Dehumanization - "Inherit the Wind" "Inherit the Wind" displayed the dehumanization of characters in two different manners. The first one, exhibiting hatred so deep towards someone that it demotes him (and we say "him" because no women were dehumanized in such a way) to a level lower than a human. The second manner acted in an opposite way and praise and admiration are used to elevate a character's status to one that is higher than ... a god-like figure. While this elevation to a godly status fed Brady's ego, it ultimately led him to his end. When Drummond calls him to the stand he is very su...

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This film was created based on the book written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. It was directed by Stanley Kramer. It is based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. I watched this film in high school after I read the book. I found it very interesting and I remember watching it and the effect it had on me. Bertram Cates was behind bars, awaiting trial for teaching his students about Darwin's theory of evolution. Matthew Harrison Brady, who leads the prosecution, arrived to a warm welcome ...

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... , "Why not make it 4000 dollars- (Inherit the Wind). On the final day of the trial the defense calls the prosecuting attorney to the stand as an expert on religious matters. As the examination unfolds we see a climatic shift in the court room audience as Mr. Brady defends the literal truth of the bible against what he calls "Cates agnosticism- (Inherit the Wind).. Drummond goes on to expose the blatant contradictions of this idea when Mr ... . Brady permits interpretation of the bible. In the end the court finds the ... ...

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