Revised Thesis Statement

 The trials and tribulations of Galileo are often considered both predicative of the future of Western Civilization, as well as a perfect encapsulation of the context of his own time, because even though he was limited in materials; such as wood, string, and metal; tools, like a telescope of his own invention that did not work very well; and he was not allowed to share some of his beliefs: for example his belief in heliocentricism; his ideas and inventions helped change the lives of the people around him and basically started the scientific revolution, which has led humanity to where it is today.