Choose the two most important themes from the play and explain why they are significant. Read and respond to at least one other classmate. Remember a theme is not a summary of events.
The two best themes of The Inherit the wind would be 'freedom of religion' and 'Right to be wrong'. The reason why I choose those two is because every people makes mistakes and they have their own believes.
The two best themes from the play are freedom of opinion and "inherit the wind." Everyone is entitled to believe what they want, whether it's about religion, politics, or anything else, and they shouldn't be persecuted for having an opinion. Inherit the wind means you get what you deserve. Rachel's father showed no compassion for his daughter when he said she deserved eternal suffering, and it ended up in her leaving him. Brady was too proud and ignorant to see the case from a different perspective, and, though he won, he ended up embarassed and lost respect. I agree with Joe. The right to be wrong is a big theme, because the whole case was centered about which side was right.
Two of the most important themes in inherit the wind would be freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Freedom of religion, and speech are being tried at the trial. Freedom of religion being that Cates should be free to believe what he wants to belive in. He doesn't have to be christian. Freedom of speech would be that Cates has a right to speak up for what he belives in. I agree with Joe that everyone has their own beliefs and whether their beliefs are the most common or not, they still have the right to belive it and to talk about it in public.
I think the two most Important Themes were The Freedoms and how people feel about them and How they can coexist Because the whole trial was about the differences and In the end the exist peacefully. I also agree with joe the rights also played a big part.
I think that the two most important themes in Inherit the Wind are the right to have your own opinion and freedom of speech. Bert was put on trial for voicing his opinion on how the world began. Also, when Drummond was defending Bert he wasn't able to quote the Darwin book or bring in any evolutionists. Another thing is that throughout the book Rachel isn't really able to have her own opinion because her father won't let her, but in the end she gets her own opinion and runs away from her father.
I agree with Nora that inherit the wind is a big theme too. I agree with her examples of Brady and Rachels dad. I also think that Hornbeck experienced this because he was talking rudely about Brady after he was dead. Drummond stuck up for Brady saying that he was a great man. Because Hornbeck was so rude and confident, he lost Drummonds respect. He also has no friends because he probably treats everyone like that.
The two main themes of Inherit the Wind are freedom of choice and freedom of speech. You can believe what you want, and you can try to get other people to have that same opinion, but you have to be flexible (i dont know what theme that is...but Brady didn't listen to anyone else, and he ended up pretty embarassed, and dead, too) Bert taught what he thought to kids, and he went to court for it, but even if it was against the law, it was still right.
I disagree with Joe that the right to be wrong was a theme, because the last scene showed that neither side was really wrong, they could coexist together.
I think the two most important themes are the right to stand up for what you believe in and freedom of speech. I think everyone should be able to stick up for what they believe in. I also think there wouldn't even be much of a trial if Bert Cates didn't have freedom speech. I also agree with Joe about the right to be wrong. It relates to standing up for what you believe in, whether it is right or wrong.
The two best themes of The Inherit the wind would be 'freedom of religion' and 'Right to be wrong'. The reason why I choose those two is because every people makes mistakes and they have their own believes.
I disagree with Reba because eventhough it was last scene, the right to be wrong was basically including freedom of speech and freedom of choice. And freedom of choice is basically freedom of religion based on this book. And the meaning of wrong means that everybody could be misunderstanding each other and no one knows the real truth so, basically every one is wrong by thinking other people wrong.
I thought the two main themes were "freedom of speech," and "the right to be wrong." I chose both of these because that is basically what is put on trial with Cates. I disagree with Joel on the "freedom of religion" comment because no one ever said you had to be Christian, just that you couldn't teach evolution because the Bible said it was wrong.
I think one of the main themes is The right to think, because that is whag drummond says on the trial. I also think that Freedom of religion is an important one because i think the law shouldn't interfeer with peoples personal thoughts and views
Are there other themes? We talked about a lot of these ideas in class. Do you think the play is making a statement about progress? Think back to Hornbeck's speech on page 34. Could this relate to a possible theme?
I think the 2 most important themes of the play are the freedom of speech and the right to think. In the play, Bert Cates is on trial for saying what he thought about how humans came to earth. Bert Cates does not have freedom of speech. The right think is also important because Bert thinks what he wants and gets arrested for it. Kind of like the freedom of speech.
I agree with Nora about the inherit the wind theme. I think the examples she included with Rachel's dad and Brady were good.
I think two of the most significant themes are "freedom of religion" and i dont know if it counts, but "he who troubleth his own house, shall inherit the wind." I picked freedom of religion because it seems like that is a very large part of the book, and that there are many religous people. I also picked "he who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind" because its kind of what the whole book is about. It is kind of hard to interpret but I think it kind of says that you shouldn't be cocky in what you belive in.
I agree with joe j that "the right to be wrong" is on trial too. and that its very significant because it says that you CAN be wrong and you can think what you want.
