In Inherit the Wind, Drummond argues that he is defending Cates' right to think for himself. What other books have we read this year that deal with the right to think freely? Compare and contrast these books with the play.


In The Crucible, John Procter is put on trial for thinking freely.  He thinks that Reverend Paris is just preaching just to get money and that's why he doesn't go to church.  This makes him an outcast and the people to think that he is bad and put on trial.