Inherit the Wind

Imagine a world in which people are merely just humans with no trace of their origin. Such a world is demonstrated in Inherit the Wind, in which religion is considered to be above intelligence, which stifles humankind. Religion is an influential aspect in one’s life which is supposed to “comfort people”, which is not always the case (Lawrence and Lee II II). This play demonstrates a perfect example of this idea where many hindrances were created by religion in the heights mankind could have…

My overall opinion of Inherit the Wind is that the play has excellent value theatrically representing a historical event. One of the reasons the play is valuable is that readers will understand a 1925 court case as if they were in the audience and learn a lesson about ignorance. Lawrence and Lee incorporate what life would have been during the real trial such as a rural environment, ignorance, unstable economy, and social pressures to be religious. The stage directions effectively describe the…

The trial presented in Inherit the Wind clearly pertains to the great debate between creationists and evolutionists and although this is true, a more profound underlying conflict exists beneath surface. In the play the creationists or the townspeople adhere to strict fundamental Christian traditions, which dedicate how the Hillsboro community is run and what they should believe in. The creationists are deemed as a conservative force, but their ignorance overshadows the fact that their…

thought arose, presenting different ideas on the creation of mankind. Evolution and religion both presented ways mankind could have been created, however, a compromise couldn’t be made between the two due to their radically different natures. In Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, Bert Cates, a science teacher, is on trial for teaching evolution in the highly religious town of Hillsboro. Henry Drummond, a famous lawyer from Chicago, is sent to defend Cates in his trial.…

At times, it is necessary to go against society’s beliefs, as seen in the play Inherit the Wind written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Cates, the protagonist, is suffering the consequences of teaching evolution to his science class in a creationism based society. He is arrested and his trial brings attention to their town of Hillsboro. His attorney, Henry Drummond, uses his open-mindedness, stubbornness, and optimism to defend and help others in times of need. To begin, Henry Drummond…

To be close-minded means to have or show a rigid opinion or a narrow outlook. The play “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee portrays themes that show how and why the people of Hillsboro are close-minded. The three main themes of this play are the triumph of knowledge and thought over ignorance, the right to think, and progress and thought versus standing still. These three themes allow the reader to understand the reason why the people of Hillsboro have fixed opinions and how…

view that contrasts in texts displaying their differences in innovation. In both Inherit the Wind and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike exhibit how one believe more in a conservative view of going back to how certain things were. The other believe in a more open-minded view on moving forward rather than back. Especially in text Vanya speak on how people communicate and what was do as enjoyment. Which Inherit the Wind have dialogue being more progressive having further knowledge to innovative…

In the play inherit the wind the “monkey trial’ is taking place in a southern city of the united states of america. The trial is debating whether a man should be found guilty for teaching children in his class the theory of evolution, mccarthyism is when someone makes unfair accusations against a person or organization based on social views they have. In inherit the wind they show these views on mccarthyism by how a lot of the people in the town react when they see that cates teaches his…

The Scopes trial was the case against John Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton Tennessee. Scopes was charged for defying Tennessee's newly placed Butler Act. This case is what catapulted the dispute of creationism versus evolution and how it should be taught in schools. The outcome of this 1925 trial affected the rest of the 19th century extensively, however as the 20th century neared, the effect became less prevalent. John Scopes was a local biology teacher and was arrested for teaching…

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…