The two best themes from 'Inherit the Wind' would be the right to your religion and the freedom to think. The whole trial was mainly based off of the freedom to think and to your religion. At least that's what it is in a nutshell. Cates had been put on trial because he questioned the bible; finding something else that made more sense. People didn't like this though because it was different and everybody was a follower, so they went along with what ever Brown and Brady said. I agree with Nora's response to the reflection and really like how she supported it.
the two of the themes are "freedom of speech" and "and freedom of thought" freedom of speech so you can say what you want like Bert teaching evolution in the school. The freedom of thought means he can think that evolution is true without being told he is wrong.
I would agree with Nora about inheriting the wind though I think it means that you get nothing. though that can mean that you get what you deserve.
One very important theme is freedom of thought. The whole trial is about evolution and what people thing about it. Another theme is Man against society. It is one man against what the whole community thinks about evolution.
I agree with Joe, that rights had a bid deal with book.
The two best themes from the play are freedom of opinion and progress. Everyone can choose what they want to believe in and they shouldn't get punished by law for that. Progress is very important because without it we would be living the same lives with everyday being the same and it wouldn't be so cool to dig up the past and find out that your ancestors lived the exact same way you did. That would be disappointing. I agree with Nora in that "inheriting the wind" is very important because you will inherit whatever the world has to offer.
I think the two most important themes from Inherit the Wind are 'Right to Think' and 'Freedom of Speech'. The reason I chose Right to Think is that everyone should be allowed to think what they want. You can't control what is going on inside someone's mind. The reason I chose Freedom of speech is everyone should be able to voice their own opinion. Just because one person disagrees with your opinion doesn't make is wrong.
I agree with Joe. I think the 'Right to be Wrong' is another important theme to this play. Everything you say/believe doesn't have to be correct, you can be wrong, and that's ok.
The two main themes for Inherit the wind are probably freedom of speech and religion. Since this is a trial, you have to be able to say what you think is right. And also they're on trial about evolution and creation.
i agree with Joe because this book is about rights.
Two themes from this book were 'the right to speak' and 'freedom of religion'. I chose these two themes because they were both involved in the book. The two belifs shown in this book were creationism and evolutionism.
The two most important themes from the book are progress and freedom. Progress is significant in the book because in the beginning of the story, the town only seemed to be on the creationism side and the towns people saw Brady as their idol. At the end of the book, I think that the towns people saw through Brady and all that he stood for, and most of the community started to be on the evolutionist side. You can definatley call that progress. Another theme that I thought was significant in Inherit the Wind was freedom. In the book, the freedom of religion was in jeopardy for Cates, and the story really focused on how the community took that right away from him along with the freedom of speech. I agree with Laurel that a theme in the book could be the right to stand up for what you believe in. Everyone should have that right.
I think that the two most important themes from Inherit The Wind are freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Everybody should have the right to say what they want and almost everybody in the play expressed their opinion at some time in some way. I found it interesting that Cates couldn't say what he thought (evolution) but at the end of the book Hornbeck was free to say what he felt about Brady's life. This just goes to show you that there WASN'T freedom of religion in this book. People will let Bert can say what he wants, but when it had to do with a different religion, everybody got mad at him. I agree with Reba when she said that freedom of choice is a big theme in the play. The whole play is about one guy choosing to teach something that is against the law.
The main themes in Inherit the Wind are freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is heavily threatened in this book, by means of Bertram Cates. He said things he thought and believed, and was punished for it, which is highly unjust. Also, freedom of religion is also threatened, because the battle of "religions", creationism and evolutionism. Almost all of the book talks about this battle, and is the topic of "The Monkey Trial".
I agree with Nora because I think that Inherit the wind plays a pretty big part on beliefs in this book. I also agree with Brian, because we both had pretty much the same examples and ideas.
I think the two main themes are freedom of belief and freedom of speech. The whole play is basically talking about what people believe in: that humans developed from monkeys, or if God created them. The play is also about freedom of speech because Bert Cates is put on trial because he is teaching what he believes in. The people think this is not right because it is not what they believe in.
I would have to agree with Svea about her theme being, "He who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind", because this is also a really big theme of the play. Like she said, it means that you should not be very cocky about what you believe in; to stand up for what you believe in.
I think that one of the themes in the play is to stand up for what you believe in. The entire story contains examples of people taking risks just to tell others what they believe is true. I think another theme is the need to share new ideas. For example, during the testimony in the trial, the court doesn’t allow any testimony from scientists about evolution. Since evolution doesn’t fit within their view of how things are, they simply don’t want to hear any of it.
I agree with Reba that another important theme in the play is freedom of religion.
