Inherit The Wind
...itute science teacher - John T. Scopes for violating state law by teaching the Darwin's theory of evolution in a state-funded school. The title was taken from the Biblical book of Proverbs 11:29: "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind." Using the Marxist perspective of criticizing a literary work, the novel not only brings out hard facts from the historic event but comments upon the status quo as well. The Butler Act of the United States Constitution, which was prevalent during that time, distorts the ideas of liberalism by monopolizing religion and using it as a political tool. It is very biased towards Christians that it prohibits philosophies other than what was written in the Bible and it also discourages freethinking. The novel “Inherit the W...