Inherit The Wind Film Analysis

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The dictionary states that evolution is the process of developing growth. In the bible it is thought that god created everything we see today, from the land we walk on to the animals we interact with. Science claims that every living creature was made of an organism that changed over a period of time. To the current day some people continue to believe that the bible proves how we were created. Others, including myself feel that science evolved us from Apes to humans. In the film Inherit The Wind an entire community thinks that the bible is correct and science is a complete myth. When small town teacher Bertram Cates opens the minds of his students he is brought to trial immediately. Besides a few children from his class all the residents of Dayton, Tennessee came together against Cates. Once Henry Drummond arrived to defend his victim the people held signs reading that Cates was down with the devil. They separated themselves from the …show more content…
The way we live now is much different than the time we are talking about. Freedom of speech is more accepted than it was then. Considering that women still were not equal worth as man there are a lot of voices unheard. These woman followed the man that they took care of along with the children they share. For Rachel Brown not to listen to her father she is rebelling in a surprising way. Our generation is more accepting to ideas shown in the obstacles we have overcome in history. The bible would prove that a heliocentric universe is how we live. If god made earth first everything inside and around it was created afterward. The sun would be an asset to the earth which creates light for life. Since god made us why didn’t he create other living organisms on another planet. As for the science part, the big bang theory is what created us inside of an even larger universe. The way the earth is on a rotational sequence with other planets it proves that we circle around the

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