fictional town of Hillsboro (Inherit the Wind setting)
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The fictional town of Hillsboro in *Inherit the Wind* is a small, deeply religious Southern community that becomes the focal point of a highly publicized trial over the teaching of evolution, mirroring the real-life Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hillsboro | 0 |
| fictional town of Hillsboro | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional town
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literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Inherit the Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
famous lawyers
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national press attention ⓘ |
| attractsCharacterType |
sensationalist reporters
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traveling preachers ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dayton, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | trial over the teaching of evolution ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
deeply religious community
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small town ⓘ |
| communityReaction | moral outrage at teaching evolution ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Jerome Lawrence
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Lee (playwright) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalClimate |
conformist
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hostile to dissent ⓘ |
| dominantSocialForce |
church
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religious revivalism ⓘ |
| educationalIssue | curriculum control by religious norms ⓘ |
| genreContext | drama ⓘ |
| governedBy | local conservative authorities ⓘ |
| hasCourtroomSetting | Hillsboro courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | arrest of a schoolteacher for teaching evolution ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligion | fundamentalist Christianity ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
anti-intellectualism
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freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| isFocalPointOf |
conflict between science and religion
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debate over academic freedom ⓘ public controversy about evolution ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkInStory | state law banning teaching of evolution ⓘ |
| legalIssue | legality of teaching evolution in public schools ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal | spectacle-like trial atmosphere ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | microcosm of American cultural conflict over evolution ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleInInheritTheWind | primary setting for most scenes ⓘ |
| populationAttitude | largely opposed to evolution ⓘ |
| populationAttitude | supportive of biblical literalism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
resistance to scientific modernism
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small-town American fundamentalism ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| trialAlsoKnownAs | Hillsboro trial ⓘ |
| trialBasedOn | Scopes Trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialMirrors | Scopes Monkey Trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorsToCritique |
religious intolerance
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suppression of intellectual inquiry ⓘ |
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