how does bert cates show that he stood up for hisself?

Cates, as the one who is the teacher of evolution, finds himself in the middle of a firestorm of controversy. He refuses to change what he teaches; he is more forgiving of his Christian tormenters than they are of him. He is somewhat naive, in that they will not change regardless of what he shows them. He continues to stick by what he believes, even under the persecution of the people around him.

Cates, as the one who is the teacher of evolution, finds himself in the middle of a firestorm of controversy. He refuses to change what he teaches; he is more forgiving of his Christian tormenters than they are of him. He is somewhat naive, in that they will not change regardless of what he shows them. He continues to stick by what he believes, even under the persecution of the people around him.