Inherit The Wind Analysis

Rachel Brown, a dynamic character in Inherit the Wind, is transformed by her experiences and actions. For example, at the beginning of the book Rachel asks, “Why can't you be on the right side of things?” to which Cates replies, “Your father's side”(Inherit the Wind 9). Rachel is against any thoughts defying her father. She refuses to even take a second glance at them. Rachel and Cates are very good friends and might even be beyond friends, but when it comes to opposing her father she will not stand up for him. On the other hand, as the book's end draws nearer, Rachel yells out, “No! No, Father. Don’t pray to destroy Bert!” (Inherit the Wind 66). In the beginning of the story Rachel is invested in her fater 100%. She follows in his footsteps

Rachel is first introduced into the play at the very beginning where we see she has gone to the jail to visit her boyfriend Bert Cates. Rachel is very desperate to try and get Bert to just throw himself at the mercy of the court and admit that what he did was wrong. She just wants to be with him. As she enters the jail she speaks to Meeker saying “Mr Meeker, don’t let my father know I came here”, This quote portrays Rachel’s character very well. She is shy and lacks confidence, obviously worried of what would happen if her father found out she was visiting Cates, the enemy to her father at this point. She has lived her life in fear of her father and because of she followed everything

The novel The Divine Wind (1998) by Garry Disher and the 2003 film, Japanese Story, directed by Sue Brooks both explore the theme of 'love' through the use of novel and film techniques. Through the studying of the context and textual form of both of these texts, a greater understanding of the important ideas is achieved. This includes exploring the context, the characters and the key theme of love.

His statement to her was, “God forgives you, for he forgives the most dreaded sins” (McBride 217) to indicate that it will all be alright in the long run and to show the faith he had that the death of Rachel’s mom was not entirely her wrong doing. This statement, along with the death of mother Shilsky also changed her attitude religiously and even more racially, for she started becoming a Christian because the Jew inside Rachel was already dying, but it truly died when her mother died (McBride 218) and by the death of her mother, it finally gave Rachel that true sense of freedom she always desired to feel but could not achieve it because she was trapped in the opinions her father wished to share. As a result from this difficult journey she lived for a long time, she finally was able to be her true self… She was able to be,

When a cold front hits a warm front only two things can happen, a thunderstorm or a rainbow. That is exactly what happened in Hillsboro, two very different but deeply rooted ideas began to poke at each other and stir up the townspeople of this narrow minded town. As a result they struck down and cause disorder within their community. Because the two ideas in this scenario are like oil and water, they cannot get along together. Inherit the Wind proves that two very different human roots are difficult to co-exist in the narrow minded town of Hillsboro because of how they deal with controversy in their lives.

The complexity of Rachel’s character differs within the play. On the one hand, Rachel is portrayed in a male disguise showing she has independence as she has taken matters into her own hands, her successful manipulation through disguise perhaps demonstrating her intelligence and how easily women can dupe men. This could also suggest that she is not acting according to the social ‘norms’ for women in the 60s demonstrating that she doesn’t fear people’s views of her although she is a woman. She demonstrates her strength and independence as she takes matters into her own hands ‘I’ll take two hundred in cash’ and acts in a violent way ‘Rachel slaps Francis’, portraying the growing power of women. On the other hand, Bean could have done this to project the message that women cannot hold any power without the help of a man. Although she has decided to solve her problem herself, she has had to dress up as a man to do so, thus showing that women’s roles are often tokenistic. The motive behind her plan was also for a man illustrating the length a women will go for a man. Had Rachel not dressed up as a man maybe she would not have gotten so far, her success in doing so

As they are leaving the event, Rachel turns to her son and says, " You know,that could've been me." James replies by saying, "I know...and where would that have left me...?" (157). This is one of the most crucial points in the book. Rachel acknowledges that she has indeed changed and has accomplished her goal: to leave behind her old life and start a new one. Not only does she come to terms with her past. Rachel also recognizes that if she had taken the "road more often traveled", the outcomes of her own life and her son's would definitely not have been the same. Because of her choice to take the "road less traveled", her life and her son's life were both affected for the greater good of their own

In the beginning of the play, friendships between characters are introduced and the audience is shown the strengths of these relationships. Cates and Rachel meet each other, while Cates is in jail after he commits the crime. Rachel is shocked by the way that Cates is responding to the situation and says “We live in Hillsboro, and when the sun goes down, it’s dark. And why do you try to make it different?... Why can’t you be on the right side of things?” (Lawrence and Lee 9). Cates then follows this by saying “Your father’s side” (Lawrence and Lee). Following these statements, the two characters embrace and part. This scene shows the friendship between the two characters, and how they are not in agreement in their positions in this incident but are still friends nonetheless. This positioning proves to be important to Cates’ escape

	Brady and Drummond, two former partners, beginning their legal lives working together. Now each one strives to be superior, confident in their ways and beliefs, trying to out-do the other. Despite a common goal, the two gradually became very different people, as is evident in the play and movie,Inherit the Wind. Throughout the years, as each one fought cases, established a name for themselves, and gained popularity (or notoriety), they kept a careful watch on the other. Learning of the others triumphs, which pushed them to try even harder, become more set in their ways, believing that their heterogeneous beliefs were right, and that if they kept those beliefs the focus of their existence, they could eventually prove themselves

Creationism or Evolutionism? God or Darwin? This is a topic that has been debated for many years. Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee dared to search for the long-awaited answer. Lawrence and Lee wrote Inherit the Wind based off of the true events of the Scopes Monkey Trial. The authors used characters, such as Matthew Brady, Henry Drummond, and Reverend Brown, to develop a theme of an individual’s power to change society.

The novel The Divine Wind (1998) by Garry Disher and the 2003 film, Japanese Story, directed by Sue Brooks both explore the common theme of 'love' through the use of novel and film techniques. Through the studying of the context and textual form of both of these texts, a greater understanding of the important ideas is achieved.

Inherit the Wind is a short play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee that is based on the guide lines of evolution and religion. Cates is a man who is convicted of teaching his class about evolution which is not okay in his town. Cates is then taken into trial to prove if he is guilty or not guilty. When Cates is in court, many things are popping up. Hornbeck is Cates lawyer and is trying to get Cates to win the trail.

This is shown when Betteredge flat out narrates that he regards any other opinion of Rachel other than that of Rachel’s mother “with a lofty contempt” (177). He also believes in Rachel’s innocence and tries to defend her from Sergeant Cuff’s scrutiny (177, 178). As for Miss Clack, she clearly says to Rachel when she is getting ready to move in with Mr. Bruff that “I can’t part with you!” (261). She tries to get Rachel to live with her, even resorting to bringing up Christianity and hinting to Rachel that Rachel’s mother may not have went to heaven (261,

I agree with you; all Rachel can do in the movie is support and be strong and to some extent Rachel represents everything good about Gotham City. She does what Batman does in the day instead of at night. Which is to put away crook by believing in the power of judiciary system. She is purer than the Bruce and keeps both Bruce and Harvey in check. And when she dies, you can tell as if both Bruce and Harvey lose their soul. Bruce is overcome by sadness, but he does what he must do as a hero and Harvey goes crazy and loses his temper.

hers, but nothing was coming out to her defense. The teacher insisted that she remember Rachel