Thesis Statement
In the book Inherit The Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee it shows that having an open mind
is very important. That, even though your life (or criminal record) depends on it, comprehending the
other person's point is just as important as making your own. Those who do NOT possess an open mind l
lack a crucial part of their personality that makes them hear the other person out. Open Mindedness
may be expressed in a number of ways, but this book proves that those who are perceptive in ANY way
progress rapidly compared to those who decline anybody’s beliefs but their own. This theory is
repeated over and over again, not in words, but in failures and arguments as the trial “book” progresses.
Those who have an open mind usually make the best points, and those who don’t usually end up yelling
or getting embarrassed in front of the jury.
For example, in the book, a character named Rachel is very open minded. She is a second-grade teacher,
deceived into being part of the trial against the one she supports. She is a very apprehensive but
receptive person. She tries to understand other's points of view. She cares if people understand, not just
if she makes an influence. Quote: “it would help Bert if people here could read this. It would help them
understand.....!". Her open mindedness helps her succeed throughout the book. She attempts to
placidly explain how she feels, and does not lash out with rage every time she is misunderstood, she
simply puts it another way. Rachel also progresses as a person better towards the end. Although one
might not notice it much, she becomes a little less timid, and tries to argue and prove things more. She
also starts trusting herself a li...
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...out evolution, and he is still, however, a little
uncertain about what he believes. He, though, does not shun either side, and is is sometimes hard to tell
weather he is debating at all or not. He is just a child, and that might be part of the reason he does not
put up much of an argument against either part of the trial. It may also be because he is the kind of
person that does not want to argue but is very patient and observative about what the other being, no
matter their personality, is trying to point out.
The book proves that no matter how you one puts, having an open mind is sometimes even better than
having a louder voice or a stronger, more intimidating argument. It also shows that the people that had
open minds did better, and were much more likable and interesting characters than the ones who were
just intent on getting their way.
This same idea appears in Fredrick Douglas story. When Fredrick Douglas started to understand what he was reading around him, his mind stared creating his very own opinions and feelings. As well the same idea comes to surface in Richard Rodriquez story when he starts to understand the underlying theme in all of the books he has ever read and applied to himself as a person. When both writers began to truly be able to understand anything and everything, they both started to find what their every purpose was in life, and understand the person that they were.
Jane Washburn who is Rachel's best friend who knows everyone. and everything. very saucy. believes in women's rights. in mob. whig. also a maid servant to Sarah Welsteed.
The name “Player One” holds significance, by it being the name in which “one” has complete control of the world and time. Player One is an avatar that Rachel uses to be human. In the novel, Rachel is Player One, making her the one to have complete and total control of what is happening. Player One is the narrator that illustrates the future of the characters, and the feelings and impact that each scenario is having on them. Player One, as a narrator gives a fore-shadowing view, of what is to be like the role of a higher power in reality. The characters are trapped within their bodies for seventy or so years, unable to free themselves and roam around, like Player One. Due to Rachel having a lesion in the right side of her brain, she is prevented from being able to comprehend humour, irony, passion and god. Theses are all given neurological significance, since they are all identified by the brain. These characteristics lead and prevent her from having a personal identity, that is considered “normal”. The lesion prevents Rachel from being able to differentiate among all these, making her “non-human”. She has no identity, nothing that makes her an individual is capable of being differentiated by her brain, classifying her as a robot. Humans love being able to classify and define what is being portrayed in front of them.Anything which is not understood by the brain, is considered abnormal and inhuman like. Rachel then, uses Player One to be able to feel and express all theses characteristics. To Rachel, Player One is a medium, she can use to express herself and feel normal. Rachel does not have a true personal identity, until she is tied down with Player One. It is ironic, considering that for Rachel to be able to feel “human”, she relies on technology, but in the end she is able to fulfil her life’s goal through human interaction. Rachel signifies
she is innocent, that she did none of those things. Her family comes up with a petition that the
...hem as the result of her efforts, and then conclude that she has the ability to confront the problems she has.
she will not put up with how she is treated. She has the courage to
As we progress though the novel, we a introduced to a variety of characters in the story like Rachel Turner
strict restraint so that she would see as little, hear as little and ask as few que...
Bertrand Russell expressed his belief on knowing other minds, in an article based primarily around the notion of ‘analogy’, meaning similar to or likeness of. His belief is that, "We are convinced that other people have thoughts and feelings that are qualitatively fairly similar to our own. We are not content to think that we know only the space-time structure of our friends’ minds, or their capacity for initiating causal chains that end in sensations of our own" (Russell 89). Russell speaks of the inner awareness, such as being able to observe the occurrences of such things as remembering, feeling pleasure and feeling pain from within our own minds’. This would then allow us to presume that other beings that have these abilities would then be that of having minds.
and by always having a smile on her face. Uncle Axel, for his knowledge and educating him for
Next is Agreeableness, which is a trait that when expressed by someone, is shown as caring about others, being empathetic and generally enjoy helping other people. Someone who has a lot of this characteristic are the listeners in a group of people. They’re the ones who empathize with others. Many even become social workers (King). Others who have lower levels of agreeableness normally don’t have much interest in other people, are closed off, and have no interest in others issues.
become less of a woman and more cruel and hard like a man. She is
give her a command as she is used to getting told what to do. This
... By assuming he makes not only her feel uncomfortable but hows that he has problems with communicating in the correct manner.
The ability to manage emotion and can let their feeling distinguish by reasoning, problem solving, decision-making and interpersonal skills (Mayer & Salovey, 1997).