He was the son of James L. Farmer Sr. He was American author, theologian, educator, and minister. Mr. Farmer Jr learned most of his teaching from his father before he joined the debate team. His trial and tribulations are stuck between him and his conscientious. Throughout the film he has doubt about if he can execute a speech well. To do this he has to get past his butterflies and nervousness. His age sometimes got in the way of other’s looked at him and would look down on him. At first, he was frightened of speaking in public in front of an audience, so he would be nervous here and there. Yet, when it was time for the big debate against Harvard, he put all his fear to the side and proved himself to be quite a man.
Then we have Mr. Henry Lowe.
In this movie, race is an issue especially for the African Americans. There was scene in the movie where the main characters were driving late at night heading to reach the next town of the debate tournament. As they were on their way, they saw two black males hung up from a tree and lynched to death.
Tolson: Who is the Judge? Debaters: God
Tolson: Why is God the Judge? Debaters: Because he decides who wins or