Written in 1955 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee , the play is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial. While the story centers on the legal battle over teaching evolution in schools, the authors famously used the subtitle-like disclaimer in their preface to clarify that the play but rather a commentary on the threat to intellectual freedom during the McCarthy era. Meaning of the Title
: The right to think versus the enforcement of tradition.
: It warns that those who cause internal strife or "trouble" their own community (their "house") with dogmatism and intolerance will end up with nothing—literally inheriting the wind.
Written in 1955 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee , the play is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial. While the story centers on the legal battle over teaching evolution in schools, the authors famously used the subtitle-like disclaimer in their preface to clarify that the play but rather a commentary on the threat to intellectual freedom during the McCarthy era. Meaning of the Title
: The right to think versus the enforcement of tradition.
: It warns that those who cause internal strife or "trouble" their own community (their "house") with dogmatism and intolerance will end up with nothing—literally inheriting the wind.