I thinnk the two best themes from Inherit the Wind were freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I think this because freedom of speech means you can speak out and not get judged, in the book some of the characters seemed to have the freedom of speech and others didn't, you had to work to get it. Freedom of religion refers to your beliefs and what and how you belief in something. I think that the people in Inherit the Wind thought that there was one particular religion that was right and all the others were wrong. That is not right. I agree with Natalie about freedom of religion , and that Cates didn't have to be a christian. He should really be free to believe what he wants.
I think the two best themes from Inherit the Wind were freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I think this because freedom of speech means you can speak out and not get judged, in the book some of the characters seemed to have the freedom of speech and others didn't, you had to work to get it. Freedom of religion refers to your beliefs and what and how you believe in something. I think that the people in Inherit the Wind thought that there was one particular religion that was right and all the others were wrong. That is not right. I agree with Natalie about freedom of religion , and that Cates didn't have to be a christian. He should really be free to believe what he wants.
I think that the two best themes in the play were freedom of speech and progress. A lot of the book was based on freedom of speech and it was what Cates was put on trial for. Therefore, I figured it was a main theme. In addition, I thought progress was a very big part of the play. At the beginning of the play, Most of the town was on the creationist side. But towards the end, a lot of the town was leaning towards the evolutionist side.
I agree with Sarah S.; Freedom of opinion played a great part in Inherit the Wind. The people should be allowed to choose what religion they want to be, they shouldn't have to be forced to a side.
The two most important themes in Inherit the Wind are the right to think and progress. As Drummond states in the book, basically the right to think is on trial and everyone deserves to be able to state their opinions without consequences. Progress is also a theme in this book. Without progress in technology and medicin, we wouldn't get very far in life. I believe that you can believe both in the Bible and in evolution, and they both can help each other out. If the church doesn't have some evolution in it, no progress would be made.
I agree with Michael J on the freedom of speech and freedom to think because in this book Drummond stands up for those rights a lot and they are some major themes.
I think that the two main themes in "Inherit the Wind" are progress and the freedom of opinion. Progress is big theme because it differentiates the two sides of the trial. In Hornbeck's big speech he tells Rachel that Brady is a has been but Drummond is going to bring Hillsboro into the future. "Henry's Lizzie rattles into town and leaves behind the Yesterday-Messiah." pg35. Brady was the yesterday messiah and Drummond was the Lizzie. Communities will always need a push by their residents to move towards the future. The second theme that is important is freedom of opinion. Every person has the right to their opinion. In this world there will always be people who agree and disagree with you. You should stick with your opinion and not change it just like Cates did.
I agree with Nora's post. People shouldn't be prosecuted for having an opinion. I also agree with the theme of inherit the wind. People get what they deserve.
I think the two main themes of this play were 'The Right To Be Wrong' and 'The Right To Think'. The Right To Think was why Cates was on trial in the first place, or The Right To Be Wrong was why he was on trial, depending on how you looked at it. Both rights were mentioned in the book and without them the book would not exist, or rather, the STORY would not exist.
I think that the two most important themes are freedom of belief and the right to think. I think that the right to think is a main theme because Bert questions the Bible which is translated as a crime. Drummond disagreed with the judge about what was on trial and he made some good points about this was just thinking. Freedom of belief was also a main theme because the play was all about freedom of belief; evolution or creation.
I agree with Sarah S. that nobody should be punished for what they believe in.
I think the two most important themes from the book are freedom of speech and freedom of reliegion because everyone has the right to say what they feel, and everyone has the right to chose their own religion. I also agree with Joe everyone does deserve the right to be wrong!
I think the two most important themes in the book are freedom of speech and the right to be wrong. I think these are important becaue everyone should be aloud to say what they belive and not be punished for it. I agree with ryan about progress being an important theme, when Drummend said that he had moved on but Brady hadn't moved.
I think one of the two most important themes is, "freedom of speech", and the other is "freedom of religion". I think these are significant because they were both parts of the constitution, and showed be allowed to believe what they want to believe. I disagree with erik, because I think it would be hypocritic that you could teach creationism and not evolution, so freedom of religion is threatened.
I think that the two most important themes are freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I think these are significant because they really represent Cates and how he doesn't have those rights. They also represent Drummond when Hornbeck says, "You hypocrite! You fraud! You're more religious than he was!" Hornbeck is suggesting that Drummond's beliefs are wrong.
I agree with Cris how there is a battle between Creationists and Evolutionists. That definately represents freedom of religion.
I believe that the two most important themes in this book were freedom of religion and freedom of speech because bert has the right to say and believe whatever he wants no matter what laws are made. Drummond does a very good job at using these themes in his defense of cates.
The two most important themes of this book I believe are freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion. The reason why these are so important are that people should be able to think what they want when they want. They should be entitled to believe in what they want also. I agree with Philip C. with the man against society theme.
