Christian Imagery In 'Inherit The Wind'

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In the text, “Inherit the Wind”, the authors show christian imagery in numerous ways seen through characters. Brady, demonstrated christian imagery having attributes: arms outstretched, followers, and had been tempted by the ‘devil’. Christian imagery is defined as use of symbolic links that resemble christ through events, acts, actions and ect. In the first place, christian imagery is shown when Brady has his arms outstretched, foster says in “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” a character may have imagery if they are “often portrayed with arms outstretched”. In “Inherit the Wind”, Brady has his arms outstretched when, “BRADY removes his hat and raised his hand. Obediently, the crowd falls to a hushed anticipatory silence” (Lawrence,

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