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The world can become a slippery slope discussing religion and science. Inherit the Wind takes on the task of showcasing the struggle between religion and evolution. The play places all attention on a trial about whether or not one should be allowed to teach the theory of evolution in the classroom when it goes against the Bible. The case allows for the audience to see the division, and bias, between those present in the court. Brady represents the religious advocate whom receives a warm welcome showing the favoritism of the Hillsboro people for him, and therefore the prosecution in the case. Meanwhile, Drummond the defense is depicted by the townspeople as a ‘devil’, and a source of evil. However, when the reporters and critics roll in from

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