I think the two most important themes in this book would be the freedom to think what you want and the right to be wrong. The freedom to think what you want is very important in this trial because Bert is free to think that we evolved from monkeys if he wants to, also, he should be able to teach both theories to the kids and let THEM decide for themselves what they want to believe! The right to be wrong is very important in this play because even if The Darwin, or The Bible, or Brady, or Cates or even Drummond is wrong in what they are saying they have that right and they shouldn't be punished for that. That is why this trial was very important and very effective, because in the end it wasn't just about a school teacher who taught something he wasn't supposed to, it was about exercising our rights as humans!
I agree with Patty because she states that Bert is being denied one of his rights, the freedom of speech and that is really true in this trial and it played a big role in the book.
I think that the two most important themes in this book are the right to be wrong and freedom of religion, because they are both being threatened for Cates in the trial. I agree with Joe J.-everybody makes mistakes.
The 2 most important themes of the play are the right to think and freedom of belief. Everybody should be allowed to think whatever they want to because it's their own head! Bert Cates isn't really allowed to even think about evolution, and as Drummond says: what is on trial is really the right to think. Freedom of belief is also another important theme because the whole town is basically Christian, so the whole trial is totally slanted to help the prosecution because Bert Cates doesn't believe in God in his thoughts about the beginning of the world don't go with what's in the bible. I agree with Joe! I had forgotten about that thee, and I think it's really important too because everyone should be allowed to be wrong, and get another chance.
i think that two of the most important themes from 'Inherit the Wind' where the right to be wrong and the right to think. According to Drummond the reason that Cates was on trial was because his right to think was being threatened. This is also supported when Rachel says that a thought is like a child inside you that has to be born. The right to be wrong as a main theme from the play is said by Drummond when he's talking about Brady's death. He had the right to be wrong about his beliefs, as did all the evolutionists and creationists in the play. They can't be judged by what they do wrong, because everyone makes mistakes.
i agree with Fresa, who said that progress was main theme from the play, and that Brady was the 'yesterday messiah' in Hornbecks speech, just as Drummond represented Henry's Lizzie rattling into town.
I think that the two most important themes are the right to think, and "the freedom of opinion". I agree with what Anne says about "the right to be wrong" because many people in the town, including the lawyers, are judging Bert Cates for what he thinks is right but everyone else thinks is wrong.
THe two most important themes from the play would be 'freedom of beliefs' and the 'freedom of religion because every one should believe what the wish to believe.
The two best themes from Inherit the Wind in my opinon, would have to be 'freedom of religion' and 'freedom of speech'. I chose these themes because everyone has the right to be able to have their own belifs. Also people should be able to stand up for what they believe in and be able to voice their opinon.
In this play i thought there wher two really important themes. The ones that stould out to me the most were freedom of religion and the right to think. I saw the right to think demonstrated when in the last narration of the book, Drummond puts the two books together. For me, it showed that Drummond had freedom to be creationist or evolutionist. he had the right to think what ever he wanted. The other theme in the play is freedom of religion this is demonstrated by the author biast.The authors support Berts side, which means they believe that there is freedom of religion, and he can teach what he pleases. Concludingly, this play, Inherit the wind had many themes.
I think that the two most important themes of this play were the right to think and the freedom of religion. The reason I chose the right to think was because Drummond was arguing that cates had the right to talk about his belifs. The reason that I chose freedom of religon is because any one should be able to be a part of any religon they want to be. I agree with adrew.
the 2 most important themes were freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I think that they are very important because people should be able to believe and say what they want.
The two most important themes from Inherit the Wind are freedom of thought and freedom of religion. They are significant because they come up often in the play. Freedom of thought is continually infringed upon because throughout the whole story Cates is being charged for his freedom to think. Freedom of religion is also infringed upon because it shouldn't matter if you believe in creationism or not, you're supposed to have the freedom to decide.
I agree with Emily. Especially about Rachel, she wasn't aloud to have her own opinion because her father would punish her if she did.
I think that the two most important themes of Inherit The Wind are right to be wrong. and the right to think. Because Cates' right to think is taken away from him for the whole duration of the trial. Also, the right to be wrong is not exercised during the trial at all.
I think the two main themes from "Inherit the Wind" are probably freedom of choice and freedom from discrimination. People should be allowed to choose what to believe, and I think everyone who's posted agrees with me on that. Cates and everyone else should have the freedom to choose what they want to believe. But I also think that there should be no discrimination against people who have chosen the more unpopular vote. Like Cates says in the book, "People look at me like I'm a murderer." People treated him differently than before, just because he had different opinions than the rest of Hillsboro. That's not right.
The most important themes from the play are freedom of religion and freedom of speech because Cates is trying to get the town to understand that Evolution is a logical explanation of how they were brought to the Earth. Brady literally argued to the death about this. He thought that God created us in seven days a very long time ago. Both arguments could be correct.
I agree with Sarah Sandberg on how it would be dissappointing to find out that our ancestors lived the exact way we did. Without science, everything in this world would be even more confusing than it already is.
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The two best themes of The Inherit the wind would be 'freedom of religion' and 'Right to be wrong'.
