Fatal Flaws In Inherit The Wind

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Fatal flaws are present in modern art and theatre, as they were in old Greek plays. Fatal flaws are often used as a reminder of how dangerously effective our egocentricity can be on our judgement and desicions. In the play "Inherit the Wind," we are introduced to a dillemma, of freedom versus security. The question of the people is of wether or not, mentioning the theory of evolution in school, should be a punishable act by law. In opposite sides of the debate, there is two old friends with differing opinions; one who thinks that people should have the right to think and question, especially children, who naturally posses that curiosity (Drummond), and the other who strongly believes that teaching facts and theories that do not correlate