Take a moment to have a glimpse of the beautiful Burma aside from the issues happening in it
In this Website, you will be exposed to various freedom issues that are presented in the play Inherit the wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee along with its comparison to the problems that are being faced in Burma/Myanmar.
- Click the Background page to view the synopsis and summary of Inherit the wind and the background of the Pariah State, Burma.
- Click the Burma and Inherit the wind pages to view various issues based on different freedom topics.
- Click on the Explore page to view more videos, links, and other information about Burma.
- Then, contact us and email us questions and comments on what you think about these issues!
In the country of Burma and in the town of Hillsboro from the play Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the people experience the struggle of obtaining religious freedom. Both situations include a community in which the majority of the population are predominately for the same religion. This initiates conflict for the minority groups and individuals whose beliefs are of those in a different religion. Along with religious freedom, there is also a struggle for freedom of speech since both groups are restricted with the right to speak of one’s own mind along with interference coming from higher authority in both Hillsboro and in Burma. Because of the government structure, it is also present that it is hard for the people to maintain freedom of education due to the limited teachings preventing students from achieving a higher level of education based on the limited knowledge that is being taught to them....