The reason why I choose those two is because every people makes mistakes and they have their own believes.
The two best themes from the play are freedom of opinion and "inherit the wind." Everyone is entitled to believe what they want, whether it's about religion, politics, or anything else, and they shouldn't be persecuted for having an opinion. Inherit the wind means you get what you deserve. Rachel's father showed no compassion for his daughter when he said she deserved eternal suffering, and it ended up in her leaving him. Brady was too proud and ignorant to see the case from a different perspective, and, though he won, he ended up embarassed and lost respect. I agree with Joe. The right to be wrong is a big theme, because the whole case was centered about which side was right.
Two of the most important themes in inherit the wind would be freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Freedom of religion, and speech are being tried at the trial. Freedom of religion being that Cates should be free to believe what he wants to belive in. He doesn't have to be christian. Freedom of speech would be that Cates has a right to speak up for what he belives in. I agree with Joe that everyone has their own beliefs and whether their beliefs are the most common or not, they still have the right to belive it and to talk about it in public.
I think the two most Important Themes were The Freedoms and how people feel about them and How they can coexist Because the whole trial was about the differences and In the end the exist peacefully. I also agree with joe the rights also played a big part.
I think that the two most important themes in Inherit the Wind are the right to have your own opinion and freedom of speech. Bert was put on trial for voicing his opinion on how the world began. Also, when Drummond was defending Bert he wasn't able to quote the Darwin book or bring in any evolutionists. Another thing is that throughout the book Rachel isn't really able to have her own opinion because her father won't let her, but in the end she gets her own opinion and runs away from her father.
I agree with Nora that inherit the wind is a big theme too. I agree with her examples of Brady and Rachels dad. I also think that Hornbeck experienced this because he was talking rudely about Brady after he was dead. Drummond stuck up for Brady saying that he was a great man. Because Hornbeck was so rude and confident, he lost Drummonds respect. He also has no friends because he probably treats everyone like that.
The two main themes of Inherit the Wind are freedom of choice and freedom of speech. You can believe what you want, and you can try to get other people to have that same opinion, but you have to be flexible (i dont know what theme that is...but Brady didn't listen to anyone else, and he ended up pretty embarassed, and dead, too) Bert taught what he thought to kids, and he went to court for it, but even if it was against the law, it was still right.
I disagree with Joe that the right to be wrong was a theme, because the last scene showed that neither side was really wrong, they could coexist together.
I'd say 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of religion'. They are the most important because they are on trial in the court.
I'd agree with everyone who says rights are a major part of the story.
I think the two most important themes are the right to stand up for what you believe in and freedom of speech. I think everyone should be able to stick up for what they believe in. I also think there wouldn't even be much of a trial if Bert Cates didn't have freedom speech. I also agree with Joe about the right to be wrong. It relates to standing up for what you believe in, whether it is right or wrong.
The two best themes of The Inherit the wind would be 'freedom of religion' and 'Right to be wrong'.
The reason why I choose those two is because every people makes mistakes and they have their own believes.
I disagree with Reba because eventhough it was last scene, the right to be wrong was basically including freedom of speech and freedom of choice. And freedom of choice is basically freedom of religion based on this book. And the meaning of wrong means that everybody could be misunderstanding each other and no one knows the real truth so, basically every one is wrong by thinking other people wrong.
I thought the two main themes were "freedom of speech," and "the right to be wrong." I chose both of these because that is basically what is put on trial with Cates.
I disagree with Joel on the "freedom of religion" comment because no one ever said you had to be Christian, just that you couldn't teach evolution because the Bible said it was wrong.
I think one of the main themes is The right to think, because that is whag drummond says on the trial. I also think that Freedom of religion is an important one because i think the law shouldn't interfeer with peoples personal thoughts and views
Are there other themes? We talked about a lot of these ideas in class. Do you think the play is making a statement about progress? Think back to Hornbeck's speech on page 34. Could this relate to a possible theme?
I think the 2 most important themes of the play are the freedom of speech and the right to think. In the play, Bert Cates is on trial for saying what he thought about how humans came to earth. Bert Cates does not have freedom of speech.
The right think is also important because Bert thinks what he wants and gets arrested for it. Kind of like the freedom of speech.
I agree with Nora about the inherit the wind theme. I think the examples she included with Rachel's dad and Brady were good.
I think two of the most significant themes are "freedom of religion" and i dont know if it counts, but "he who troubleth his own house, shall inherit the wind." I picked freedom of religion because it seems like that is a very large part of the book, and that there are many religous people. I also picked "he who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind" because its kind of what the whole book is about. It is kind of hard to interpret but I think it kind of says that you shouldn't be cocky in what you belive in.
I agree with joe j that "the right to be wrong" is on trial too. and that its very significant because it says that you CAN be wrong and you can think what you want.
The two best themes from 'Inherit the Wind' would be the right to your religion and the freedom to think.
