Inheit the Wind. Essay explaining the trial and the purpose of the Golden Dancer

The right to think and to examine controversial theories is the main theme of the play. The author uses the trial where Cates must defend his beliefs in the court of law to show how everyone has the right to their own opinion. Brady is a politician who is loud and obnoxious. He believes in God and the bible literally. There he disagrees with the teaching of religion in schools. Drummond however defends the schoolteacher Cates and believes that the bible should not be interpreted literally. Brady does not want evolution to be taught in the schools but the bigger issue is the right to f…