Many people in the world say if you believe in God you shouldn't accept Darwin's theory and you shouldn't be teaching it in public schools. John Scopes said why not? John Scopes taught evolution to his class and got in trouble with the law for it. Scopes journey was made into a play and a movie. However the play Inherit the Wind ( Lawrence and Lee,1955 ) transform the actual Scopes Trial into a work of fiction like the characters. In the article ( Tennessee vs. John Scopes, 1925) I gather my information on the trial and it stated that John Scopes was a science teacher and a football coach for the school he taught at. Scopes also had a smoking problem and loved to dance in his free time. Also the article ( Tennessee vs. John Scopes, 1925) states that John Scopes only attended church to meet girls and go on dates. In ( Lawrence and Lee,1955 ) they renamed John Scopes to Bert Cates; he was only a school teacher, didn't smoke or dance and in the play he went to a church until the reverend said something to make Bert leave the church.…show more content… Bryan was a very bright child growing up, Bryan graduated as the valedictorian, he also was very religious growing up. Bryan wanted to become a pastor just like his father, but when William realized that his dad baptized people in the river he didn't want to do it anymore because he was hydrophobic. After that dream crashed and burned Bryan launched a political career, he became the first democrat in Nebraska and later ran for president three times. In Inherit the Wind ( Lawrence and Lee,1955 ) Bryan or Brady in the play, was a savior to all of Hillsboro,TN because they thought he would put an end to all this monkey business, but he didn’t. At the begging he was giving people hope by preaching the scriptures but by the end “The Devil” crushed him into his
