Questions Regarding the film, " Inherit the Wind":
A. The journalist E.V Hornbeck describes the trial as the "persecution of the educated." What do you think he meant by the statement? Do you agree or disagree?The Evolution Statues were an attempt by the religious communities within the State of Tennessee to control free thought. Hornbeck's comment was referring to the masses of religious citizens (the persecutors) who rejected any scientific truths and condemned anyone that pursued science (the educated). Many of these citizens (residing within the Bible belt of America) were farmers and laborers and were generally uneducated, thus did not understand what evolution was. I agree with the statement. This law was enacted to prevent any other form of thinking about the origins of man. It has been my experience that uneducated people, or people ignorant of certain facts
"I believe that the meaning of "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind;" to be, a person (such as the head of the house) that causes division (family feuds) within his family, or problems within his family, will end up having no family at all. This made him look like and arrogant fool to the masses of people. It causes Brady to loose his composure and begin to babble like an idiot on the stand. , Brady said, " I am more interested in the Rock of Ages than the Age of Rocks. When he made the statement he wanted the court to understand that emotional beliefs should have no place in determining the facts of a case, but rather the "Truth". Discuss the comment made by Henry Drummond that "Right has no meaning to me whatsoever. I think that many of the people within the State of Tennessee were not educated, as well as living in the heart of the Bible belt of America, made it that much easier for them to be persuaded against the scientific movement. " Eventually Drummond gets Brady to admit that his interpretation of the Bible was correct, and that Brady was the servant and speaker of God alone. The jury verdict aside, who do you think "won" the debate between Drummond and Brady? Why?In the beginning of the debate Brady seemed to have an answer for everything and his answers were quite witty in fact. "Truth" is a key element sought in a criminal trial.
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