1. Inherit the Wind
Lee depict a story based on the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925. The Scopes trial is based on a teacher, John Scopes, who was tried for breaking the law that states teaching evolution was illegal in public schools. ... Bertram Cates was charged for the crime of teaching Darwin's theory of Evolution in a public school. ... All Bertram Cates is guilty of is having ideas that may conflict with what the Bible says, and if that is a crime, then the country will never advance if their peoples ideas are to be held back. ...
- Word Count: 1022
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School