Personal Response: Inherit The Wind

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Personal Response:
I did not enjoy reading the book Inherit the Wind. I do not like reading dramas or court case books.I feel these dramas do not flow like novels do that I am used to reading.

Plot:
There was a teacher named Bertram Cates who taught the theory of evolution, instead of creationism. He was charged with violating the Butler Act and he went to jail because of it. Rachel Brown was the daughter of the reverend, and was in love with Bertram. He had a defense attorney named Henry Drummond. The prosecuting attorney was Matthew Harrison Brady. They went to trial and Bertram Cates was found guilty and had a $200 fine. He said he would bring it to the supreme court if he had to.

Characterization:
Henry Drummond was a famous

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