The play "Inherit the Wind" and the obituary were less flattering to Bryan because they portrayed him as a narrow-minded and intolerant person who was unable to accept new ideas and scientific discoveries. In the play, Bryan is depicted as a fundamentalist Christian who opposes the teaching of evolution in schools and is willing to use any means necessary to suppress it. The obituary, on the other hand, criticized Bryan for his role in the Scopes Monkey Trial and accused him of being a hypocrite who did not practice what he preached. Overall, both the play and the obituary were critical of Bryan's views and actions, and they portrayed him as a symbol of the anti-intellectualism and religious fundamentalism that were prevalent in America at the time.