Brady Vs Drummond Essay

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Mathew Harrison Brady, and Henry Drummond both have very different outlooks on life. Brady tends to think that if something is one way, then it should stay that way forever, whereas Drummond has a very open mind, and loves new ideas/opinions. They have different opinions on whether or not the right to think is on trial. Drummond wants to move forward, but people like Brady have moved forward in time, with there mind still stuck in the past, causing the world to still turn, with it not really moving. Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee showcase the significant difference between these two characters, and they have a sense of good cop, bad cop.
Both being the challengers they are, they have their own sneaky antics to take what you said and contradict what you had said earlier; thus being great lawyers. "...everything that is in the bible should be accepted, exactly as it is given there" was something that Brady had mentioned, when put up on the stand and questioned by Drummond. But later Drummond questioned the idea of god …show more content…

Although they have physical similarities, they both have very different characteristics. Drummond is an open-minded Atheist, who believes that everyone should have the right to think, and have an opinion. That was proven when he had said "With all respect to the bench, I hold that the right to think is very much on trial! It is fearfully in danger by the proceedings of the court." Drummond wants see an improved future, whereas Brady is not the best with change. Brady tends to be more of a yes-man, and has a pretty closed off mind about the future; he likes tradition and has issues adapting to change. He really cares about others opinion, and tends to try hard at being a people pleaser. When Brady had said “unless the state of mind of the members of the jury conforms to the laws and patterns of society”, it proved he is indeed a great fan of “pattern”, and isn’t custom to much change at

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