The Perils Of Progression In Jerome Lawrence's Inherit The Wind

The Perils of Progression As humanity, driven by the roots of its conformation, seeks to ascend higher scales, it will inevitably encounter hindrances shaped by its own foundations and learn to make away with former principles. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind demonstrates this spectacle in a battle between creationism and science. Henry Drummond, lawyer of the indicted evolution teacher Cates, sets the theme of the book through his arguments of justification. In the passage Drummond puts his reasoning into a broader perspective, proclaiming that although intellectual advancement encompasses a price, it is an inevitable outcome of our inquisitiveness that evinces the magnificence of human essence. The passage stresses that in order to advance, we must abandon the fundamental beliefs that suppress us. Just as Darwin left Christianity to observe the world from new heights, we must also “abandon our faith…of Genesis” (Lawrence and Lee 2 1). However, due to religious conformity, Brady’s tolerance is constrained as he upholds that Cates is “deluded [and] has lost his way” (2 1). Although Brady insists on abiding to Christianity, “progress has never been a bargain” and a price must be paid (2 1). The passage recapitulates the basis of the conflict and unifies it with the book’s prevalent theme of the value

Brady has “never bothered to find out” about anything beyond the bible (Lawrence and Lee 2 1) because of his strong conformity. It would be “[frightening] to imagine the state of learning… if everyone had [Brady’s] driven curiosity,” and so, we should let our curiosity inspire us and not subdue it (2 1). Our ideas represent development, and therefore, “the advancement of… knowledge is [a miracle]” (2 1). In the passage Drummond unearths the true light in Cate’s intents and links it with the common objective of the human