Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
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Book Reviews of Inherit the Wind
Book Review: Recomended
Summary: 4 Stars
Based upon the Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, TN, Inherit the Wind looks at the trial as a battle over the suppression of ideas that is reminiscent of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. However, it also includes some interesting thoughts reagarding fundamentalist interpretations of the bible. Some of these were taken from the actual testimony from the trial, although the book does take some liberties with history in order to make its point. Its themes are universal and the book/play definitely brings up some ideas that are still worthy of consideration today.Book Review: inherit the wind review
Summary: 3 Stars
Inherit the wind is the play that tells us about many topics such as fundamentalism vs freedom of thought and individual vs society. The play Inherit the wind is a play that Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee wrote. When I read both the play of Inherit the wind and watched the movie of Inherit the wind, and typical scene which at first, everyone blames Cates for teaching Darwin's Theory which is not allow to teach. However at the end, they changed their mind, it provided me a chance to analyze the distinction between the minority and majority. We live in a world in which most are based on the democracy, many think that majority is righteous, for it is the way to satisfy `more' people. In fact, I have agreed on the above notion. However, after reading the play, my thoughts have dramatically changed. Of course, the majority's opinion is valuable and significant; however, when it comes to the better method of solving, minority plays a more precious role than the method of the majority. Minority has different views from the majority. Majority can hear from minority that they could not think about in the first place. If many groups as possible. Both the majority and the minority were to exist in a community, they would find better and suitable solutions for everyone. In addition, freedom of thoughts is also worthy to note about. Every members of society has rights to `freedom of thought' and `freedom of speech'. However, in the play and the movie, Cates has violated such freedom by the town people who are, in fact, pious and religious. Therefore, contents about the disturbance of Cates's freedom by town people derived me into the thought that religion can't be considered as a part of the law, but it is a decent model of advice that provide one to live in an uprightness manner. The law should be equal to everyone.Book Review: A Delayed Interpretation of theme...
Summary: 3 Stars
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee is about a trial against a biology teacher that taught evolution. Towards the end of the play it was no longer about evolution vs. religion, but the right to think. Neither religion nor evolution won. However, there wasn't a winning side, but it was left for us to decide. The point that was to be proved was that every man has the right to think. The only character in my opinion that was fully atheist (it became obvious towards the end of the play) was Hornbeck, the cynical journalist. He was not ready to back down from his point of view. Drummond, the defense lawyer, doesn't agree with Hornbeck about the townspeople and says they have the right to their belief. The townspeople were followers, but that didn't matter either (it was brought up in many scenes of the play). At the end of the play, Drummond weighed the Bible and the Origin of Species in his hands like a scale. It was significant because he was called the devil (atheist), but he didn't dismiss one book or choose between the two. He wanted to balance them, in other words, faith and thought. In my opinion, the last idea was that everyone has the right to think and it matters on how you use your ideas. You can have faith and belief, but you also have a mind. It was biased, but that represents the atmosphere of the play. I don't think it was a debate at the end; it was what you want to think of it. Interpret and understand what you thought as you read the play.Book Review: hellsboro
Summary: 3 Stars
Inherit the wind is a very accurate play. Many times readers expect a play that follows a direct plot and goes from point A to point B. However that is not how real life is, it can flop from one topic, relationship or theme to another, which is why I enjoyed the play. It explores many points of views of what happened in Hillsboro, to its people and to the outsiders that looked in. One of the parts that I found unfavorable was the character of, Hornbeck who was often rude and an inaccurate portrayal of the big city graduate. There was so much back and forth banter between the characters of Hornbeck, Drummond, and Brady I would have liked to explain the relationship between them and why it was hinted with animosity. During most of the play it was Hornbeck and Drummond vs. Brady. I also enjoy this play because this topic (the argument between belief and fact, basically right and wrong) and how it can affect thousands of people by bidding them against each other. There are many other play the play on the emotions of a small town and the opinion of what seems to be the rest of the country, but this does it in a sometimes entertaining form. Finally I believe that people could interpret this book in many ways, however, many themes could go under many relationships throughout the book.Book Review: Review to Inherit the Wind
Summary: 2 Stars
My Review of Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind is the inspiring story of a small town, forced to confront their ignorance's and prejudices when a high school teacher, Bertram Cates is put on trial for teaching evolution. Although the way I've just described the plot sounds simple, this play is anything but simple. It has many different character relationships and dense themes that it confronts in a matter of only 3 acts. While that may work for a piece of literature like the Odyssey, I found the play harder to wrap my mind around. The story switched tones and themes so quickly that I found myself getting whiplash. Now I liked the story, and I am interested in all of the themes presented in it, for example, majority vs. minority, the separation of church and state, and the relationship between the Americans in cities and country folk. However I don't find it conducive to good writing to read about too many of these dense subjects in a matter of 118 pages. However, I did like the characters and their developments throughout the story. Jerome Laurence and Robert E. Lee told the story of a small town getting not only its fifteen minutes of fame, but scratching the surface of one of the older arguments that have been going on in our country; is there truly a separation of church and state?
If you want to hear a lot of ideas in a short period of time, this play is for you, its easy to read, however if you are someone who really likes to ponder and study one theme or issue at a time, this play will not allow you at kind of "luxury."