Inherit The Wind
Inherit the Wind Inherit the wind takes place in July in a rural town called Hillsboro. The play describes itself saying that it takes place in the not so distant past; however the play was written based on the famous scopes trial in 1925 so it may have been set around that era. The place take about a week from the time we meet the protagonist Bertram Cates until his sentence is read in court. The story is written in third person, because it is a play and is not inside the mind of one specific character. The story began by introducing us to a young boy named Howard picking up worms after a recent rain shower. He talks to a young girl named Melinda and tells her about how the earth was once covered with water and how she used to be a worm.
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The jury's decision is that Cate is guilty of the crime however instead of jail time he will only have to pay a one hundred dollar fine. Drummond instead of just accepting the fine appealed that they should take this case to the Supreme Court of the state. Dumbfounded Brady wishes to say a few words before everyone leaves, but before he can finish his speech he collapses, and dies of a busted belly due to stress eating. Rachel and Bertram leave, and the story ends as the reoccurring reporter Hornbeck picks up both the bible and book of Darwin and puts them in his bag. The theme of Inherit the Wind is the freedom of thinking. It is shown in the story when Drummond is not allowed to use the book of Darwin he asks people questions about their faith and how everyone has a right to think, and question the very things that may seem fact. This happens several times like when Drummond is questioning Brady, and when he is judging whether the jury is fit.
The title Inherit the Wind fits the book, because it is a quote from the book of proverbs that states "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind". This used twice in the book, once by Brady trying not to condemn Cates. The other time it is used is when it is being used by Drummond to describe Brady after he has already
The jury's decision is that Cate is guilty of the crime however instead of jail time he will only have to pay a one hundred dollar fine. Drummond instead of just accepting the fine appealed that they should take this case to the Supreme Court of the state. Dumbfounded Brady wishes to say a few words before everyone leaves, but before he can finish his speech he collapses, and dies of a busted belly due to stress eating. Rachel and Bertram leave, and the story ends as the reoccurring reporter Hornbeck picks up both the bible and book of Darwin and puts them in his bag. The theme of Inherit the Wind is the freedom of thinking. It is shown in the story when Drummond is not allowed to use the book of Darwin he asks people questions about their faith and how everyone has a right to think, and question the very things that may seem fact. This happens several times like when Drummond is questioning Brady, and when he is judging whether the jury is fit.
The title Inherit the Wind fits the book, because it is a quote from the book of proverbs that states "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind". This used twice in the book, once by Brady trying not to condemn Cates. The other time it is used is when it is being used by Drummond to describe Brady after he has already