The whole trial was mainly based off of the freedom to think and to your religion. At least that's what it is in a nutshell. Cates had been put on trial because he questioned the bible; finding something else that made more sense. People didn't like this though because it was different and everybody was a follower, so they went along with what ever Brown and Brady said.
I agree with Nora's response to the reflection and really like how she supported it.
the two of the themes are "freedom of speech" and "and freedom of thought"
freedom of speech so you can say what you want like Bert teaching evolution in the school. The freedom of thought means he can think that evolution is true without being told he is wrong.
I would agree with Nora about inheriting the wind though I think it means that you get nothing. though that can mean that you get what you deserve.
One very important theme is freedom of thought. The whole trial is about evolution and what people thing about it. Another theme is Man against society. It is one man against what the whole community thinks about evolution.
I agree with Joe, that rights had a bid deal with book.
The two best themes from the play are freedom of opinion and progress. Everyone can choose what they want to believe in and they shouldn't get punished by law for that. Progress is very important because without it we would be living the same lives with everyday being the same and it wouldn't be so cool to dig up the past and find out that your ancestors lived the exact same way you did. That would be disappointing.
I agree with Nora in that "inheriting the wind" is very important because you will inherit whatever the world has to offer.
I think the two most important themes from Inherit the Wind are 'Right to Think' and 'Freedom of Speech'. The reason I chose Right to Think is that everyone should be allowed to think what they want. You can't control what is going on inside someone's mind. The reason I chose Freedom of speech is everyone should be able to voice their own opinion. Just because one person disagrees with your opinion doesn't make is wrong.
I agree with Joe. I think the 'Right to be Wrong' is another important theme to this play. Everything you say/believe doesn't have to be correct, you can be wrong, and that's ok.
The two main themes for Inherit the wind are probably freedom of speech and religion. Since this is a trial, you have to be able to say what you think is right. And also they're on trial about evolution and creation.
i agree with Joe because this book is about rights.
Two themes from this book were 'the right to speak' and 'freedom of religion'. I chose these two themes because they were both involved in the book. The two belifs shown in this book were creationism and evolutionism.
The two most important themes from the book are progress and freedom. Progress is significant in the book because in the beginning of the story, the town only seemed to be on the creationism side and the towns people saw Brady as their idol. At the end of the book, I think that the towns people saw through Brady and all that he stood for, and most of the community started to be on the evolutionist side. You can definatley call that progress. Another theme that I thought was significant in Inherit the Wind was freedom. In the book, the freedom of religion was in jeopardy for Cates, and the story really focused on how the community took that right away from him along with the freedom of speech. I agree with Laurel that a theme in the book could be the right to stand up for what you believe in. Everyone should have that right.
I think that the two most important themes from Inherit The Wind are freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Everybody should have the right to say what they want and almost everybody in the play expressed their opinion at some time in some way. I found it interesting that Cates couldn't say what he thought (evolution) but at the end of the book Hornbeck was free to say what he felt about Brady's life. This just goes to show you that there WASN'T freedom of religion in this book. People will let Bert can say what he wants, but when it had to do with a different religion, everybody got mad at him. I agree with Reba when she said that freedom of choice is a big theme in the play. The whole play is about one guy choosing to teach something that is against the law.
The main themes in Inherit the Wind are freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is heavily threatened in this book, by means of Bertram Cates. He said things he thought and believed, and was punished for it, which is highly unjust. Also, freedom of religion is also threatened, because the battle of "religions", creationism and evolutionism. Almost all of the book talks about this battle, and is the topic of "The Monkey Trial".
I agree with Nora because I think that Inherit the wind plays a pretty big part on beliefs in this book. I also agree with Brian, because we both had pretty much the same examples and ideas.
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I think the two main themes are freedom of belief and freedom of speech. The whole play is basically talking about what people believe in: that humans developed from monkeys, or if God created them. The play is also about freedom of speech because Bert Cates is put on trial because he is teaching what he believes in. The people think this is not right because it is not what they believe in.
I would have to agree with Svea about her theme being, "He who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind", because this is also a really big theme of the play. Like she said, it means that you should not be very cocky about what you believe in; to stand up for what you believe in.
I think that one of the themes in the play is to stand up for what you believe in. The entire story contains examples of people taking risks just to tell others what they believe is true. I think another theme is the need to share new ideas. For example, during the testimony in the trial, the court doesn’t allow any testimony from scientists about evolution. Since evolution doesn’t fit within their view of how things are, they simply don’t want to hear any of it.
I agree with Reba that another important theme in the play is freedom of religion.
I thinnk the two best themes from Inherit the Wind were freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I think this because freedom of speech means you can speak out and not get judged, in the book some of the characters seemed to have the freedom of speech and others didn't, you had to work to get it. Freedom of religion refers to your beliefs and what and how you belief in something. I think that the people in Inherit the Wind thought that there was one particular religion that was right and all the others were wrong. That is not right.
