Ryan Johnson Ms. Hader 9th English 04 April 2018 Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee wrote the playInherit the Windnearly thirty years after the Scopes Monkey trial took place. Although the basis of the play is the Scopes trial, the play itself is not a historical retelling of the events. The play is fiction. The play is about a big trial in a small town, and the controversial Creation versus Evolution debate.The last thing that happens inInherit the Windis a silent action, after all the noise.Drummond puts a Bible in one hand, andDarwin's The Origin of Speciesin the other, balancing the two books. This action reflects justice, which is usually represented by two scales, weighing different viewpoints. The image also proves to us that the lawyer can hold two different ideologies simultaneously, or at least respect two different ways of thinking. He puts both of the books in his bag, showing that both of them are important, and leaves the stage. And like any good lawyer, Drummond knows how to weigh two viewpoints intelligently, and put forth his point fairly. The authors' choice to end the play with this scene seems like an attempt to not demonize either side of the debate— and to show that each side has its merits, and that both sides of the argument matter.
