Themes Of Inherit The Wind

The decade of the 1920’s was a busy grouping of ten years in America. The power of women’s desire to vote won them suffrage while uncertainty sprouted from government actions such as prohibition and especially the Scopes Trial of 1925. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s play Inherit the Wind is a depiction of this unsettling event that took place in 1925. The four main characters of the play are Bertram Cates, Rachel Brown, Henry Drummond, and Matthew Harrison Brady. The friendships between these four main characters are used to show that friendship is a powerful bond, and how the bonds protected Bertram Cates from a larger punishment in court.

The battle between the relationship of science and religion has always been a controversial topic in society. It has been a subject of study since the classical era from scientists, theologists, philosophers, and regular citizens. It is understandable that the perspective on culture and religion are unquestionably varied due to different geographical regions, but why are there so many heated debates regarding the global discussion and what is it that causes those controversies? Is it possible that there is more than two outlooks and theories? Jerome Lawrence and Robert E.Lee contrasts the two perspectives in Inherit the Wind by bringing back an historical and legendary trial. Matthew Harrison Brady, an established lawyer in America demonstrates his ideology in God. Addition to Mr. Brady, his arch nemesis, Henry Drummond, defends his morals by expressing his vision that evolution is where human come from.

Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the play Inherit the Wind is a fictitious spin off of the historical Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which hotly debated the concept of evolutionism vs. creationism and, in general, a person’s right to think. Overall this play shows the growth of many different types of characters. One of these characters would be Rachel Brown, the reverend's’ daughter, as well as Bert Cates love interest. She is torn between her love for Bert and her loyalty to her father, the Reverend Jeremiah Brown. At the beginning of the play she fears her father and follows only what he says. As the play progresses Rachel becomes more confidant and starts to think for herself. By the end of the play she has created her own identity and completely separates herself from her father.

The play Inherit the Wind, was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee to inform its readers about the injustice of a law that limited the freedom of an ordinary citizen. This play is based upon actual events that happened to an individual, John Scopes, in Dayton, Tennessee during the 1920’s. This famous “Monkey Trial” not only allowed people to begin to accept new theories about the origin of man, but also showed that they did not have to limit themselves in other areas of life.

John Scopes was born on August 3, 1900, in Paducah, Kentucky. In 1924 he started to teach at Rhea County Central High School in Dayton, Tennessee. At that time there was a national debate about whether evolution should be taught in schools. It was then later decided that evolution would not be taught in publicly funded schools. The American Civil Liberties Union thought differently and wanted to challenge the Butler Act. John Scopes volunteered to be tried under this new law. He admitted to using a textbook that contained evolution while serving as a substitute biology teacher. He wanted to stand up for academic freedom. He once said, “What goes on in the classroom is up to the student and the teacher. Once you introduce the power of the state telling what you can and cannot do you’ve become involved in propaganda.” John Scopes was found guilty, but his conviction was later overturned.

The Scopes Trial induced a pivotal point in American history because it symbolizes the conflict between science and theology, faith and reason, individual liberty, and majority rule. This trial was to decide not only the fate of an evolution-teacher, but also to decide if traditionalists or modernists would rule American culture. An object of intense publicity, the trial was seen as a clash between urban sophistication and rural fundamentalism.

I am humbly asking that the court of Tennessee will appeal its verdict in regards to the nationally recognized Scope v. State, in 1925. This case will argue the liberties in educating future scientist and general students; and not subjecting religious beliefs in a publicly taxed arena. John Scopes( the defendant) is an educator serving as a substitute teacher at Rhea County High School in Dayton, Tennessee public school system. The defendant was accused of violating the “Butler Act” on the 25th of May, 1925 ,which forbade the teachings of Evolution in public schools because, of the major contradictions to biblical doctrines. William Jennings Bryan( the Prosecutor) was a highly respected lawyer and former secretary of State. Clarence Darrow was an extremely notable attorney who served as legal counsel for Mr. Scopes.The defendants actions resulted in a criminal trial that was held for eight days. Coverage of the case was the first to be publicized by a reporters in the courtroom. The verdict was in favor of the state of Tennessee which motioned that the Butler Act was broken. Scopes found guilty and charged with a substantial fine of $ 100 dollars($1366 in 2017). It is my argument that the defendant was poorly favored by the court because, the testimonies examined where those persons whom Mr. Scope taught the chapter Evolution to. Testimonies that would support the defendant was overruled.

