Inherit the Wind

. Based on her conversation with Hornbeck, why doesn’t Rachel see Cates as a hero?

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Rachel, as a teacher herself, doesn't believe his actions are heroic. She believes that all teachers are servants of the state, and that they should abide by the state's positions. Teachers "should do what the law and the school-board want him to."

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