undertsand the complex interactions between people.
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