That is why he asked questions that were impossible to answer. Brady was a very self-centered

	Brady and Drummond, two former partners, beginning their legal lives working together. Now each one strives to be superior, confident in their ways and beliefs, trying to out-do the other. Despite a common goal, the two gradually became very different people, as is evident in the play and movie,Inherit the Wind. Throughout the years, as each one fought cases, established a name for themselves, and gained popularity (or notoriety), they kept a careful watch on the other. Learning of the others triumphs, which pushed them to try even harder, become more set in their ways, believing that their heterogeneous beliefs were right, and that if they kept those beliefs the focus of their existence, they could eventually prove themselves

In 1925, biology teacher John Scopes was arrested for breaking the Butler Law that prohibits the teachings of evolution due to its contradiction of the teachings of the Bible. William Jennings Bryan, a well-known advocate was invited to prosecute in the famous “Scopes Monkey Trial”. In the trial, William Jennings Bryan, and a Chicago attorney named Clarence Darrow, argued whether Scopes defied the law and taught a doctrine that went against the beliefs of Bryan and many citizens during this time.

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

The book I read was Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. It is a play about a teacher named Bertram T. Cates, who had broken a law about teaching the theory of evolution. They have that law because it a town that follows the bible. So they have a big fuss about the situation and a couple of famous lawyers come to town to help with the case. Matthew Harrison Brady was there to help the state and Henry Drummond was there to defend Bertram T. Cates. I believe that Henry Drummond and I are very similar, but also quite different.

The play Inherit The Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee is set in a small town not too long ago when it was illegal to teach evolution in schools. It could be tomorrow or it may just have been yesterday. The play accounts a popular Scopes Monkey Trial that took place in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925. A few characters are related to colorful figures in the battle of giants. The greatest reporters and historians of the century wrote millions of words about the Monkey Trial. Bert Cates was the character in the play who was put on trial for teaching about evolution. There were people who were true about themselves while there were people who were biased in what they believed. Cates and Drummond are the characters who are most truthful and vocal about their beliefs and stay true to themselves throughout the book.

His choices to believe the witches, murder multiple people and fight to his death all lead to his downfall and destruction. This theme may have been incorporated into the play to warn society of the dangers of relying upon instincts. We should be fully aware of the decisions we make and should consider the consequences before we act upon them. More importantly, we should be careful as to how we approach our choices. To avoid making decisions out of pride or selfish ambition, we should focus on which decisions will shape a brighter future.

In “ The Name of the Wind” Patrick Rothfuss once said, “ It’s like everyone tells a story themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” Our identity is what we know ourselves by how others view us in the world. Their many identities that we have some examples are race, gender, fashion, class, sexuality, etc. All these identities shape the way we think, act, and view the world. We may not know it, but our identities impact one another either in a negative or positive way. Either we make our identities by our interests or what we feel like we should be viewed as. Some let others make their identity for them, they’re influenced by what they see on T.V. mainly by what celebrities are wearing. I know for me when I was younger I would watch all these NBA games and see these players wear Jordans. Jordan 's back when I was a youngin and still today where cool shoes you had popularity if you had Jordans. All the cool kids had Jordan 's and I wanted to be like that a cool kid. So I acted like someone I wasn 't, buying many pairs of Jordan’s (which are expensive) so I can fit in and so everyone can know me as a cool kid because as a little boy at Colonia Middle School I wanted to have recognition as the kid with the expensive shoes and the showy clothes. Also, I was pressured by my surroundings to buy these items because I saw a lot of kids being bullied for wearing inexpensive clothes and I didn 't