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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 It becomes an important conflict between blind, outdated faiths and the rational facts.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 …show more content…

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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