I agree with Natalie about freedom of religion , and that Cates didn't have to be a christian. He should really be free to believe what he wants.
I think the two best themes from Inherit the Wind were freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I think this because freedom of speech means you can speak out and not get judged, in the book some of the characters seemed to have the freedom of speech and others didn't, you had to work to get it. Freedom of religion refers to your beliefs and what and how you believe in something. I think that the people in Inherit the Wind thought that there was one particular religion that was right and all the others were wrong. That is not right.
I agree with Natalie about freedom of religion , and that Cates didn't have to be a christian. He should really be free to believe what he wants.
I think that the two best themes in the play were freedom of speech and progress. A lot of the book was based on freedom of speech and it was what Cates was put on trial for. Therefore, I figured it was a main theme. In addition, I thought progress was a very big part of the play. At the beginning of the play, Most of the town was on the creationist side. But towards the end, a lot of the town was leaning towards the evolutionist side.
I agree with Sarah S.; Freedom of opinion played a great part in Inherit the Wind. The people should be allowed to choose what religion they want to be, they shouldn't have to be forced to a side.
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The two most important themes in Inherit the Wind are the right to think and progress. As Drummond states in the book, basically the right to think is on trial and everyone deserves to be able to state their opinions without consequences. Progress is also a theme in this book. Without progress in technology and medicin, we wouldn't get very far in life. I believe that you can believe both in the Bible and in evolution, and they both can help each other out. If the church doesn't have some evolution in it, no progress would be made.
I agree with Michael J on the freedom of speech and freedom to think because in this book Drummond stands up for those rights a lot and they are some major themes.
I think that the two main themes in "Inherit the Wind" are progress and the freedom of opinion. Progress is big theme because it differentiates the two sides of the trial. In Hornbeck's big speech he tells Rachel that Brady is a has been but Drummond is going to bring Hillsboro into the future. "Henry's Lizzie rattles into town and leaves behind the Yesterday-Messiah." pg35. Brady was the yesterday messiah and Drummond was the Lizzie.
Communities will always need a push by their residents to move towards the future. The second theme that is important is freedom of opinion. Every person has the right to their opinion. In this world there will always be people who agree and disagree with you. You should stick with your opinion and not change it just like Cates did.
I agree with Nora's post. People shouldn't be prosecuted for having an opinion. I also agree with the theme of inherit the wind. People get what they deserve.
I think the two main themes of this play were 'The Right To Be Wrong' and 'The Right To Think'. The Right To Think was why Cates was on trial in the first place, or The Right To Be Wrong was why he was on trial, depending on how you looked at it. Both rights were mentioned in the book and without them the book would not exist, or rather, the STORY would not exist.
I agree with Fresa, who agrees with Nora. Their posts make sense, and they too make strong contributions to the plot of the book.
I think that the two most important themes are freedom of belief and the right to think. I think that the right to think is a main theme because Bert questions the Bible which is translated as a crime. Drummond disagreed with the judge about what was on trial and he made some good points about this was just thinking. Freedom of belief was also a main theme because the play was all about freedom of belief; evolution or creation.
I agree with Sarah S. that nobody should be punished for what they believe in.
I think the two most important themes from the book are freedom of speech and freedom of reliegion because everyone has the right to say what they feel, and everyone has the right to chose their own religion.
I also agree with Joe everyone does deserve the right to be wrong!
I think the two most important themes in the book are freedom of speech and the right to be wrong. I think these are important becaue everyone should be aloud to say what they belive and not be punished for it. I agree with ryan about progress being an important theme, when Drummend said that he had moved on but Brady hadn't moved.
I think one of the two most important themes is, "freedom of speech", and the other is "freedom of religion". I think these are significant because they were both parts of the constitution, and showed be allowed to believe what they want to believe. I disagree with erik, because I think it would be hypocritic that you could teach creationism and not evolution, so freedom of religion is threatened.
I think that the two most important themes are freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I think these are significant because they really represent Cates and how he doesn't have those rights. They also represent Drummond when Hornbeck says,
"You hypocrite! You fraud! You're more religious than he was!" Hornbeck is suggesting that Drummond's beliefs are wrong.
I agree with Cris how there is a battle between Creationists and Evolutionists. That definately represents freedom of religion.
I believe that the two most important themes in this book were freedom of religion and freedom of speech because bert has the right to say and believe whatever he wants no matter what laws are made. Drummond does a very good job at using these themes in his defense of cates.
The two most important themes of this book I believe are freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion. The reason why these are so important are that people should be able to think what they want when they want. They should be entitled to believe in what they want also.
I agree with Philip C. with the man against society theme.
