Inherit the Wind Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References

• George William Hunter, A Civic Biology (I, I, 130-131)
• Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species(I, I, 132; II, II, 354; II, II, 432)
• Socrates (I, I, 721)
• Romeo and Juliet (I, I, 722)
• Sleeping Beauty (I, I, 778)
• William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (II, II, 163)
• Charles Darwin, Descent of Man (II, II, 354)

Historical References

• Coxey's Army (I, I, 218-19)
• St. George (I, I, 632-33)
• Captain Alfred Dreyfus (I, I, 721)
• Guglielmo Marconi (I, I, 798)
• Chautauqua (II, II, 42; III, 324)
• Charles Darwin (everywhere)
• Copernicus (II, II, 499)
• Charlemagne (III, 232)

Biblical References

• David and Goliath (I, I, 628; II, II, 528-29)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (I, I, 708-09)
• Solomon, Proverbs 11: 29 (II, I, 176-78)
• The Creation story (II, II, 36-37; II, II, 429)
• Jonah and the whale (II, II, 461-67)
• "Ye of little faith", Matthew 8:26 (II, II, 475-76)
• Joshua stops the sun, Joshua 10 (II, II, 490)
• Cain gets a wife, Genesis 4:16 (II, II, 508-25)
• Biblical genealogy (II, II, 530-40)
• The books of the Bible (II, II, 763-98)

Pop Culture References

• Happy Hooligan (I, I, 713)
• Barney Google (I, I, 713)
• Abe Kabibble (I, I, 713)
• Eve and the Tree of Knowledge (I, I, 734-38)
• Henry's Lizzie (I, I, 789)
• Montgomery Ward (I, I, 798)