Inherit The Wind Analysis

Did too much power over the townspeople create problems with the small rural town of Hillsboro leaving Matthew Harrison Brady and Reverend J. Brown to inherit the wind? Although the town had convicted Cates verdict as guilty and he was fined $100 it didn’t really end there. In the story it was more of a fight for the freedom of an individual to express himself against a society which town leaders pressured the town society to and strongly believe in Creationism and to deny Darwinism. The main reason Bert Cates and Drummond are figuratively on the winning side is because they are able to bring about the importance of an individual’s freedom of thought, expose Brady and the corruption of the state, and to oppose the law in the future however Bert can.

One of the main supportive argument in which the defense, Drummond and Bert, are given the chance to defend themselves in court when Drummond questions Brady and asks him, “How do you know that God didn’t speak to Charles Darwin?” …show more content…
Whether it’s the state and Brady which are found to be flawed Bert becomes an important town figure that entirely influences the crowd by his powerful thoughts in court. For a town that is suppressed by Brown, and for court case that had many downsides, Bert ended up winning in the end by being able to express his beliefs. Bert is given the courage by Drummond to go on even when the whole town is against him;he pushes forward. If not for Drummond, the case may have never had the chance to appeal itself to the spectators, and people of the town would have ignored the theory of evolution, possibly for a long time to come. Although he is fined $100 and has a bond fixed at $500 which he will then pay and go to the Supreme Court, Bert has changed many people’s lives without even realizing it. To stand in court and struggle like Bert did is an impressive feat that ended up earning him a win not only in court but in the eyes of many people around