I think the two most important themes in this book would be the freedom to think what you want and the right to be wrong. The freedom to think what you want is very important in this trial because Bert is free to think that we evolved from monkeys if he wants to, also, he should be able to teach both theories to the kids and let THEM decide for themselves what they want to believe! The right to be wrong is very important in this play because even if The Darwin, or The Bible, or Brady, or Cates or even Drummond is wrong in what they are saying they have that right and they shouldn't be punished for that. That is why this trial was very important and very effective, because in the end it wasn't just about a school teacher who taught something he wasn't supposed to, it was about exercising our rights as humans!
I agree with Patty because she states that Bert is being denied one of his rights, the freedom of speech and that is really true in this trial and it played a big role in the book.
I think that the two most important themes in this book are the right to be wrong and freedom of religion, because they are both being threatened for Cates in the trial. I agree with Joe J.-everybody makes mistakes.
The 2 most important themes of the play are the right to think and freedom of belief. Everybody should be allowed to think whatever they want to because it's their own head! Bert Cates isn't really allowed to even think about evolution, and as Drummond says: what is on trial is really the right to think. Freedom of belief is also another important theme because the whole town is basically Christian, so the whole trial is totally slanted to help the prosecution because Bert Cates doesn't believe in God in his thoughts about the beginning of the world don't go with what's in the bible.
I agree with Joe! I had forgotten about that thee, and I think it's really important too because everyone should be allowed to be wrong, and get another chance.
i think that two of the most important themes from 'Inherit the Wind' where the right to be wrong and the right to think. According to Drummond the reason that Cates was on trial was because his right to think was being threatened. This is also supported when Rachel says that a thought is like a child inside you that has to be born. The right to be wrong as a main theme from the play is said by Drummond when he's talking about Brady's death. He had the right to be wrong about his beliefs, as did all the evolutionists and creationists in the play. They can't be judged by what they do wrong, because everyone makes mistakes.
i agree with Fresa, who said that progress was main theme from the play, and that Brady was the 'yesterday messiah' in Hornbecks speech, just as Drummond represented Henry's Lizzie rattling into town.
I think that the two most important themes are the right to think, and "the freedom of opinion". I agree with what Anne says about "the right to be wrong" because many people in the town, including the lawyers, are judging Bert Cates for what he thinks is right but everyone else thinks is wrong.
THe two most important themes from the play would be 'freedom of beliefs' and the 'freedom of religion because every one should believe what the wish to believe.
The two best themes from Inherit the Wind in my opinon, would have to be 'freedom of religion' and 'freedom of speech'. I chose these themes because everyone has the right to be able to have their own belifs. Also people should be able to stand up for what they believe in and be able to voice their opinon.
In this play i thought there wher two really important themes. The ones that stould out to me the most were freedom of religion and the right to think. I saw the right to think demonstrated when in the last narration of the book, Drummond puts the two books together. For me, it showed that Drummond had freedom to be creationist or evolutionist. he had the right to think what ever he wanted. The other theme in the play is freedom of religion this is demonstrated by the author biast.The authors support Berts side, which means they believe that there is freedom of religion, and he can teach what he pleases. Concludingly, this play, Inherit the wind had many themes.
I think that the two most important themes of this play were the right to think and the freedom of religion. The reason I chose the right to think was because Drummond was arguing that cates had the right to talk about his belifs. The reason that I chose freedom of religon is because any one should be able to be a part of any religon they want to be. I agree with adrew.
the 2 most important themes were freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I think that they are very important because people should be able to believe and say what they want.
The two most important themes from Inherit the Wind are freedom of thought and freedom of religion. They are significant because they come up often in the play. Freedom of thought is continually infringed upon because throughout the whole story Cates is being charged for his freedom to think. Freedom of religion is also infringed upon because it shouldn't matter if you believe in creationism or not, you're supposed to have the freedom to decide.
I agree with Emily. Especially about Rachel, she wasn't aloud to have her own opinion because her father would punish her if she did.
I think that the two most important themes of Inherit The Wind are right to be wrong. and the right to think. Because Cates' right to think is taken away from him for the whole duration of the trial. Also, the right to be wrong is not exercised during the trial at all.
I think the two main themes from "Inherit the Wind" are probably freedom of choice and freedom from discrimination. People should be allowed to choose what to believe, and I think everyone who's posted agrees with me on that. Cates and everyone else should have the freedom to choose what they want to believe. But I also think that there should be no discrimination against people who have chosen the more unpopular vote. Like Cates says in the book, "People look at me like I'm a murderer." People treated him differently than before, just because he had different opinions than the rest of Hillsboro. That's not right.
The most important themes from the play are freedom of religion and freedom of speech because Cates is trying to get the town to understand that Evolution is a logical explanation of how they were brought to the Earth. Brady literally argued to the death about this. He thought that God created us in seven days a very long time ago. Both arguments could be correct.
I agree with Sarah Sandberg on how it would be dissappointing to find out that our ancestors lived the exact way we did. Without science, everything in this world would be even more confusing than it already is.
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