Juror 3 In 12 Angry Men
Do you know someone who shouts, bullies, and belittles others to try to get control? Juror 3 is the type of guy that always gets his way. He has no problem bullying the other jurors when they think differently from him. With a teenage boy's life in their hands, the jury has an important job of determining whether or not the defendant is guilty of murdering his father. Let's learn more about Juror 3 in 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose.
As soon as the jurors move to the deliberation room, Juror 3 begins throwing his influence on the weakest member of the jury, Juror 2. Juror 3 is annoyed that it has taken as long as it has, as to him, the boy is obviously guilty. He is anxious to get the vote out of the way and is shocked when he discovers that there is one juror who sees things differently than he does. He has no sympathy that the defendant is only 19 years old and is annoyed when other jurors want to review the evidence.
Estranged Son
Juror 3 has a son that he hasn't spoken to in 3 years, so he is anxious to blame 'rotten kids' for all the problems that exist in the world. He was ashamed when his son was 8 and walked away from a fight, so he rode him hard to 'make a man out of him.' When his son was a teenager, he punched his father in the face. He considers his child unappreciative of his efforts. Despite taking this entire …show more content…
Anybody says a thing like that the way he said it - they mean it.'' When Juror 3 yells at the other jurors, ''This kid is guilty! He's got to burn! We're letting him slip through our fingers,'' Juror 8 accuses him of being a sadist. Juror 3 lunges at Juror 8 and shouts at him that he is going to kill him, which thereby disproves Juror 3's earlier statement about people not saying things they don't
As soon as the jurors move to the deliberation room, Juror 3 begins throwing his influence on the weakest member of the jury, Juror 2. Juror 3 is annoyed that it has taken as long as it has, as to him, the boy is obviously guilty. He is anxious to get the vote out of the way and is shocked when he discovers that there is one juror who sees things differently than he does. He has no sympathy that the defendant is only 19 years old and is annoyed when other jurors want to review the evidence.
Estranged Son
Juror 3 has a son that he hasn't spoken to in 3 years, so he is anxious to blame 'rotten kids' for all the problems that exist in the world. He was ashamed when his son was 8 and walked away from a fight, so he rode him hard to 'make a man out of him.' When his son was a teenager, he punched his father in the face. He considers his child unappreciative of his efforts. Despite taking this entire …show more content…
Anybody says a thing like that the way he said it - they mean it.'' When Juror 3 yells at the other jurors, ''This kid is guilty! He's got to burn! We're letting him slip through our fingers,'' Juror 8 accuses him of being a sadist. Juror 3 lunges at Juror 8 and shouts at him that he is going to kill him, which thereby disproves Juror 3's earlier statement about people not saying things they don't